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APRIL–MAY 2017
7 THE PROGRAM
11 A MESSAGE FROM
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PETER DuBOIS
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4Backstage by Olivia J. Kiers
14 About the Company
34 Patron Services
35 Emergency Exits
38 Guide to Local Theatre
44 Boston Dining Guide
46 Dining Out: Davio’s
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BEHIND THE SCENES IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL THEATRE BY OLIVIA J. KIERS
FINISHING STRONG: Boston Ballet concludes its recently announced 2017–2018 season by bringing
August Bournonville’s magical La Sylphide to the Boston Opera House stage May 24–June 10, which is
paired with the rarely performed Bournonville Divertissements.
Boston Ballet’s
Scandinavian Season
When Boston Ballet opens its 2017–2018 season
in November, it will honor Mikko Nissinen in a
special way by highlighting the artistry of several
composers and choreographers who share the artistic director’s Finnish heritage. The much-awaited
North American premiere of Wayne McGregor’s
all-male Obsidian Tear, a co-production with the
Royal Ballet, is set to music by Finnish composer
Esa-Pekka Salonen. The evening also includes
choreographer Jorma Elo’s World Premiere, as
well as an orchestral performance of Jean Sibelius’
Finlandia, a turbulent masterpiece composed in
protest over Russian censorship in Finland at the
turn of the 20th century.
The remainder of the season is no less exciting, while covering more familiar territory. It
goes without saying that The Nutcracker arrives
over the holidays; another Tchaikovsky classic, The Sleeping Beauty, is back by popular
demand in May for a limited, one-week run.
Other highlights include Classic Balanchine,
a triple-bill of dances choreographed by the
legendary George Balanchine, in late May; a
spring repertory program featuring the work of
Elo, William Forsythe, and Justin Peck; John
Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet; and a season finale
of Danish choreographer August Bournonville’s
La Sylphide. For details, visit bostonballet.org.
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THE WHO & THE WHAT
Old and New Unite for the
Huntington’s 2017–2018 Season
Huntington Theatre Company announced a
lineup for its 36th season that includes eight
works wildly different from one another,
from the revival of a Sondheim musical to a
classic 17th-century farce. A multi-awardwinning musical about one man’s showbiz
career trajectory, Sondheim’s Merrily We
Roll Along is directed by Maria Friedman,
who first presented this stunning revival in
London to rave reviews. Huntington’s production of Molière’s French Enlightenment-era
comedy, Tartuffe, promises to play with theatregoer’s expectations about period staging.
Huntington’s other six productions include
two new works—Huntington Playwriting
Fellow Ken Urban’s drama featuring a chance
encounter, A Guide for the Homesick, and
Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, a
timely play set in a breakroom full of Detroit
auto workers. There’s also a special presentation of Mala, a new play recently premiered
by ArtsEmerson that is by Huntington
Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez. Go to
huntingtontheatre.org for more information.
New Season for New Rep
New Repertory Theatre, the resident troupe
at Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts,
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traditionally threads a thought-provoking
theme through each play in its season lineup,
and 2017–2018 is no exception. Artistic director Jim Petosa announced that New Repertory’s
upcoming season promises to weave a tapestry
of “resilience.”
Productions include two Boston-area premieres. Ideation, Aaron Lobe’s psychological
thriller featuring a cadre of consultants working for a mysterious client, opens the season
in September, and Kate Cayley’s The Bakelite
Masterpiece arrives in the spring with the true
story of art forger Han van Meegeren’s highly
publicized trial in the wake of World War II.
Also of note is a revival of the Tony Awardwinning musical Man of La Mancha, on stage
just in time for the holidays and featuring Elliot
Norton and IRNE award-winning Maurice
Emmanuel Parent as the delusional, yet courageous and chivalrous, Don Quixote.
In addition, New Rep announced a pair
of very topical and “resilient” add-on productions. Rohina Malik’s one-woman show
about five Muslim women living in a post
9/11 world, Unveiled, is co-presented with
Stoneham Theatre in January. At a time and
place still to be determined, the Boston premiere of Jennifer Barclay’s site-specific drama
Ripe Frenzy—the winner of the National New
Play Network’s 2016 Smith Prize for Political
Theatre—is sure to be a powerful event. Visit
newrep.org for details.
Putting the “Fun” in Fundraiser
It’s coming! The Theater Offensive’s annual
climACTS! gala, that is. ClimACTS! is a
unique experience—a celebratory evening that
also explores queer identities through unusual
themes. The Theater Offensive, a Bostonbased LGBT theatre group, has communitybuilding and breaking through isolation at
the heart of its mission to present a diversity
of gender expression through art. Attending
the annual fundraising party is a great way to
get involved while having one heck of a good
time. Promising to be full of bold color and
surprises, this year’s party is themed “Bounce.”
It jumps on stage at the Theatre District’s
Royale Nightclub on May 3. For tickets, go to
thetheateroffensive.org.
WHAT’S ON STAGE in April
BARBECUE
LYRIC STAGE COMPANY
April 7–May 7
Award-winning playwright Robert O’Hara takes on stereotypes of all sorts in this witty new play about interventions,
starring a multiracial family. Refer to listing, page 38.
BARNUM
MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS
April 8–30
Directed by choreographer Rachel Bertone—who was also
involved with Moonbox’s 2014 production of The Musical
of Musicals that was
nominated for six IRNE
Awards, including Best
Choreography—this dazzling musical harkens
back to the 19th-century
heyday of circus. Refer to
listing, page 38.
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ARTSEMERSON
April 19–29
Stage designer and TV
actor Thaddeus Phillips’
one-man play is a surreal exploration of travel’s odder moments,
from invasive body
searches at Charles de
Gaulle Airport to smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken through Palestine. Refer to
listing, page 38.
THE GIFT HORSE
NEW REPERTORY THEATRE
April 22–May 14
The Boston premiere of this comedy by acclaimed playwright Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly) deals with a teacher and
artist confronting her dark past. Refer to listing, page 40.
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THE WHO & THE WHAT
by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Cristina Todesco
Mary Lauve
Original Music
Saraswathi Jones
Production Stage Manager
Carola Morrone LaCoste
Lighting Design
Annie Wiegand
Sound Design
M.L. Dogg
Casting
Alaine Alldaffer
Stage Manager
Jeremiah Mullane
We gratefully acknowledge the
Huntington’s 2016–2017 Season Sponsors
Sherryl & Gerard Cohen
Carol G. Deane
J. David Wimberly
the Production Sponsors of The Who & the What
Jill & Mitch Roberts
and the Production Co-Sponsors of The Who & the What
Eloise & Art Hodges
Jane & Fred Jamieson
The world premiere of The Who & the What
was produced in 2014 by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California,
Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director
Produced by LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater,
New York City, 2014
The Who & the What is presented by special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
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CAST
Zarina............................................................................................... Aila Peck
Mahwish........................................................................................Turna Mete
Afzal.....................................................................................Rom Barkhordar
Eli...........................................................................................Joseph Marrella
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The Huntington Theatre Company is supported in part by a major
contribution from Boston University. Additional support is provided by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and by more than 6,000
individual, foundation, and corporate contributors.
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Huntington production staff members visit the
site of the new Huntington Production Center in Everett
HUNTINGTON PRODUCTION
CENTER TO OPEN IN EVERETT
After an extensive search of the
Greater Boston area for a new space,
the Huntington Theatre Company
Production Center will relocate to
Everett, Massachusetts beginning
July 1, 2017. The Huntington’s current
production facility located at 252-258
Huntington Avenue in Boston, next
door to the Boston University Theatre,
will become the site of a new building
developed by QMG Huntington LLC,
who purchased the lot in May 2016.
The new Huntington Theatre Company
Production Center in Everett will
include 25,000 square feet of
production space, 18,000 square feet
of storage space, and 4,000 square
feet of office space, housing the
company’s prop, paint, and scenery
shops. The new facility will feature
open and flexible work areas and
onsite prop, costume, and scenery
storage, allowing Huntington staff
to produce more complex design
work in a more efficient workspace
and to build upon the Huntington’s
community mission by expanding
production services to other arts
organizations and companies.
