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			<title><![CDATA[THEATRE - DRAMA | ArtsBoston.org]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:46 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Punk Rock]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441658169]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441658169/arts-boston_2_medium.jpg" alt="Punk Rock">


	<dd>Punk Rock</dd>
	<dd>05-03-2013 - 05-25-2013</dd>
		<dd>3</dd>
		<dd>Zeitgeist Stage Company</dd>
	<dd>http://www.zeitgeiststage.com/</dd>
		<dd>BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre - 527 Tremont Street  Boston  MA 02116</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Tickets: $30; Seniors/Students: $20
Low Priced Previews, 5/3-5/5: $25</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>6179338600</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>http://www.bostontheatrescene.com/</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): Wednesdays &amp;amp; Thursdays @ 7:30 PM; Fridays @ 8 PM; Saturdays @ 4 &amp;amp; 8 PM; Sundays @ 4 PM</dd>
	
&quot;Punk Rock&quot; tells the story of angsty British adolescents as they flirt, bully and pontificate their way through their senior year and college prep, evoking the twilight world of turbulent, teenage transition with scary vividness&nbsp; Based on the playwright&rsquo;s experience as a teacher, this play explores the underlying tensions and potential violence in a group of affluent, articulate seventeen year old students Contemporary and unnerving the story explores the pressures of teenage life as a group of educated, intelligent young people begin to plan for college and the rest of their lives with the step-by-step, dislocated, latent violence simmering under the surface of success revealed&nbsp; &quot;Punk Rock&quot; is Simon Stephens most successful play to date and was a major hit for the Lyric Hammersmith in London]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Braids]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659495]]></link>
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	<dd>Braids</dd>
	<dd>05-10-2013 - 05-25-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Sea Change Theatre Company</dd>
	<dd>http://www.seachangetheatre.com </dd>
		<dd>Admission: Tickets: $12-Adults, $10 Students/Seniors</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>9785003885</dd>
	<dd>info@seachangetheatre.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.seachangetheatre.com/tickets/</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): May 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 Fridays at 8pm - Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm</dd>
	
Sea Change Theate Company presents BRAIDS by Joseph Frost
In this lyrical one-act play, the lives of three women intricately intertwine like a braid woven through a woman's hair as mother and daughters struggle with the perplexities of womanhood, family responsibilities, and abandonment  As if through a window into the heart's memories, we experience their pain, hope, and their desire to be truly known]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blood Relations]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659799]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659799/blood_relations_jpeg_medium.jpg" alt="Blood Relations">


	<dd>Blood Relations</dd>
	<dd>05-22-2013 - 05-25-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Theatre Ink, Newton North High School</dd>
	<dd>http://theatreink.net</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $700</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-559-6306</dd>
	<dd>Adam_Brown@Newton.k12.ma.us</dd>
	<dd>http://http: www.theatreink.net</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
&nbsp;Theatre Ink presents: Blood Relations by Sharon Pollock Blood Relations is a psychological thriller that follows the story of Lizzie Borden, an 1890's spinster convicted of murdering both her parents Watching the action through Lizzie's eyes you may begin to question whether the dreamy visions of this psychopathic killer are reality or hallucination Directed by Sam Raby and Anna Nemetz]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Total Verruckt!]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441660126]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441660126/tumblr_lkv3hmze6w1qfl2n8_medium.jpg" alt="Total Verruckt!">


	<dd>Total Verruckt!</dd>
	<dd>05-24-2013 - 05-25-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Charlestown Working Theater</dd>
	<dd>http://www.charlestownworkingtheater.org</dd>
		<dd>Charlestown Working Theater - 442 Bunker Hill Street  Charlestown MA 02129</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $1500</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>866-811-4111</dd>
	<dd>info@workingtheater.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.charlestownworkingtheater.org</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): Reception and informal artist talk after each performanceBox office opens at 7pm each evening of performance</dd>
	
