Theater Calendar

September 2010

BOSTON

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss

Company: Lyric Stage Company

Genre: Broadway Musical

Dates: September 3-October 3

Venue:

Lyric Stage Company

140 Clarenden Street

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 585-5678

Bus Stop

by William Inge

Company: The Huntington Theatre Company

Genre: Drama

Dates: September 17-October 17

Venue:

B.U. Theatre

264 Huntington Ave.

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 266-0800

Comedy at the Calderwood

by Vinnie Vella and Magnum Jackson

Company: The Ultimate Cocktail Party, Inc.

Genre: Stand-up Comedy

Dates: September 10

Venue:

Boston Center for the Arts

Wimberly Theatre

529 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 933-8600

Enron

by Lucy Prebble

Company: Zeitgeist Stage Company

Genre: Satirical Drama

Dates: September 24-October 16

Venue:

Boston Center for the Arts

Plaza Theatre

529 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 933-8600

Fraulein Maria

by Doug Elkins

Company: Doug Elkins and Friends via ArtsEmerson

Genre: Experimental Comedy

Dates: September 23-October 3

Venue:

Paramount Theatre

559 Washington Street

Boston, MA 02111

(617) 824-8000

Henry IV Parts 1&2

by William Shakespeare

Company: Actors’ Shakespeare Project

Genre: Classic Historical Drama

Dates: September 29-November 21

Venue:

Midway Studios
15 Channel Center Street
Fort Point Channel, South Boston 02210

(866) 811-4111

In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play

by Sarah Ruhl

Company: Speakeasy Stage Company

Genre: Comic Drama

Dates: September 17-October 16

Venue:

Boston Center for the Arts

Roberts Studio Theatre

529 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 933-8600

The Real Inspector Hound

by Tom Stoppard

Company: The Publik Theater

Genre: Absurdist Drama

Dates: September 2-26

Venue:

Boston Center for the Arts

Plaza Theatre

529 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 933-8600

Wicked

Songs and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Winnie Holzman

Company: Broadway in Boston

Genre: Broadway Musical

Dates: September 1-October 17

Venue:

Boston Opera House

539 Washington Street

Boston, MA 02111

(617) 259-3400

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Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment

by Young Jean Lee

Company: Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company

Genre: New Drama

Dates: September 24-26

Venue:

Institute of Contemporary Art

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

(617) 478-3103


CAMBRIDGE

Alice Vs. Wonderland

by Brendan Shea

Company: A.R.T.

Genre: Experimental Drama

Dates: September 18-October 9

Venue:

Club Oberon

2 Arrow Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 496-8004

Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

by Banana, Bag & Bodice

Company: Banana, Bag & Bodice

Genre: Comic Cabaret

Dates: September 5-6

Venue:

Club Oberon

2 Arrow Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 496-8004

Cabaret

Book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by Joe Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Genre: Broadway Musical

Dates: Through October 29

Venue:

Club Oberon

2 Arrow Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 496-8004

Truth Values: One Woman’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze

by Gioia De Cari

Company: Catalyst Collaborative @M.I.T.

Genre: Contemporary Drama

Dates: September 8-26

Venue:

Central Square Theatre

450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 576-9278

LOWELL

The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete World of Sports (abridged)

by The Reduced Shakespeare Company

Company: The Reduced Shakespeare Company

Genre: Comedy

Dates: September 9-October 3

Venue:

Merrimack Repertory Theatre

50 E Merrimack St.
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 654-4MRT (4678)

WATERTOWN

Boston Marriage

by David Mamet

Company: New Repertory Theatre

Genre: Contemporary Drama

Dates: September 12-October 2

Venue:

Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box

321 Arsenal Street

Watertown, MA 02472

(800) 838-3006

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