The Huntington will begin fit out
construction on the Everett space this
spring and begin fulltime operations
there in July.
“The Huntington’s production team
has been searching for a new space
since last May and we’re delighted
to call Everett our new home,” says
Huntington Production Manager Todd
Williams. “And while this transition will
have its challenges, the production
team is looking forward to a workspace
where an entire stage floor can be
built and painted at one time — with
no columns in the way! — and with
room to paint both full size backdrops
and set pieces simultaneously. The
new production facility will allow our
artisans the space they need to create
their best work in the most efficient
workspace possible.”
The Huntington is extremely grateful for the vocal support and encouragement
from our loyal audience members and supporters throughout Greater Boston.
For the latest news and information about the Huntington Production Center
and the Huntington Avenue Theatre, visit huntingtontheatre.org/FAQ.
Dear Friends,
We are living in turbulent times, and nowhere is that stress
more felt than in Muslim communities across the country. In
November, our attorney general here in Massachusetts set
up a dedicated hotline for communities hit by an increase
in harassment and bias-motivated violence, a group that
includes Muslims, Arab Americans, Sikhs, and others; the
surge of islamophobia in our country has only seemed to accelerate since
then, and that current context changes the way we experience this very
particular American story of a Muslim family right now.
The Who & the What is set in 2014. We may be the first production of the play
that does not and cannot say “the present” in its program. Yet the core theme
of the play — about how our relationship to our faith changes how we relate
to our families and to ourselves — has shifted very little, and in fact, has never
felt more vital to me. In the wake of what we are experiencing here in our city,
in our state, in our country, our staff was compelled to write a statement of
our values, of what we want to put into the world right now:
The Huntington is committed to telling stories of all races and
cultures on our stages, and providing a platform to theatre artists
who expand our definition, recognition, and understanding of the
human experience. We stand with our peer institutions in resisting
fear and intolerance, and we strive to cultivate generosity, artistic
excellence, and radical hospitality. All are welcome here.
Vaddey Ratner, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, wrote: “We are capable of
extraordinary beauty if we dare to dream.” Come, let’s dream together for an
hour or two with Zarina and her family. And then let’s go out in the world a
little better for it.
Peter DuBois
Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director
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THE HISTORY OF AMERICA IS THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION AND
ASSIMILATION. Apart from Native Americans, every family in this country
arrived here from someplace else. Every immigrant group that has come
to America has played out these familial tensions in domestic tragicomedy,
whether on stage, film, radio, or TV: the Irish, the Italians, East European Jews
and Slavs, Chinese, Greeks, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, South Americans, and
more recently Filipinos and South Asians. From the 1870s, when Ned Harrigan
and Tony Hart invented the misadventures of a tenement-Irish social club
called the Mulligan Guard, down to the inter-ethnic and intra-family disputes
of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights, new arrivals have played out,
from every conceivable angle, the story of their search for identity in their
new homeland, “the melting pot where nothing melted,” as the Rabbi in Tony
Kushner’s Angels in America describes it. Ayad Akhtar’s The Who & the What
adds another tasty morsel to the American stew.
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This domestic drama is populated by Afzal, a successful, widowed, Pakistani
immigrant, who dotes on his American daughters and worries about their
future. His elder daughter Zarina struggles to complete her novel, blocked
partly by a broken heart and partly by the book’s potentially blasphemous
content. His younger daughter Mahwish studies to be a nurse and lusts after
her GRE tutor. Akhtar creates a complex web of conflicting ideas and wants,
all of it supported by a deep love between the characters. In a talkback at
the Huntington last season, Akhtar explained, “People are not consistent,
situations are not consistent. What’s happing in the world is not unipolar and
yet we yearn for the simplicity of a single narrative.” In all of Akhtar’s work,
the ways that the characters work out how to be true to themselves and each
other are always thorny.
Because the battle for identity always ends in a draw — you can’t go back to the
old country and you can’t abandon your heritage — works that tackle it tend
to be hardy perennials, spawning sequels or living on in multiple media forms.
Harrigan and Hart produced 17 versions of the Mulligan Guard over a decade.
Anne Nichols’s Abie’s Irish Rose, a 1922 comedy of ethnic feuding between Irish
and Jewish neighbors, followed its original five-year run with two Broadway
revivals, two film versions, and a radio series before evolving into the 1972
television sitcom “Bridget Loves Bernie.” The joy in revisiting these stories as
they expand to include Americans of Latino, Asian, and Middle Eastern heritage
is that they tell our own families’ stories refracted through another culture.
Zarina and Mahwish are not the first women to have a meddling father. Nor is
Afzal the first man to struggle with his daughters’ choices.
The great value of immigrant dramas is that they all pose the question,
what is America? Is America the Enlightenment rationality of the Founding
Fathers, the anything-goes anarchism of gun enthusiasts and libertarians,
the theocratic rigidity of fundamentalists, the sheer materialist greed of
capitalism, or simply an inexplicable polyglot confusion containing elements
of them all? No wonder, with all these possible sources of tension, the
immigrant family is an enduringly juicy theatrical subject. No wonder the
younger generation perpetually feels adrift, while the older longs for a former
homeland idealized out of all similarity to the land that’s really there now.
Clifford Odets got it exactly right in Awake and Sing! when he made the
grandfather retreat, not into a Russian or Russian-Jewish dream world, but
into his prized recording of Enrico Caruso singing “O Paradiso” — an Italian
tenor singing a French aria about a beautiful, exotic world that exists only in
the romantic imagination. For all the laughs that assimilation drama often stirs
up, its ultimate thrust is tragic: In this ever-evolving nation — where some
children of immigrants now advocate building a wall to keep immigrants out
— we may never fully know who we are.
— LISA TIMMEL
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Rom Barkhordar* (Afzal) lives and works in Chicago where
he was recently seen in the title role of Vanya, (or, “That’s
Life!”) (Rasaka Theatre Company); Semitic Commonwealth,
a month-long, intensive staged reading series and Mosque
Alert (Silk Road Rising); Ayad Akhtar’s The Who & the
What (Victory Gardens Theater); In a Garden (A Red Orchid
Theatre, Jeff Award nomination for Best Actor); Around the World in 80
Days (Lookingglass Theatre Company); The Elephant Man (Steppenwolf
Theatre Company); The Hollow Lands (Steep Theatre); Mother Courage and
Her Children (Vitalist Theatre); and Pravda (TimeLine Theatre); to name a
few. His regional credits include productions of Around the World in 80 Days
(Baltimore Center Stage and Kansas City Repertory Theatre). Television
credits include episodes on “The Beast,” “Boss,” “Chicago Fire,” and
“Chicago Justice.”
Joseph Marrella* (Eli) has regional credits that include Shear
Madness (Charles Street Playhouse); Death of Salesman, Big
River, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and Mr.
Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Lyric Stage Company); Twelfth
Night (Summer Festival Theater); Story Time Preservation
Hour (New Exhibition Room); and Tales of Poe (New
Repertory Theatre on tour). Mr. Marrella has appeared in commercials
and corporate videos for Hewlett Packard, Thumbtack.com, Pinnacle Golf,
Staples, and W.B. Mason, among others. He is a proud graduate of Emerson
College (BA in theatre education, acting emphasis). Mr. Marrella is also a
coach for My College Audition. josephmarrella.com.
Turna Mete* (Mahwish) has Off Broadway credits that
include Soldier X (Ma-Yi Theater Company); The Parable
Conference (Brooklyn Academy of Music); Triple Threat and
Asking for Trouble (Ensemble Studio Theatre); and Looking
at Christmas, Office Hours, and The Great Recession (The
Flea Theater). Her regional credits include The Way We
Get By (American Theater Group); and Time Stands Still and The 39 Steps
(Theatre Workshop of Nantucket). Her film and television credits include
Hiding in the Open, How He Fell in Love, and “Deadbeat” (Hulu). Ms.