Have you heard the tale of the Jewish diseuse? The one where she  wanders around the concentration camp singing her arias as she tries to  escape the transport? Total Verr&uuml;ckt! tells her story, with inspiration  from the work of Jewish Dutch poet Etty Hillesum, Jewish cabaret stars  Max Ehrlich, Johnny &amp; Jones, and Dora Gerson Taking its name from  the 1944 production performed by inmates at Westerbork transit camp,  Total Verr&uuml;ckt! translates as &ldquo;totally crazy&rdquo; In this ghostly cabaret,  watch this imprisoned actress sing and dance to prove that she exists


Developed in association with Double Edge Theatre Residency Program]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[AMADEUS]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441649155]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441649155/amadeus_medium.jpg" alt="AMADEUS">


	<dd>AMADEUS</dd>
	<dd>04-28-2013 - 05-26-2013</dd>
		<dd>New Repertory Theatre</dd>
	<dd>http://newrep.org/amadeus.php</dd>
		<dd>The Arsenal Center For The Arts - 321 Arsenal Street  Watertown MA 02472</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Orchestra: $58 Tier B: $53 Tier C: $28 Full Time Student (Valid Photo ID): $20</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-923-8487</dd>
	<dd>tickets@newrep.org</dd>
	<dd>http://newrep.org/amadeus.php</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): Sunday, Apr 28 @ 7:30 PM 
*Monday, Apr 29 @ 7:30 PM - Opening night 
Thursday, May 2 @ 2 PM and 7:30 PM 
Friday, May 3 @ 8 PM 
Saturday, May 4 @ 8 PM 
Sunday, May 5 @ 2 PM 
*Wednesday, May 8 @ 7:30 PM 
Thursday, May 9 @ 7:30 PM 
Friday, May 10 @ 8 PM 
Saturday, May 11 @ 3 PM and 8 PM 
Sunday, May 12 @ 2 PM 
Thursday, May 16 @ 7:30 PM 
Friday, May 17 @ 8 PM 
Saturday, May 18 @ 3 PM and 8 PM 
Sunday, May 19 @ 2 PM 
*Denotes dates that deviate from the Thursday through Sunday schedule</dd>
	
Just Extended through May 26!
A play with music by Peter Shaffer

directed by Jim Petosa



Winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Play, Amadeus explodes with musical masterpieces and richness of language, harkening back to times of excess and indulgence Called &ldquo;triumphant&rdquo; by The New York Times, this Renaissance drama takes us back to 18th-Century Europe and the tumultuous rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri Falsely befriending Mozart, the jealous and power-hungry Salieri hopes to socially and politically ruin his opponent and inhibit Mozart&rsquo;s legacy Jim Petosa (who directed New Rep&rsquo;s Three Viewings, The Last Five Years, and Opus) directs this engaging drama, in which Salieri questions God for unfairly favoring Mozart]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Meltdown Incentive]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659963]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659963/the_meltdown_incentive_medium.jpg" alt="The Meltdown Incentive">


	<dd>The Meltdown Incentive</dd>
	<dd>05-30-2013 - 05-30-2013</dd>
		<dd>4</dd>
		<dd>American Repertory Theater</dd>
	<dd>http://www.themeltdownincentive.com</dd>
		<dd>Oberon - 2 Arrow Street  Cambridge MA 02138</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Table Seats-$15
Stool Seats-$12
Standing Room-$10</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-547-8300</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>http://www.cluboberon.com</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
Thursday, May 30, 8 pm at American Repertory Theater&rsquo;s Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge 

