Where:
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Admission:
$25
Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, Performing Arts
Event website:
http://www.bostonactorstheater.com/box.html
Thur-Sun July 15th-31st
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The Black and Blonde by Lesley Moreau
Directed by Melinda Marr
Karina is not ready to face the truth about what happened to her. Even though Beth is a total stranger-she is the only one who can help Karina. An examination of the similarities between the grisly murders and lives of The Black Dahlia and Boston's Swedish Nanny. Both of the characters are wrestling with what happened to them and the struggles of being victims of a cold case. If there crimes will never be solved, when will their voices ever be heard.
Dahlia: Angelina Morales
Nanny: Elizabeth Jelinek
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Pipe Dream by Samantha deManbey
Directed by Preston Graveline*
Every day we get closer to the point where there will be no way of reversing the worst effects of climate change. Despite her involvement in protests and activist groups, Alice feels her efforts and others are not enough. When a natural gas pipeline and facility are constructed in her hometown, Alice feels she must do everything she can to stop it. But what will her options be after she exhausts all peaceful means?
Alice: Miranda Reilly
Jake: Griffin Ostrowski
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We have to tell Jacob by George Smart
Directed by Preston Graveline*
A reverse coming out story that explores a parental conflict about disclosing information to a child.
Alan: Vincent Morreale
Elizabeth: Leandra Sharron
Jacob: Alec Shiman
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Why You Should Send me to Mars by Marc Harpin
Directed by Elizabeth DuPre
A young slacker literally on the edge of a momentous — if ill-considered and extremely unlikely -- attempt to jump-start his stalled life.
Violet: Jeanette Lake
Jackson Parker: Griffin Ostrowski
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Jacks and Queens by M. Lynda Robinson
Directed by Mary Elizabeth Peters
Two elderly people meet at a nursing home. He lives life full-out, with joy every minute. She is conservative, sad, living in the past. They come together over talk of pinochle, sweat suits, and moaning with the mourning doves.
Male: Robert Cornell
Female: Holly Escott
Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 goes until 04/28
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center