Mete received her BA in acting from California State University Fullerton.
turnamete.com.
Aila Peck (Zarina) was last seen at Huntington in the
workshop performance of The Mirror by Yasmeen Emam,
one of the works included in Rebekah Maggor’s anthology
The Tahrir Tales: Plays from the Egyptian Revolution. Other
Boston theatre credits include Yerma (Huntington Summer
Workshop) and Brahman/i: A One Hijra Stand Up Comedy
Show (Company One Theatre). Her Chicago theatre credits include Miss
Bennet (Northlight Theatre), The Royal Society of Antarctica (The Gift
Theatre), 1984 (Steppenwolf for Young Adults), Brahman/i: A One Hijra
Stand Up Comedy Show (About Face Theatre and Silk Road Rising), and
The Elephant and the Whale (Chicago Children’s Theatre). Ms. Peck is a
proud graduate of The School at Steppenwolf and holds her BFA from the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Boston University and the
Huntington Theatre Company
have partnered to train the
next generation of artists.
THE WHO & THE WHAT
Ayad Akhtar
(Playwright) is the
author of Disgraced
which won the
2013 Pulitzer Prize
for Drama, was
nominated for the 2015 Tony Award
for Best Play for its Broadway
run, and was produced at the
Huntington in its 2015–2016 season.
He is a novelist and author of
American Dervish, published in
over 20 languages worldwide. His
plays The Who & the What and
The Invisible Hand received Off
Broadway runs and are currently
being produced around the world,
and his play Junk will be produced
on Broadway this fall. Mr. Akhtar
was listed as the most produced
playwright for the 2015–2016
season by American Theatre
magazine. As a screenwriter, he
was nominated for an Independent
Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
for The War Within. He has received
fellowships from MacDowell,
Djerassi, the Sundance Institute,
Ucross, and Yaddo, where he serves
as a board director. He is also a
board trustee at PEN/America and
New York Theatre Workshop. Mr.
Akhtar is currently the resident
playwright with Arena Stage at the
Mead Center for American Theater.
The Who & the What features the
following BU alumni, staff, and students:
NICK CHEN
(Assistant to the Sound Designer)
BFA, Sound Design, 2017
CHRISTINE HAMEL
(Dialect Coach)
MFA, Theatre Education, 2005
Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech
M. BEVIN O’GARA
(Director)
BFA, Theatre Studies, 2004
BRANDI PICK
(Assistant to the Lighting Designer)
MFA, Lighting Design, 2019
KATHRYN SCHONDEK
(Costume Design Assistant)
BFA, Costume Design, 2014
CRISTINA TODESCO
(Scenic Design)
BFA, Painting, 1994
MFA, Scene Design, 2004
Lecturer, School of Theatre
M. Bevin O’Gara
(Director) is the
Associate Producer at the Huntington Theatre Company, and
was director of Kirsten Greenidge’s Milk Like Sugar (Elliot
Norton Award nomination for Best Production) and Melinda
Lopez’s Becoming Cuba. Other directing credits include
appropriate, A Future Perfect, Tribes (Elliot Norton and IRNE awards for Best
Production), and Clybourne Park (SpeakEasy Stage Company); Brahman/i,
Chronicles of Kalki, You for Me for You, Love Person, and The Pain and the
Itch (Company One Theatre); Phedre (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Fast
Company (Lyric Stage Company); Marjorie Prime (Nora Theatre Company);
How Soft the Lining and Translations (Bad Habit Productions); Matt and Ben
(Central Square Theater); Two Wives in India and Gary (Boston Playwrights’
Theatre); 2.5 Minute Ride (New Repertory Theatre); Melancholy Play
(Holland Productions); Tattoo Girl, Painting You, and Artifacts (Williamstown
Theatre Festival Workshop); and Anti-Kiss (3 Monkeys Theatrical
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Productions). She is the recipient of the Lois Roach Award for Outstanding
Commitment to the Boston Theatre Community from Company One Theatre.
She has a BFA from Boston University in theatre studies. This summer
she will be moving to Ithaca, New York to become the Producing Artistic
Director of the Kitchen Theatre Company. mbevinogara.com.
Cristina Todesco (Scenic Design) previously designed Milk Like Sugar, Circle
Mirror Transformation (one of the three plays she designed in The Shirley,
Vermont Play Festival), The Long and Winding Road, and The Atheist for the
Huntington. Recent designs include Chill (Merrimack Repertory Theatre),
Hand to God (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Red Noses (Boston Conservatory
at Berklee), and The Totalitarians (Gloucester Stage Company). Other
theatre credits include productions at the ART Institute, Boston Playwrights’
Theatre, Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood,
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Harbor Stage Company, Israeli Stage,
Lyric Stage Company, Olney Theatre Center, Orfeo Group, Stoneham Theatre,
Summer Play Festival, Wheelock Family Theatre, Williamstown Theatre
Festival, Culture Project, and Opera Boston. She is a four-time recipient of
the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design for The Clean House (New
Repertory Theatre); The Aliens and The Flick (Company One Theatre); and
Twelfth Night (Actors’ Shakespeare Project). Ms. Todesco is an MFA graduate
of Boston University’s School of Theatre Arts where she also teaches.
Mary Lauve (Costume Design) designed the costumes for the Huntington’s
production of Can You Forgive Her? and has collaborated with other
designers in over 70 productions as the company’s resident assistant. Recent
regional designs include The Winter’s Tale and Phedre (Actors’ Shakespeare
Project); Tribes and Clybourne Park (SpeakEasy Stage Company); and
Intimate Apparel (Brandeis University). Ms. Lauve studied theatre at Boston
College and Emerson College, and design at The Art Institute of Boston.
Annie Wiegand (Lighting Design) is a freelance lighting designer who
happens to be deaf. She previously lit several shows with Boston University’s
School of Theatre including Trumpery and Lizzie Stranton—Class of 2010.
She assisted on the Broadway production of Spring Awakening (Tony
Award nomination, Best Lighting Design). Other New York credits include
Movements of the Soul (Baruch Performing Arts Center) and Square
Peg, Round Hole (Tectonic Theater Project, Lighting Design Associate).
Her Boston credits include Fast Company (Lyric Stage Company); Tribes
(SpeakEasy Stage Company); The Trumpet of the Swan and The Taste
of Sunrise (Wheelock Family Theatre); Phedre and Othello (Actors’
Shakespeare Project); The Forgetting Curve (Bridge Repertory Theater); and
Colossal, You for Me for You, and Love Person (Company One Theatre). Ms.
Wiegand is an adjunct professor in the theatre arts department at Gallaudet
University in Washington, DC. She is also the producing director of New York
Deaf Theatre. anniewiegand.com.
M.L. Dogg (Sound Design) previously designed Milk Like Sugar; after all
the terrible things I do; Smart People; The Power of Duff; Captors; Sons of
the Prophet; and Rapture, Blister, Burn at the Huntington. His Broadway
credits include Oh, Hello on Broadway and The Pee-wee Herman Show,
and his Off Broadway designs include The Moors, Fade, The Ultimate
Beauty Bible, Aubergine, Mercury Fur, Permission, Little Children Dream of
God, Jacuzzi, A Walk in the Woods, Here Lies Love (co-design), The Open
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THE WHO & THE WHAT
House, Core Values, Modern Terrorism, Sons of the Prophet, The Lapsburgh
Layover, All New People, Trust, Monstrosity, The Language of Trees, Boom,
A Hard Heart, and transFigures. Other credits include In the Body of the
World and The Shape She Makes (American Repertory Theater); Cardboard
Piano (Humana Festival/Actors Theatre of Louisville); Bad Jews (Long
Wharf Theatre); Tribes (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Reunion (South Coast
Repertory); Blood Play (Williamstown Theatre Festival, co-design); The
Diary of Anne Frank (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); The Power of Duff
(New York Stage and Film/Powerhouse Theater); Animals Out of Paper
(Boise Contemporary Theater); and Private Lives (Two River Theater
Company). He won the Outstanding Sound Design Lucille Lortel Award for
Here Lies Love and the Outstanding Sound Design Award at the FringeNYC
Festival for Go-Go Kitty, GO!
