Porgy and Bess Program [pdf] - American Repertory Theater

guide to local theater (continued)
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, Central Square Theater,
450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-811-4111. Sep
7–Oct 2. Three actors, sixteen roles: Steven Canny and John
Nicholson’s fast-paced send-up of the classic Sherlock Holmes
novel returns after a hit run in summer of 2010, teeming with
physical humor and visual gags.
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER, Company One, Plaza
Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-
933-8600. Oct 28–Dec 3. Oya can run faster than anyone, but
not fast enough to escape her fate. When pressed to choose
between her dying mother and her dreams of escape, she
makes a life-changing decision in this play by Tarell Alvin
McCraney, one of the most celebrated young writers in the
American theatre.
THE KING AND I, North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham
Road, Beverly, 978-232-7200. Sep 27–Oct 9. It is 1862 in
Siam when an English widow and her young son arrive at the
Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King
to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. With both
keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values,
Anna and the King grow to understand and eventually respect
one another in a truly unique love story featuring a dazzling
Rodgers and Hammerstein score that includes such beloved
songs as “Getting to Know You” and “Shall We Dance.”
MOJO, Theatre on Fire, Charlestown Working Theater, 442
Bunker Hill St., 866-811-4111. Oct 7–22. Silver Johnny is the
new singing sensation of 1958 London. His success could be
the big break for two dead-end, pill-popping bar hands, but before
they can dream what to do with all the money they’ll
make, the owner turns up dead, Silver Johnny disappears, the
second in command takes over the bar and a power struggle
ensues in this high-speed, menacing comedy filled with the
raw energy of early rock ’n’ roll.
NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM, Happy Medium
Theatre, Factory Theatre, The Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St.,
617-549-9854. Oct 20–29. In a suburban subdivision with
identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an
online horror video game. The goal? Smash through an army of
zombies to escape the neighborhood for good. But as the line
blurs between virtual and reality, both parents and players realize
that fear has a life of its own.
NEXT FALL, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Roberts Studio
Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts,
527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Sep 16–Oct 15. Luke, a devout
Christian, and Adam, a non-believer, have been together
for four years, yet spiritual differences continue to spark trouble
in their relationship. A sudden twist of fate, however,
changes everything in this compelling new play that looks at
what it means to believe and what it might cost us not to.
THE ODYSSEY, Charlestown Working Theater, 442 Bunker Hill
St., 866-811-4111. Sep 14–25. This adaptation of Homer’s
epic poem—told in fragments floating on top of song, text,
Intermezzo The New England Chamber Opera Series
ROCKET’S
RED BLARE
an opera buffa in two acts
presents
For tickets call 617-899-4261
$20, 30, $45 in advance or at the door; cash or check
See www.intermezzo-opera.org for more information
starring
D’Anna Fortunato
David Kravitz
Ray Bauwens
Natalie Polito
Gregory Zavracky
Edward Jones, conductor
Kirsten Z. Cairns, director
William A. Fregosi, designer
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