Stuck in a Lenny Bruce Time Warp is a show conceived by The Meltdown Incentive Inspiration is derived from Lenny Bruce censorship, the most renowned stand-up comedian, social critic and satirist of his time A varied collection of texts touching on humor, sadness, shock, romance, grocery stores, beer, sex, and more are presented in an uncensored manner Texts are wrought from the performers&rsquo; personal experiences, as well as famous and local poets (the likes of Maya Angelou, or local poet Lisa DeSiro), bizarre recipes, raunchy craigslist ads, prolific quotes, and induced audience participation Improvisational music runs the genre gamut from classical art song to screaming metal
Bridging the gaps between classical music and jazz, concert music and theater, The Meltdown Incentive explores the complex relationships between text, sound, and music in entertaining and thought-provoking new ways Their highly original blend of musical sensitivity, personality, and sense of humor makes their performances fresh, exciting experiences for both adults and children The quintet is comprised of five of Boston&rsquo;s finest young musicians: Sara Bielanski, vocals; Rob Bethel, cello; Todd Brunel, clarinets; Del Case, piano/keyboards; Ed Broms, bass, piano and percussion instruments
Special guest drummer, composer, artist, poet, dancer, visionary and nature mystic, Bob Moses's life has been a continuous quest for vision, spirit, compassion, growth, and mastery in a multiplicity of art forms A partial list of stellar musicians Moses has worked and/or recorded with both as a leader and a sideman includes: Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Gary Burton, Keith Jarrett, Steve Swallow, Pat Metheny, Paul Bley, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Jaco Pastorius, Bobby McFerrin, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Terumasa Hino, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden, and Pharoah Sanders Bob Moses currently teaches at the New England Conservatory of Music Tickets are $15 for table seats, $12 for stool seats, $10 for standing room, available by visiting wwwcluboberoncom, calling 617-547-8300, or at the door, as available For more information, please visit wwwthemeltdownincentivecom, or follow The Meltdown Incentive on Facebook 

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								<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Homeschool: Acting: Process and Performances]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441657822]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441657822/red_curtain_hand3crop_medium.jpg" alt="Homeschool: Acting: Process and Performances">


	<dd>Homeschool: Acting: Process and Performances</dd>
	<dd>04-25-2013 - 06-01-2013</dd>
		<dd>4</dd>
		<dd>Watertown Children's Theatre</dd>
	<dd>http://www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org</dd>
		<dd>The Arsenal Center For The Arts - 321 Arsenal Street  Watertown MA 02472</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Tuition: $135 (Early Bird $120, postmarked by March 7)</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-926-2787</dd>
	<dd>registration@wctmail.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
&nbsp;Students will learn how actors use scripts to inhabit a character and tell a story through the exploration of objectives, sub-text, action and more These skills will be developed with theatre exercises, group improvisations, and scene study Theatrical concepts such as stage direction, blocking, performance energy, and focus will be introduced The class will conclude with a final performance for family and friends
Tuition: $135 (Early Bird $120, postmarked by March 7)
Location: Arsenal Center for the Arts
Dates: Thursdays, April 25 - June 1, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659458]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659458/adb_poster_medium.jpg" alt="A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee">


	<dd>A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee</dd>
	<dd>05-09-2013 - 06-01-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Salem Theatre Company</dd>
	<dd>http://www.salemtheatre.com</dd>
		<dd>Salem Theatre Company - 90 Lafayette Street  Salem MA 01970</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $10 - $25</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>978-790-8546</dd>
	<dd>info@salemtheatre.com</dd>
	<dd>https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/922588</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
Salem Theatre Company concludes their Tenth Anniversary Season with a production of Edward Albee&rsquo;s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, A Delicate Balance The production will be directed by STC Artistic Director, John Fogle and will run May 9 &ndash; June 1
Hailed as one of the great American plays of the 20th Century, A Delicate Balance focuses on the carefully manicured lives of suburban socialites Agnes and Tobias and their country club existence But when uninvited guests in the clutches of an unnamed terror invade their home, their tidy lives threaten to veer off-track and tumble into disarray The New York Times called the play &ldquo;&hellip;an evening of theatrical fireworks!&rdquo;
The cast features company favorites Sarah Carlin of Beverly, Linda Goetz of Newton and STC Main Stage newcomers Lida McGirr, Sharon Mason, Jeffrey Phillips &amp; Chuck Schwager
A Delicate Balance is sponsored by Beverly Cooperative Bank, supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (a state agency) and will have 15 performances over four weeks in the STC Theater at 90 Lafayette Street in Salem from May 9 &ndash; June 1 Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 5:00 pm Tickets are $25 for Adults, $20 for Seniors and $10 for Students and are available online at wwwsalemtheatrecom or by calling Ovation Tix at 866-811-4111 There will be two Name Your Own Ticket Price performances on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Distracted]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441650541]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441650541/cstdis.265x417_medium.jpg" alt="Distracted">