Saraswathi Jones (Original Music) is a Boston musician and purveyor of
postcolonial pop. Her work draws from the well of South Asian history,
culture, and aesthetics and reflects on life in immigrant America. She
released the solo EP Lingua Franca in 2013, and fronts Boston band Awaaz
Do, who released their debut EP Kite Fight in 2016 and received an Iguana
Music Fund grant in 2017 to record their next album. Ms. Jones co-produces
Hindie Rock Fest — an annual music festival in Cambridge featuring South
Asian American artists from a broad array of genres — and currently
serves as board president of Girls Rock Campaign Boston, a feminist nonprofit empowering girls through musical performance and education.
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THE WHO & THE WHAT
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Alaine Alldaffer (Casting) is also the casting director for Playwrights
Horizons, where her credits include Grey Gardens (also for Broadway),
Clybourne Park (also for Broadway), Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama
Desk and Obie awards for Best Ensemble and an Artios Award for casting),
and The Flick (Playwright Horizons and The Barrow Street Theatre).
Television credits include “The Knights of Prosperity” (aka “Let’s Rob Mick
Jagger”) for ABC. Associate credits include “Ed” for NBC and “Monk” for
USA. Ms. Alldaffer has also cast productions for Arena Stage, Williamstown
Theatre Festival, and the Humana Festival of New American Plays at
Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others. She credits Lisa Donadio as her
associate casting director.
Carola Morrone LaCoste* (Production Stage Manager) has previously worked
on August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, Becoming Cuba, Ryan
Landry’s “M,” Now or Later, Luck of the Irish, Before I Leave You, Educating
Rita, Vengeance is the Lord’s, Prelude to a Kiss, Becky Shaw, All My Sons,
Boleros for the Disenchanted, Two Men of Florence, and Pirates! for the
Huntington. Other credits include A Christmas Carol (Hanover Theatre); A
Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It (Commonwealth Shakespeare
Company); Cabaret, A Christmas Carol, The Wild Party, The Clean House, and
more (New Repertory Theatre); Happy Days and My Old Lady (Gloucester
Stage Company); Everything in the Garden (Brandeis Theater Company); and
Sylvia, Siddhartha, and It Goes Without Saying (Berkshire Theatre Group). She
holds a BA in theatre studies from the University of Connecticut.
Jeremiah Mullane* (Stage Manager) returns to the Huntington having
previously stage managed A Doll’s House, Tiger Style!, August Wilson’s
How I Learned What I Learned, Disgraced, Choice, The Second Girl, Awake
and Sing!, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Seagull, The Cocktail
Hour, The Jungle Book, and Invisible Man. He has regional credits that
include Blood on the Snow at Boston’s Old State House (The Bostonian
Society); Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and King Lear
(Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); First You Dream and Follies (The
Kennedy Center); Really Really, The Boy Detective Fails, Chess, [title of
show], and Giant (Signature Theatre); and As You Like It, The Alchemist,
The Way of the World, Julius Caesar, and Major Barbara (Shakespeare
Theatre Company). He is a graduate of Ithaca College with a BA in drama
and computer science.
Peter DuBois (Artistic Director) is in his ninth season as
Artistic Director at the Huntington where his directing
credits include Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with
George and A Little Night Music; the world premieres of
Gina Gionfriddo’s Can You Forgive Her?, Lydia R. Diamond’s
Smart People, Evan M. Wiener’s Captors, Stephen
Karam’s Sons of the Prophet (2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Bob Glaudini’s
Vengeance is the Lord’s, and David Grimm’s The Miracle at Naples; the
regional premieres of A. Rey Pamatmat’s after all the terrible the things
I do, Stephen Belber’s The Power of Duff, and Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky
Shaw and Rapture, Blister, Burn; and Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss. His
West End/London credits include Sex with Strangers and Rapture, Blister,
Burn (Hampstead Theatre); All New People with Zach Braff (Duke of
York’s Theatre); and Becky Shaw (Almeida Theatre). His New York credits
include The Power of Duff with Greg Kinnear (New York Stage and Film/
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Powerhouse Theater); the premiere of Rapture, Blister, Burn (Playwrights
Horizons, 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout
Theatre Company, 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Modern Terrorism, Becky
Shaw, Trust with Sutton Foster, All New People, and Lips Together, Teeth
Apart (Second Stage Theatre); Measure for Pleasure, Richard III with
Peter Dinklage, Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?, and Biro (The
Public Theater/NYSF); Jack Goes Boating with Philip Seymour Hoffman
and The View From 151st Street (LAByrinth Theater Company/The Public
Theater); and the upcoming Can You Forgive Her? at the Vineyard
Theatre. Regional US and UK credits include productions at American
Conservatory Theater, Trinity Repertory Company, Humana Festival of
New Plays, Manchester Opera House, and King’s Theatre Glasgow. Before
arriving at the Huntington, he served for five years as associate producer
and resident director at The Public Theater, preceded by five years as
artistic director of the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. Prior
to his work at Perseverance, Mr. DuBois lived and worked in the Czech
Republic where he co-founded Asylum, a multi-national squat theatre
in Prague. His productions have been on the annual top ten lists of The
New York Times, Time Out, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsday,
Variety, Entertainment Weekly, The Evening Standard, The Boston Globe,
and Improper Bostonian, and he received an Honorable Mention for 2013
Bostonian of the Year by The Boston Globe Magazine.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
THE WHO & THE WHAT
Michael Maso (Managing Director) has led the Huntington’s
administrative and financial operations since 1982, producing
more than 200 plays in partnership with three artistic directors
and leading the Huntington’s 10-year drive to build the Stanford
Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, which
opened in September 2004. In recognition of these efforts,
Boston Herald honored him as 2004’s Theatre Man of the Year. From 1997 to
2005 Mr. Maso served as the president of the League of Resident Theatres
(LORT), an association of 70 of the country’s major not-for-profit professional
theatres. In 2005, he was named as one of a dozen members of the inaugural
class of the Barr Fellows Program. He currently serves on the Boston Cultural
Planning Steering Committee and previously served as a member of the board
of directors of ArtsBoston; as a board member for Theatre Communications
Group (TCG); as a site visitor, panelist, and panel chairman for the National
Endowment for the Arts; as a member of Mayor Menino’s Advisory Task Force
for Cultural Planning; as a trustee of the Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts,
Sciences, and Humanities (MAASH); as a board member of StageSource; and
as a member of the Boston Foundation’s Cultural Task Force. He is the recipient
of the 2016 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award,
TCG’s 2012 Theatre Practitioner Award, the Huntington’s 2012 Wimberly Award,
StageSource’s 2010 Theatre Hero Award, the 2005 Commonwealth Award (the
state’s highest arts honor) in the category of Catalyst, and the 2000 Norton
Prize for Sustained Excellence from the Boston Theatre Critics Association. He
has also served as the managing director of Alabama Shakespeare Festival,
general manager of New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, business
manager for PAF Playhouse on Long Island, and as an independent arts
management consultant based in Taos, New Mexico. Mr. Maso is an associate
professor of theatre at Boston University.
Christopher Wigle (Producing Director) is in his 17th season at the Huntington
where he has produced over 80 productions. He has worked on Broadway,
Off Broadway, and regionally for Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons,
the Bay Street Theater, and the Royal National Theatre. Working primarily
as a stage manager, his credits include the original productions or New York
premieres of Six Degrees of Separation (John Guare), subUrbia (Eric Bogosian),
The Designated Mourner (Wallace Shawn), Some Americans Abroad (Richard
Nelson), Desdemona (Paula Vogel), Racing Demon (David Hare), Sex and
Longing (Christopher Durang), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alfred Urhy), and
Sophistry (Jonathan Marc Sherman). Additional credits include the awardwinning Broadway revivals of The Heiress and The Most Happy Fella, as well as
two seasons as workshop director for the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
Celebrating its 35th season, the Huntington Theatre Company is Boston’s leading
professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets since its founding
in 1982. The Huntington is the recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award and
was named Best of Boston 2013 and 2014 by Boston magazine. Under the direction of
Artistic Director Peter DuBois and Managing Director Michael Maso and in residence
at Boston University, the Huntington brings world-class theatre artists from Boston,
Broadway, and beyond together with the most promising new talent to create eclectic
seasons of exciting new works and classics made current. By also mentoring local
playwrights in the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, educating young people
in theatre, and serving as a catalyst for the growth of dozens of Boston’s emerging
performing arts organizations by providing discounted access to facilities and audience
services, the Huntington cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form.
Long an anchor cultural institution of the Avenue of the Arts, the Huntington’s primary
home will remain on Huntington Avenue on a permanent basis as we plan to renovate
and expand our current theatre into a first-rate, modern, state-of-the-art venue with
outstanding enhanced services for audiences, artsits, and the community.
A national leader in the development of new plays, the Huntington has produced more
than 120 world, American, and New England premieres to date. It supports local writers
through a playwright residency and the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, the
cornerstone of its new work activities.
Through a diverse and impactful range of nationally renowned education and
community programs, the Huntington serves 35,000 young people and underserved
audience members each year.
The Huntington built the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
in 2004 as a home for its new works activities and to provide a much-needed resource
for the local theatre community. At the Calderwood Pavilion, the Huntington provides
first-class facilities and audience services at significantly subsidized rates to dozens of
organizations each year, including some of Boston’s most exciting small and mid-sized
theatre companies.
The Huntington was founded in 1982 by Boston University due to the vision and
leadership of President John Silber and Vice President Gerald Gross and was separately
incorporated as an independent non-profit in 1986. Its two prior artistic leaders were
Peter Altman (1982 – 2000) and Nicholas Martin (2000 – 2008). In the past 34 years,
the Huntington has played to an audience of 3.5 million, presented over 200 plays (16
of which went on to Broadway or Off Broadway), and served over 450,000 students,
community members, and organizations.
WE THANK THE FOLLOWING HUNTINGTON FRIENDS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF
THE WHO & THE WHAT
JILL & MITCH ROBERTS
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
ELOISE & ART HODGES JANE & FRED JAMIESON
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS
ANN MERRIFIELD & WAYNE DAVIS
OPENING NIGHT SPONSORS
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HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY TRUSTEES & OVERSEERS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
David R. Epstein
Chairman
Sharon Malt
President
Carol B. Langer Treasurer
Sherryl Cohen
Clerk
Carole Alkins
David Altshuler
Neal Balkowitsch
Michael Brown
John Cini
Gerard H. Cohen
John Cohen
Carol G. Deane
James J. Dillon
Betsy Banks Epstein
Peter Fiedler
William Finard
David Firestone
John Frishkopf
Ann T. Hall
Thomas Hamilton III
Cassandra Hyland Henderson
Arthur C. Hodges
Frederick Jamieson
Nada Despotovich Kane
Michelle Karol
David Leathers
William P. McQuillan
Ann Merrifield
Sandra Moose
Anne M. Morgan
Cokie Perry
James Petosa
Bryan Rafanelli
Mitchell J. Roberts
Joseph V. Roller II
Robert H. Scott
John D. Spooner
Wendell Taylor
Linda H. Thomas
Linda Waintrup
J. David Wimberly
Veronica Wiseman
Mary Wolfson
Fancy Zilberfarb
Warren R. Radtke
Trustee Emeritus
COUNCIL OF OVERSEERS
John Cohen
Tania Phillips
Co-Chairs
Nancy S. Adams
Kitty Ames
Nancy Brickley
Jim Burns
Suzanne Chapman
J. William Codinha
Bette Cohen
Tenney Cover
Elizabeth Cregger
Catherine Creighton
Eilene Davidson
JoAnne W. Dickinson
Susan Ellerin
Deborah First
Anne H. Fitzpatrick
Maria Farley Gerrity
Paul Greenfield
Janice Hunt
Alan S. Johnson
Katherine Jones
Linda Kanner
Christopher Kimball
Victoria Knox
Loren Kovalcik
Sherry Lang
Joie Lemaitre
Debbie Lewis
Tracie Longman
Nancy Lukitsh
Rumena Manolova-Senchak
Charles Marz
Noel McCoy
Thalia Meehan
Daniel A. Mullin
Gail Roberts
Stephen M. Trehu
Juliet Schnell Turner
Tracey A. West
Caleb White
John Taylor Williams
Bertie Woeltz
Christopher R. Yens
Linda Zug
as of March 10, 2017
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THE HUNTINGTON CIRCLE
The Huntington Circle recognizes our leadership donors to the Huntington Annual Fund and offers
members a range of special benefits. We are grateful to the members of the Huntington Circle and
the other donors listed below whose generous Annual Fund gifts support our artistic programs,
as well as our award-winning youth, education, and community initiatives. For information or to
become a Huntington Circle member, please call Meg White, Director of Major Gifts, at 617 273 1596.
Lead Producers Circle
($100,000+)
Sherryl and Gerard Cohen
Carol G. Deane
Betsy and David Epstein
Eilene Davidson Grayken
Albert W. Merck
1997 Family Trust
Nancy and Edward Roberts
Mr. J. David Wimberly
Executive Producers Circle
($50,000-$99,999)
Dr. John and Bette Cohen
Gardner C. Hendrie and
Karen Johansen
Carol B. Langer
Sharon and Brad Malt
Jane and Neil Pappalardo
Mitchell and Jill Roberts
Linda and Daniel Waintrup
1 anonymous gift
Artistic Producers Circle
($25,000-$49,999)
Arthur C. and Eloise W.
Hodges
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Jane and Fred Jamieson
Susan and David Leathers
Wayne Davis and
Ann Merrifield
John D. Spooner
Faith and Joseph Tiberio Charitable Foundation
Howard and Veronica Wiseman
Linda and Brooks Zug
Anonymous, celebrating the Huntington’s President Sharon Malt and
Chairman David Epstein
Associate Producers Circle
($15,000-$24,999)
Stephen Chapman
Denise and William Finard
Nicki Nichols Gamble
Tom and Nancy Hamilton
Cassandra Hyland Henderson
Rita J. and Stanley
H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc./
Susan B. Kaplan and Nancy and Mark Belsky
Adrienne Kimball
Bill and Linda McQuillan
Sandra Moose and Eric Birch
Ms. Anne M. Morgan
Cokie and Lee Perry
Dr. Paul S. Russell
Mary Wolfson
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Directors Circle
($10,000-$14,999)
Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson
Dr. and Mrs. Reinier Beeuwkes
Fay Chandler‡
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Counts
Jim Dillon and Stone Wiske
Linda L. D’Onofrio
Karen and David Firestone
John Frishkopf
Karen and Gary Gregg
Julie and Jordan Hitch
Joyce Huber and Randall Ellis
Elizabeth and Woody Ives
Nada Despotovich Kane
Marjie and Robert Kargman
Loren B. Kovalcik/
IntePros Consulting
Joie Lemaitre
Alan and Harriet Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. David Long
Tracie L. Longman and
Chaitanya Kanojia
Paula and Bill O’Keeffe
Jeffrey Dover and
Tania Phillips
Jan and Joe Roller
Robert M. Rosenberg, in honor of Mary Wolfson
Estate of Marie Rotti‡
Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Linda H. Thomas
1 anonymous gift
Playwrights Circle
($5,000-$9,999)
Alice and Walter Abrams
Nancy Adams and
John Burgess
Charles and Kathleen Ames
Marianne Baldwin and
Eva Marie Mancuso
Camilla Bennett
Carolyn Birmingham
Amy and Joshua Boger
Susan and Michael Brown
Jim Burns
Katie and Paul Buttenwieser
Suzanne Chapman
Brant Cheikes and
Janine Papesh
John Cini and Star Lancaster
J. William Codinha and Carolyn Thayer Ross
Betsy and David Cregger
Laura and Neil Cronin
Amey A. Defriez
Margaret Eagle and
Eliezer Rappaport
Jennifer Eckert and
Richard D’Amore
Robert Fine and
Matthew Fine
Mr. and Mrs. William Fink
Debbie and Bob First, in memory of Susan Spooner
Donald Fulton
Ann and John Hall
Scottie Held
Ned Murphy and
Ann-Ellen Hornidge
Alan Johnson
Seth and Mary Kaufman
Vicki and Northrup Knox
Christine Kondoleon and
Frederic Wittmann
David A. Kronman
Cecile and Fraser Lemley
John and Jean Lippincott
Nancy Lukitsh
The Mancuso Family
Marion Martin, in memory
of Travis John Martin
Sharon Miller
Daniel A. Mullin
Dr. and Mrs.