	<dd>Distracted</dd>
	<dd>05-09-2013 - 06-02-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Central Square Theater</dd>
	<dd>http://centralsquaretheater.org/season/12-13/distracted.html</dd>
		<dd>Central Square Theater - 450 Massachusetts Avenue  Cambridge MA 02139</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Tickets start at $15 Discounts for students &amp;amp; seniors (62+)</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>8668114111</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/2462</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
by Lisa Loomer

directed by Wesley Savick

May 9 - June 2, 2013

presented by Underground Railway Theater, a project of Catalyst Collaborative@MIT



Mama is meditating Her cell phone rings, waking Jesse up He can&rsquo;t sit still, swears like a truck driver and is in trouble at school His teacher says Attention Deficit Disorder His doctor blames environmental toxins Dad says, &quot;He's just a boy!&quot; Experts are consulted Ritalin is prescribed Can a pill solve all his problems? Mama's determined to find the - wait, she&rsquo;s got a text message! And even the actors are having trouble focusing! Is Jesse just a normal kid in an ADD world? Lisa Loomer's hilarious, provocative, and poignant look at a modern family asks: Who's really distracted?]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Memory of Water, directed by Nancy Curran Willis]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659739]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659739/memory_of_water_post_card_comp.final_medium.jpg" alt="The Memory of Water, directed by Nancy Curran Willis">


	<dd>The Memory of Water, directed by Nancy Curran Willis</dd>
	<dd>05-31-2013 - 06-09-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Arlington Friends of the Drama</dd>
	<dd>http://www.afdtheatre.org</dd>
		<dd>AFD Theatre - 22 Academy St  Arlington MA 02476</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Tickets $20 2-for-1 for Stagesource members opening weekend</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>781 646 5922</dd>
	<dd>boxoffice@afdtheatre.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.afdtheatre.org</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): One 15 minute intermission There is a talk-back with the cast following the Sunday June 2 perfromance</dd>
	


The best comedy comes out of how we deal with life&rsquo;s tragedies, and The Memory of Water takes on tragedy with a comic vengeance! Three sisters return home for their mother&rsquo;s funeral, each haunted by her own demons and memories of the past As the bereaved sisters indulge in witty bickering and dope-induced dress-up, their quarrels over the funeral arrangements, their well-worn family roles, their unsatisfactory men and their mixed memories of a feminine working-class mother are as hilarious as they are painful Playwright Shelagh Stephenson skillfully charts the joyous and distressing territory of family relationships with insight and compassion

Directed by award-winning director Nancy Curran Willis, with an award-winning cast at an award-winning community theatre Don't miss this evening of dark comedy!]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MERCHANT]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441658195]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441658195/merchant_of_venus_pic_medium.jpg" alt="MERCHANT">


	<dd>MERCHANT</dd>
	<dd>06-06-2013 - 06-16-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Zero Point Theater</dd>
	<dd>http://www.ZPTheater.com</dd>
		<dd>Arsenal Center Black Box - 321 Arsenal Street  Watertown MA 02472</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Limited $3500 tickets available to all BOSTIX customers  Type in &amp;quot;Bostix&amp;quot; in the promo code box when purchasing tickets to get that price $4600 per person tickets are applicable to the following dates/times:
Thu, June 06 at 3pm; Sat, June 08 at 3pm; Sun, June 08 at 3pm; Thu, June 13 at 3pm;
Sat, June 15 at 3pm; Sun, June 15 at 3pm;
$5200 Per Person tickets are applicable to the following dates/times:
Fri, June 07 at 8pm; Sat, June 08 at 8pm;
Fri, June 14 at 8pm; Sat, June 15 at 7pm;
High School Students any date/time ticket prices $1500</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>800-734-8903</dd>
	<dd>Emil@ZPTheater.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.ZPTheater.com</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zero Point Theater&rsquo;s new staging of Merchant of Venice, while essentially true to Shakespeare&rsquo;s text, is set&nbsp;&nbsp; against the background of a Jazz/Blues World during Prohibition, in a Venice very like (but not) New Orleans