John William Poduska, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rawson
Sally C. Reid and John D. Sigel
Gail Roberts
Darin S. Samaraweera
Marilyn and Jay Sarles
Coralie Berg and
Steve Schwartz
M.H. Sirvetz
Ellie Svenson and
Mark Klempner
Wendell Taylor
Jean C. Tempel
John Travis
Drs. Beth and Stephen M. Trehu
Juliet Schnell Turner
Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner
Elizabeth and Caleb White
Ike Williams
Bertie and Anthony Woeltz
Justin and Genevieve Wyner
Christopher R. Yens and
Temple Gill
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Zilberfarb
1 anonymous gift
Designers Circle
($2,500-$4,999)
Michael Barza and
Judith Robinson
Bruce and Denise Bauman
Patricia Bellinger and
Richard Balzer
Nancy and Richard Brickley
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Kevin and Virginia Byrne
Betsy Cabot
Suzanne and Bert Capone
Nancy Ciaranello
McLane and Tenney Cover
Catherine and Peter Creighton
Charles and JoAnne Dickinson
Ellen and Kevin Donoghue
Virginia Drachman and Douglas Jones
Susan Ellerin
Winifred Ewing
Anne H. Fitzpatrick
Newell Flather
Maria and Daniel Gerrity
Thomas and Joanne Gill
Mark E. Glasser and
Frank G. McWeeny
Paul Greenfield and
Sandy Steele
Betsy and David Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
T. Hibbard, in honor of David Wimberly
Estate of Carmela M. Hilbert‡
Prof. and Mrs. Morton
Z. Hoffman
Linda and Steven Kanner
Mary S. and Duncan Kennedy
Richard and Dorothy Koerner
Susan and David Kohen
Alvin and Barbara Krakow
Ted and Ann Kurland
Sherry Lang
Drs. Lynne and Sidney Levitsky
Deborah Lewis and
Robert Grinberg
Joseph Machera
Charles Marz
Jack Fabiano and Noel McCoy
Thalia Meehan and
Rev. Gretchen Grimshaw
Amy Merrill
Charles Merrill and
Julie Boudreaux
Jonette Nagai and
Stephen O’Brien
Jerry Nelson
Coleen and David Pantalone
Jackie and Bob Pascucci
Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Powell
Deborah and S. Caesar Raboy
Victoria and John Rizzi
Mr. and Mrs. Owen W. Robbins
Rumena and Alexander
Senchak
Vivian and Lionel Spiro
Bruce and Emily Stangle
Estate of Demetre J. Steffon‡
Helen and Jack Stewart
Beth and Michael Stonebraker
Joanna and Nigel Travis
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tritman
Pamela Tucker and
George Pettee
Mindee Wasserman
Norman Weeks
Sally and Richard Zeckhauser
Actors Circle
($1,500-$2,499)
James Alexander and
Thomas Stocker
Carole and Leonard Alkins
Dr. Ronald Arky
Liliana and Hillel Bachrach
Steven M. Bauer
Deborah L. Benson and
Frederic J. Marx
Jeff and Jody Black
Joseph L. Bower and
Elizabeth Potter
Kenneth Brown
Dominic Cioffoletti and
Christopher Scinto
Rosalie Florence Cohen
Ken and Ginny Colburn
Dennis Condon and
Robert Cummings
David Dalena and
Brian Patton
Lynn and Bruce Dayton
Dean K. Denniston, Jr.
Tim and Linda Diering
Richard Donoho
Jonathan Dyer and
Thomas Foran
Stephen Elman and
Joanne D’Alcomo
Jerome and Vivien Facher
Barbara and Larry Farrer
Donna and Harley Frank,
in honor of Jill &
Mitch Roberts
Sharon and Irving Gates
Norman and Madeleine Gaut
Eric P. Geller and Cathy Thorn
Drs. Laura Green and
David Golan
Mary Beth and Chris Gordon
Peter and Jacqueline Gordon
Phil Gormley and Erica Bisguier
Garth and Lindsay Greimann
Katherine Haltom
Jay and Donna Hanflig
H. Patricia Hanna
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hartmann
Barbara Hirshfield and
Cary Coen, in honor of Sherry and Gerry Cohen
Bob Hiss and Mary Riffe Hiss
Janice and Roger Hunt
Margaret Jackson and
Peter Harrington
Leonard W. Johnson, in memory of Virginia Wimberly
Holly and Bruce Johnstone
Jill and Stephen Karp
Paul and Elizabeth Kastner
John and Marilyn Keane
Susan Kirk
Paul and Tracy Klein
Louise Kwan
Barrie Landry
Jon Levy
Ann D. Macomber
Stuart and Yvonne Madnick
Mahmood Malihi
Shelley and Brad Marcus
Mike and Mary McConnell
Louise and Sandy McGinnes
Sarah M. McGinty
Neal and Lynne Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, in memory of Virginia Wimberly
Bill and Ginny Mullin
Bob and Alison Murchison
Joy Pak and David Deutsch
Susan Pak
Dr. Susan E. Bennett and
Dr. Gerald Pier
Meredith and Bob Pitts
Steven J. Ralston and William Robert Hair
Lynn and John Reichenbach
Christine and David Root
Diane Rosenberg
Susan and Geoffrey Rowley
Irvine and Louise Rusk
Richard Powers and Stephen Schram
Jane E. Shattuck
The Spector Family
John H. Straus and
Liza Ketchum
Lise and Myles Striar
Lisbeth Tarlow and
Stephen Kay
Ben and Kate Taylor
Kenneth R. Traub and Pamela K. Cohen
P.T. Withington
Jerold and Abbe Beth Young
3 anonymous gifts
s Member of The Hunt, the
Huntington’s young donor
program
‡ Deceased
This list reflects gifts received
during the 14 months prior to
March 10, 2017.
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Salant • Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sapers • Susan Schiro and Peter Manus, in honor of Carol Deane • Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Sherbrooke • Hope and Adam Suttin • Jared Tausig, in honor of David Wimberly • David
Parker and Janet Tiampo • Mary Verhage • Sumer and Kiran Verma • Kenneth Virgile and Helene Mayer
• Robert C. Volante • Norman Weeks • Dr. Ronald Weinger • Wendling Charitable Fund • Dr. Elaine Woo
• 4 anonymous gifts
Featured Role ($500-$749)
Elizabeth Aragaos • Molly and John Beard • Richard R. Beaty • Kathleen Beckman • Danielle Belanger
and Robert Sparkes • Howard H. Bengele • Jonas Berman • William Bloor • Stephen and Traudy Bradley
• Frank B. Mead • Jeremiah J. Bresnahan • Pam and Lee Bromberg • Mrs. Barbara Buntrock-Schuerch •
Thomas Burger and Andree Robert • Diane Burns • Robert Capliss • Carol Chandler • John Clippinger
• Connie Coburn and James Houghton • Herbert Stuart Cohen • Alison Conant and Richard Frank •
Stephen Conner • Beth and Linzee Coolidge • Anne Crowley • Lloyd and Gene Dahmen • Dammann
Boston Fund • Josh and Jennifer Davis • Marguerite Davoren • Terry O. Decima • Judy DeFilippo •
Richard J. Diamond, in honor of David Wimberly • Peter and Jan Eschauzier • Sara and James Feldman •
Pierre Fleurant • Hilary and Chris Gabrieli • Edward Glazer • Rimma Gluzman • Deborah Goddard • Irene
and Stephen Grolnic • Steven and Barbara Grossman and David Grossman • Gail and Jan Hardenbergh
• Eunice Harps • Terry Rockefeller and William Harris • John and Holliday Heine • Dr. Galen Henderson
and Dr. Vanessa Britto • Rosalind and Herbert Hill • Andrew Himmelblau • Sherry Jacobs • Ernest and
Madeline Jacquet • Peter Jenney • Molly Johnston • Julia Karols • Nancy R. Karp • Jane Katims and
Daniel Perlman • Michael and Dona Kemp • Jill Kneerim • John and Sharon Koch • Yuriko Kuwabara and
Walter Dzik • Anne LaCourt • Stewart and Rhonda Lassner • Jenny and Jay Leopold • Mark H. Lippolt
• Babette and Peter Loring • Priscilla Krey Loring • James D. Maupin • Mary McFadden • Daniel and
Annette McIntyre • Joseph Misdraji • Harry and Ruth Montague • Mark Nelke • Mary Owens • Constance
Page • Marianne Pasts • Mr. and Mrs. Murray Preisler • Suzanne Priebatsch • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quitt •
Edith Rea • Katharine and William Reardon • Charles Reed and Ann Jacobs • Sharon and Howard Rich
• Margaret Ridge • Lily and Gerald Riffelmacher • Jean and Richard Roberts • Sue Robinson • Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Rotenberg • Robert and Pauline Rothenberg • Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld and Magi McKinnies •
Kathleen and William Rousseau • Rohini Sakhuja • Susan Pioli and Martin Samuels • Diane and Richard
Schmalensee • William Schutten • Gilda Slifka • Mark Smith and John O’Keefe • Renai Stalzle • Nancy
and Edward Stavis • Lee Steele • Bob and Dorothy Stuart • Darline Lewis and Marshall Sugarman • Dr.
and Mrs. Raymond Walther • Scott and Brenda Warner • Mrs. Lewis R. Weintraub • Constance V. R.
White • Karolye White • Clark Wright and Lisa Goldthwait Wright • 9 anonymous gifts
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FRIENDS OF THE HUNTINGTON (continued)
Supporting Role ($250-$499)
Marilyn and Bill Adams • Robert Allen • Nancy Ammerman • Michael Ansara • Tammy Arcuri •
Tom Austin • Jeannine M. Ayotte • Robert Banker • Michelle Barbera, in honor of Theodore Barbera
• Barbershop Deluxe • Emily Barclay and John Hawes • Robin Barnes and David Bor • Beth Barrett •
Elizabeth Barrett • David Barry • Auli and Ken Batts • Caitlin Bearce • Mr. and Mrs. Milton Berglund •
Martin S. Berman and Mary Ann Jasienowski • Jerry M. Bernhard • Christina and Ky Bertolis • Gregory
Bialecki and Mary Herlihy • Robert Bienkowski • Clinton Blackburns • Donald and Ellen Bloch •
Drs. Brian and Rachel Bloom • Scott Chisholm and Afshan Bokhari • Sandy Bornstein • Richard and
Dorothy Botnick • Payne/Bouchier Inc. • Jonathan Golding and Sally Bradley-Golding • Eric and Sandra
Brenman • S. Britt • Barry Brown and Ellen Shapiro • Teresa Brown • Ruth Budd and John Ehrenfeld
• Allan and Rhea Bufferd • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Burnes • Eric Butlers • Bismarck and Ingrid Cadet
• Missage Cadet, M.D. • Judith Carmany • Charles R. Carr • Carrig Kitchens LLC • Elyse D. Cherry •
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cheston, Jr. • Mary E. Chin • Maria Church • Andrea and Jon Clardy • Grace
D. Clark • Valerie Cloutier • Priscilla Cogan • Arlene Cohen • Steven Coleman and Christine Tunstall •
Sarah Columbia • Janet L. Comey • Jaden Crawford • German Crisostomo • Don and Sandy Crocker
• Julie Crockford and Sheridan Haines • James F. Crowley • Zoltan and Cristina Csimma • Paul Curtis
• Sue Dahlie • Marla Daniels • Fred Davis • Karen Davis and Randy Block • Bill and Kay DeFord • Ray
and Debra De Rise • Charlotte Delaney and Steve Pattyson • Sara Delano • David Delany • Suzanne
DelVecchio • Jane and Stephen Deutsch • George Dhionis • Reed Dickinson • Beatrice and William
Dole • Soroor Dowlati • Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Downey • Owen Doyle • David and Eleanor Drachman •
Mary Ann Driscoll • Grace Durrani • Dunch Arts, LLC • Harriett M. Eckstein • Mr. Glenn Edelson • Gordon
Edes • Dr. Rachela Elias and Gedalia Pasternak • Diane F. Engel • Andrew Eschtruth and Elana Varon •
Jose Estabil • Maggi Farrell • Fidler Family • Dr. Charles Fine • Gail Flatto • Dr. and Mrs. Richard Floyd
• Mr. and Mrs. Martin Flusberg • Judy Foster • Patricia A. Fraser, M.D., in memory of Ivy Markes Fraser
• Michael and Leslie Gaffin • Tony and Melissa Gallo • Kathryn M. Gallucci • Judith L. Ganz • Gisele
Garraway • Clifford Garnett • William Gault • Vincent Genest • Jack and Maureen Ghublikian • Ronald
Goldstein • Michael and Sophie Gordon • David Govonlus • Amelia and William Graham • Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert P. Gray • Suzanne Greenberg • Theodore and Sally Hansen • Patricia Hardyman and Charles H.
Jones • Judith Harris • Alice H. Haveles • Alfio Hernandez • Erin Higgins • Jim Hoben • Wanda Holland
Greene, in honor of Ken Berman • Mark and Cindy Holthouse • Ken Horn • Bruce Howlett • Maggie HuffRousselle • Mrs. Donald Hunsicker • Amal Hussein • Robert Hutchison, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Israel
• Maggie Jacksons • Roland Jacobson • Ali Jadbabaie and Nikroo Hashemi • Peter and Adrienne Jaffe
• Peter K. Jenkins • Norman W. Johnson • Peter Jones • Jess and Aran Kadar • John Quackenbush and
Mary Kalamaras • Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kalowski • Sondra Katz and Jess Klarnet • Amelia and Joshua
Katzen • Rob and Mary Keane-Hazzard • Jim Keefe and family • Paul Kelly • Judy and Dan Kennedy, in
honor of Stephen Sondheim • Gail King and Christopher Condon • Nancy F. Korman • Gail and Dr. Marcel
Korn • Mrs. Charlotte Krentzel • Joan Kuhn • George Langer • Carol Lazarus • Dr. and Mrs. Lucian Leape
• Stacey and David Lee • Naomi Leeper • Richard and Kathleen Leitermann • Timothy Leland and Julie
Hatfield • Laurel C. Lhowe • Ms. Susan Lincoln • Virginia Litle • Lida and Francis Lloyd • Jim and Allie
Loehlin • Dennis and Nancy Lynch • Peter and Yvette Madany • Amy and Bill Marshall • Kathy Martin
• Dr. Rosemary Mazanet • Michael and Barbra Ann McCahill • Kevin McCarthy • Terri-Lynn McCormick
• Hope and Shaw McDermott • Lindsay McNair • Lynne Menichetti • Forrest and Sara Milder • Michael
Miller • Mrs. Fermo A. Bianchi • Lacie and Michael Milton • Saro and Elizabeth Minassian • Gale Minot
• Dorian Mintzer and David Feingold • Paula Monbouquette and Kevin McElroy • Gloria and Deborah
Monosson • John W. Moore • Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Moynihan • The Munzer Family • Eileen Murray •
Bob Muti, in memory of James Robinson • Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Newbury, Jr. • Mary Norato-Indeglia
• Tom Norris • Thomas Novak • Richard Belin and Rosanne O’Brien • Kathryn O’Connell • Nancy and
Charles Oddleifson • Roy and Kathleen Olesky • James Orleans and Nancy Walker • RADM and Mrs. J.