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Antonio, our Merchant of &ldquo;Venus&rdquo; (one of Shakespeare&rsquo;s many puns), is a rumrunner whose understanding of love is sadly warped by his mercantile nature He so monetizes love that he risks his very life borrowing from Shylock to provide money to Bassanio, who he achingly loves but, under the strictures of society, he can never have He even gives the money to Bassanio to woo a woman

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Portia, whose own father did not see her as capable to choose her own mate, is one of the most brilliant people around She cares little about her wealth, her beauty and her sexiness except as tools She so desperately wants to be respected for her mind, in a world in which only men can be, that she risks exposure and ridicule by disguising herself as a man to argue law in the bright spotlight of the Venetian Court

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shylock is a black woman who owns a Speakeasy Jazz Club, and a devout Jew She struggles under both the disrespect of her white Christian competitors, and the pain of the hard choices, unfair deprivations, and compromises in her values she made to get where she is In her desire to ensure her daughter Jessica a better life than she herself had, Shylock so represses and keeps Jessica cloistered at home that Jessica elopes with a Christian, and a lot of Shylock&rsquo;s money Shylock&rsquo;s dogged insistence on a literal enforcement of Antonio&rsquo;s bond in order to gain the respect of the law backfires, and leads to the loss of all she holds dear

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zero Point&rsquo;s production of Merchant will challenge the audience to recognize and re-think its own perspectives on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and the us versus them struggles which either bind us together in a sense of security, or expose us to biting and lonely pain, and at worst threaten our sense of personal identity and value]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[These Shining Lives]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441660120]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441660120/homepage-shining-lives-wide_medium.jpg" alt="These Shining Lives">


	<dd>These Shining Lives</dd>
	<dd>06-06-2013 - 06-22-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Stoneham Theatre</dd>
	<dd></dd>
		<dd>Stoneham Theatre - 395 Main Street  Stoneham MA 02180</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Standard Orchestra Seats $4500</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>781-279-2200</dd>
	<dd>boxoffice@stonehamtheatre.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.stonehamtheatre.org</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich

directed by Caitlin Lowans June 6 - 22, 2013 In the 1920s, The Radium Dial Corporation employed some 4,000 girls and produced watches with brightly lit dials These were jobs for girls that had never worked before They didn't just make money; they made friends But the radioactive paint they were using made them terribly ill These Shining Lives tells the story of four women who rejoiced in their new-found camaraderie and found the courage for each 

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								<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dancing at Lughnasa]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659822]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659822/wstnightingale_medium.jpg" alt="Dancing at Lughnasa">


	<dd>Dancing at Lughnasa</dd>
	<dd>05-23-2013 - 06-23-2013</dd>
		<dd>Wellesley Summer Theatre Company</dd>
	<dd>http://www.wellesleysummertheatre.com</dd>
		<dd>Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre - Wellesley College  Wellesley  MA 02481</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $20 General Admission


$10 seniors and Students</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>781-283-2000</dd>
	<dd>ksvirsky@wellesley.edu</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): (NO Performance June 8th at 8pm)  15 min intermission Cash or check at the door call 781-283-2000 to make a reservation</dd>
	
&nbsp;   In the late summer of 1936 anything seems possible for the five Mundy sisters, even love The return of their elder brother to the family home in Donegal, Ireland after missionary work in Africa heralds the end of their golden season, and as the summer draws to a close the Mundy sisters must face their own bitter harvest

&nbsp; &nbsp; Under the direction of Nora Hussey, Boston-area theatre professionals Will Bouvier*, John Davin*, Will Keary*, Charlotte Peed*, and Sarah Barton join Wellesley College students Elisabeth Yancey and  Angela Bilkic, as well as recent Wellesley College graduate, Margaret Dunn in bringing this story vividly to life The design team includes: Nancy Stevenson (Costume Design), George Cooke (Sound Design), David Towlun (Set and Lighting Design)]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Amish Project]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659788]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659788/unnamed_medium.jpg" alt="The Amish Project">


	<dd>The Amish Project</dd>
	<dd>06-21-2013 - 06-27-2013</dd>
		<dd>The Circuit Theatre Company</dd>
	<dd>http://www.circuittheatre.com</dd>
		<dd>Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre - 820 Massachusetts Ave  Cambridge MA 02139</dd>
		<dd>Admission: General Admission: $15</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-447-3923</dd>
	<dd>info@circuittheatre.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.circuittheatre.com/tickets.html</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): The house opens 20 minutes before each performance</dd>
	
&nbsp;
&nbsp;In 2006, the nation was shocked to its core when a man entered an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania and opened fire on the girls studying there We were shocked even further when the Amish openly and universally forgave the shooter

Seven years later, but certainly no less timely, &quot;The Amish Project&quot; explores the Nickel Mines schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community, and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake This heartfelt Boston premiere is directed by Alex Keegan, and features Becky Bass, Mackenzie Dreese, Emma Johnson, Annie Kocker, and Karin Nilo


The Amish Project made its original debut at the New York International Fringe Festival in the summer of 2008 and instantly generated buzz in the theatre community The Amish Project went on to a workshop production at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City, and on June 10th, 2009, officially opened Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater to rave reviews &mdash; &quot;extraordinary remarkablecompelling&quot; (The New York Times)&nbsp;
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								<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nicky Park Memorial Park]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659789]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659789/images_medium.jpeg" alt="Nicky Park Memorial Park">


	<dd>Nicky Park Memorial Park</dd>
	<dd>07-05-2013 - 07-07-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>The Circuit Theatre Company</dd>
	<dd>http://www.circuittheatre.com</dd>
		<dd>Boston Playwrights' Theatre - 949 Commonwealth Ave  Boston MA 02215</dd>
		<dd>Admission: General Admission: $15</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-447-3923</dd>
	<dd>info@circuittheatre.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.circuittheatre.com/tickets.html</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): The house opens 20 minutes before each performance</dd>
	
&nbsp;
&quot;Nicky Park Memorial Park&quot; is the story of a girl who knows all about what she's going to know before she knows it Coming of age in a world of Judy Blume novels and widespread transgression, she tries to navigate selfhood while battling a deep obsession with a boy who no longer exists As we travel through her mind, her world, and her headphones, we learn what a ghost can be--and what to do with one if we find it Amid a soundtrack filled with confusion and yearning, Nicky Park Memorial Park sends an honest, unsparing love letter to the 1990's--professing devotion, but also demanding an explanation


This world-premiere production is brought to Boston by the young writing/creative team that took New York by storm last summer with their electro-dance interpretation of Gertrude Stein's opus, &quot;Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights&quot; at the 3LD Center This production is directed by Abby Colella, and features Sami Horneff, Ned Riseley, and Ellie Shepley
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								<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NT Live: THE AUDIENCE]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441658240]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441658240/audience_banner_medium.jpg" alt="NT Live: THE AUDIENCE">


	<dd>NT Live: THE AUDIENCE</dd>
	<dd>06-13-2013 - 07-11-2013</dd>
		<dd>4</dd>
		<dd>Coolidge Corner Theatre</dd>
	<dd>http://www.coolidge.org/content/audience</dd>
		<dd>Coolidge Corner Theatre - 290 Harvard St  Brookline MA 02446</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $20 general admission, $17 seniors and Coolidge members</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-734-2500</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in the highly-anticipated West End production of The Audience, broadcast live from London&rsquo;s Gielgud Theatre as part of National Theatre Live For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace &ndash; a meeting like no other in British public life &ndash; it is private Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said Not even to their spouses The Audience breaks this contract of silence &ndash; and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional &ndash; sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Glimpse Beyond]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659173]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659173/glimpse_(2)_medium.jpg" alt="A Glimpse Beyond">


	<dd>A Glimpse Beyond</dd>
	<dd>07-27-2013 - 07-27-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Mount Auburn Cemetery</dd>
	<dd>http://www.mountauburn.org/2013/a-glimpse-beyond/</dd>
		<dd>Mount Auburn Cemetery - 580 Mount Auburn Street  Cambridge MA 02138</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $20</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-607-1980</dd>
	<dd>friends@mountauburn.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.mountauburn.org/2013/a-glimpse-beyond/</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
Save the date!
A Glimpse Beyond returns for another inspired performance of music and dance this summer More details will be announced on our website as the event approaches]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Shakespearience: All the World's a Stage - Gr 3-5]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441656772]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441656772/shakespearegray_medium.jpg" alt="Shakespearience: All the World's a Stage - Gr 3-5">


	<dd>Shakespearience: All the World's a Stage - Gr 3-5</dd>
	<dd>07-22-2013 - 08-02-2013</dd>
		<dd>5</dd>
		<dd>Watertown Children's Theatre</dd>
	<dd>http://www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org/?page_id=18</dd>
		<dd>The Arsenal Center For The Arts - 321 Arsenal Street  Watertown MA 02472</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $615 (Early Bird $590, postmarked by March 21)</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-926-2787</dd>
	<dd>registration@wctmail.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): extended day available for an additional fee</dd>
	
Learn all about Shakespeare&rsquo;s world with All the World&rsquo;s a Stage! Short, varied scenes give students the opportunity to &ldquo;try-on&rdquo; different Shakespearian characters in both comedy and drama Students will explore such conventions as: the plays-within-plays from Hamlet and A Midsummer Night&rsquo;s Dream; the players&rsquo; relationships with the Elizabethan groundlings; the girls-disguised-as-boys scene from The Merchant of Venice; and of course the &ldquo;All the world&rsquo;s a stage&rdquo; speech from As You Like It All the World&rsquo;s a Stage culminates with a performance for family and friends
Tuition: $615 (Early Bird $590, postmarked by March 21)

Dates: July 22 &ndash; August 2, 9:00 am &ndash; 4:00 pm

Performance: Friday, August 2, Arsenal Center for the Arts

Location: Arsenal Center for the Arts, Time TBA
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								<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[North Shore Fish]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659807]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659807/nsf_web_medium.jpg" alt="North Shore Fish">


	<dd>North Shore Fish</dd>
	<dd>07-18-2013 - 08-04-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Gloucester Stage Company</dd>
	<dd></dd>
		<dd>Gloucester Stage - 267 East Main Street  Gloucester MA 01930</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $40 Full Price
$35 Seniors/Students</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>978-281-4433</dd>
	<dd>boxoffice@gloucesterstage.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.gloucesterstage.com</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): Doors open 30 minutes before performance; One 15-minute intermission</dd>
	
&nbsp;by Israel Horovitz

Directed by Robert Walsh


Set in Gloucester,  Massachusetts, North Shore Fish depicts the painfully real and funny way  of life for the workers (mostly women) in a failing fish-processing plant The  once-thriving plant which formerly processed the daily catch of the local  fishing fleet, has been reduced to repacking frozen blocks of fish imported from  Japan for TV dinners Tenacity, colorful irreverence and, ultimately, the fierce  loyalty of a group of Gloucester assembly-line workers brand this Pulitzer Prize  nominated comedic drama The ever-present challenges faced by Cape Anne&rsquo;s  fishing industry make Horovitz&rsquo;s play as relevant as when it christened the  current home of the Gloucester Stage Company in 1986

**Contains explicit  language and is NOT suitable for children**



Talk-back following  Sunday, July 21 performance



&lsquo;A blue collar elegy, a tough, funny and  eventually poignant look at the expendability of people when their jobs - and  lives - become obsolete&rsquo; &ndash; ASSOCIATED PRESS&nbsp;]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[How We Got On]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441654848]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441654848/how_we_got_on_medium.jpg" alt="How We Got On">


	<dd>How We Got On</dd>
	<dd>07-19-2013 - 08-17-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Company One</dd>
	<dd>http://www.companyone.org/Season14/current_season_shows.shtml</dd>
		<dd>BCA Plaza Theatre - 527 Tremont Street  Boston  MA 02118</dd>
		<dd>Admission: Full Price: $20-38





Student Prices: $15 in Advance, $10 Rush (within 1 hour of curtain, when available)





Senior Discounts available August 8th-17th





Pay-What-You-Can Performances ($6 min): July 21st &amp;amp; 28th</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>617-933-8600</dd>
	<dd>info@CompanyOne.org</dd>
	<dd>http://www.BostonTheatreScene.com</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): </dd>
	
It&rsquo;s 1988: Hank, Julian and Luann have each finally found the beats and dubs that make the suburbs bearable, but they need each other more than they know Rap battles and poetry in parking lots lead to dreams of something more, as a DJ takes us to the flipside, loops us into the remix, and breaks it down Spoken word poet and hip-hop playwright Idris Goodwin MC&rsquo;s a theatrical coming-of-age mix tape about how we become the people we&rsquo;re meant to be, flowing and rhyming our way to adulthood]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[This Is Our Youth]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659808]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659808/tioy_web_medium.jpg" alt="This Is Our Youth">


	<dd>This Is Our Youth</dd>
	<dd>08-08-2013 - 08-25-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Gloucester Stage Company</dd>
	<dd></dd>
		<dd>Gloucester Stage - 267 East Main Street  Gloucester MA 01930</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $40 Full Price
$35 Senior/Students</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>978-281-4433</dd>
	<dd>boxoffice@gloucesterstage.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.gloucesterstage.com</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance; One 15-minute intermission</dd>
	
&nbsp;by Kenneth Lonergan

Directed by Lewis D Wheeler
Set over the course of 48 hours, This is Our Youth examines the lives of three privileged teenagers in 1980&rsquo;s Manhattan - when and where an abundance of worldly knowledge and money proves no substitute for familial affection In meticulous, hilarious, and agonizing detail, Youth provides a snapshot of that moment between adolescence and adulthood when young people first go out into the world on their own &ndash; only to realize that the ideas and techniques that they developed as teenagers are far less effectual than they ever could have imagined Jimi Stanton (the critically acclaimed star of 9 Circles), Elliot Norton Award-winner Alex Pollock, and Amanda Collins (9 Circles) are among the cast

**Contains explicit language and simulated drug use and is NOT suitable for children**
Talk-back following Sunday, August 11 performance
'This is quite simply, a sterling example of why we keep going&hellip;THIS IS OUR YOUTH is as good as theater gets' &mdash;NY DAILY NEWS]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Driving Miss Daisy]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441659811]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.artsboston.org/sites/artsboston.org/images/event/441659811/dmd_web_medium.jpg" alt="Driving Miss Daisy">


	<dd>Driving Miss Daisy</dd>
	<dd>09-05-2013 - 09-22-2013</dd>
		<dd>6</dd>
		<dd>Gloucester Stage Company</dd>
	<dd></dd>
		<dd>Gloucester Stage - 267 East Main Street  Gloucester MA 01930</dd>
		<dd>Admission: $40 Full Price
$35 Seniors/Students</dd>
	<dd></dd>
	<dd>978-281-4433</dd>
	<dd>boxoffice@gloucesterstage.com</dd>
	<dd>http://www.gloucesterstage.com</dd>
	<dd>Start Time(s): Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance; One 15-minute intermission</dd>
	
&nbsp;Returning guest director, Benny Sato Ambush and Elliot Norton Award winner Johnny Lee Davenport (from last season&rsquo;s Master Haroldand the Boys) join forces with Academy-Award nominee Lindsay Crouse and Elliot Norton Award-winner Robert Pemberton in this iconic Pulitzer Prize winning drama in which the friendship between a sharp-edged Jewish widow and her black driver triumphs over prejudice in a deeply personal and humorous journey set against the backdrop of the American Civil Rights Movement
Talk-back following Sunday, September 8 performance '&hellip;a perfectly poised and shaped miniature on the odd-couple theme' &mdash;NY POST]]></description>
								<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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