Clarke Orzalli • William Panaros • Edith Parekh, in honor of Anissa Parekh • Robert and Beverly Parke
• Marian Pasquale • Ellen C. Perrin • Ted and Josie Petersen • Martha and Joel Pierce • Stephen Pike •
Joan Pilsmaker • Russell Pollock • James and Jeanette Post • James Poterba and Nancy Rose • Allison
Powersa • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Proulx • Kathleen Quillard, in honor of Kara Amelia Quillard’s acting
30 THE WHO & THE WHAT
FRIENDS OF THE HUNTINGTON (continued)
career • Helene M. Quinn and Tony Kanopt • Kerry Mulligan Railey • Jodi Rand • Robert Raymond •
Gretchen Reilly • Mary Rench, in honor of David Wimberly • Helen Robertson • Patricia Robinson •
Barbara Roby • Daniel P. Romard • Anne Romney • Mathilde and Robert Ross • Susan Rothenberg •
Farley Sullivan and Jeff Roy • Phyllis and Sam Rubinovitz • Debra Ruder • Sue and Terry Rushfirth •
Vinod and Gaile Sahney • Dr. Lucienne Sanchez • Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Sandler • Robert and Susan
Schechter • Molly Schen • Kim and Eric Schultz • Ivy and Fran Scricco • Irene Sege • Mark Seliber •
Jim A. Sersich • Michael Seward • Karen J. Shack • Tom Shapiro and Emily Kline • Elisabeth Shields •
James Shields and Gayle Merling • David W. Shukra and Clifford S. Wunderlich • James Shuman • Omar
Siddiqi • David Siegel • Judith and Edward Siegel • Ellen L. Simons • Donald S. Sisson • Peter L. Smith
and Donna J. Coletti • Rachel Smith • Edward Sonn • Paula and Joseph Spound • Renai Stalzle • Naomi
Stearns, in honor of Bill & Dee Finard • Candace Steingisser • Gail Steketee and Brian McCorkle • Laurin
Stoler • Jennifer Stone and Robert Waldinger • Glenn and Katherine Strehle • Dr. and Mrs. Herman D.
Suit • David Swartz and Lisa Fitzgerald • Richard A. Sweeney • Jane Talcott • Margaret M. Talcott and L.
Scott Scharer • Patrick Tally • Jacob Taylor and Jean Park • Nancy Temple • M.K. Terrell • Janet Testa •
Judy Thomson • Patricia Tibbetts • Edwin and Joan Tiffany • Dawn Tucker • Judith Tucker • Mr. and Mrs.
Mario Umana • Rosamond B. Vaule • Pat and Steve Vinter • Daniel Wakabayashi • Jennifer Stone and
Robert Waldinger • Rabbi and Mrs. Frank Waldorf • Susan Weiler • Scott Weiss • David White • Nancy
White • Leslie Wilcox • Richard and Frances Winneg • Pamela Wood and Bruce Kirch • Janis Woodman,
in honor of Christopher Woodman • Alfred Woodworth • Amy and Robert Worth • David C. Wright • Mr.
and Mrs. John Wyman • Richard Yule, in memory of Helen Yule • Robert E. Zaret • Lorena and Robert
Zeller • 15 anonymous gifts
This list reflects gifts received during the 14 months prior to March 10, 2017.
s Member of The Hunt, the Huntington’s young donor program
‡ Deceased
HELP US MAKE THE MATCH!
Your Annual Fund gift provides critical
funding that helps the Huntington create the
world-class theatre you love.
PAUL MAROTTA
All new and increased Annual Fund gifts
up to $350,000 will be matched by
our generous board.
The cast of Sunday in the Park with George
huntingtontheatre.org/donate
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY31
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT DONORS
The Huntington Theatre Company is grateful to receive support from a wide range of
corporations, foundations, and government agencies that support the Huntington’s annual
operations, as well as our award-winning productions and education and community programs.
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Diana Jacobs-Komisar,
Institutional Giving Manager, at 617 273 1514 or [email protected].
Grand Patron
Boston University
Lead Producers Circle
($100,000+)
The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation
The Barr Foundation
Klarman Family Foundation
with the Barr-Klarman
Arts Capacity
Building Initiative
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Executive Producers Circle
($50,000-$99,999)
Bank of America*
Liberty Mutual Insurance*
Mabel Louise
Riley Foundation*
Massachusetts Cultural Council*
Theatre Communications
Group*
Artistic Producers Circle
($25,000-$49,999)
The Boston Foundation*
Hershey Family Foundation
National Endowment
for the Arts
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Associate Producers Circle
($15,000-$24,999)
BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors*
Kingsbury Road
Charitable Foundation*
Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
MEDITECH
Schrafft Charitable Trust*
Directors Circle ($10,000-$14,999)
Alfred E. Chase
Charitable Foundation*
Eaton Vance
Investment Counsel
Lucy R. Sprague
Memorial Fund*
The Tiny Tiger Foundation*
Playwrights Circle
($5,000-$9,999)
Cue Ball Group
Goodwin Procter LLP
Nixon Peabody
Nutter McLennen & Fish
Proskauer Rose LLP
Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation
Rodgers Family Foundation
Ropes & Gray LLP
TJX*
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Worldwide
WilmerHale
Designers Circle ($2,500-$4,999)
Boston Cultural Council
Cambridge Savings Bank*
Cambridge Trust Company
Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust
Danversbank Charitable Foundation and
People’s United Bank*
Roy A. Hunt Foundation*
Actors Circle ($1,500-$2,499)
AAFCPAs
Staples Foundation*
Surdna Foundation
* Education and community
programs donor
** Includes in-kind support
THE HUNTINGTON LEGACY SOCIETY
BUILDING A LEGACY OF GREAT THEATRE — The Huntington Legacy Society
recognizes those who play a lasting role in securing the Huntington’s strong,
successful future beyond their lifetime by making a bequest or other planned gift.
We are grateful to these members of the Huntington Legacy Society:
Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson
Howard H. Bengele
Suzanne Chapman
Brant A. Cheikes
Sherryl and Gerard Cohen
Carol G. Deane
Susan Ellerin
Arthur C. and Eloise W. Hodges
Jane and Fred Jamieson
Mary Ellen Kiddle
Carol B. Langer
Joie Lemaitre
Sharon and Brad Malt
Bill and Linda McQuillan
Mary C. O’Donnell
Steve Stelovich
Robert C. Volante
Linda and Daniel Waintrup
Margaret J. White
J. David Wimberly
Veronica and Howard Wiseman
Justin and Genevieve Wyner
1 anonymous
THE HUNTINGTON
LEGACY SOCIETY
BUILDING A LEGACY
OF GREAT THEATRE
“Our participation is not only a legacy
we leave for the Huntington, it’s a legacy
we leave our family as well. We want
them to think about the mark they will
leave on society and culture.”
— SHARON & BRAD MALT
If you have already included the Huntington as part of your will or estate
plans, or if you wish to discuss how you can participate, please contact
Celina Valadao, Major Gifts Officer, at 617 273 1536 or
[email protected].
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CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BCA • GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact Information
for the Huntington Theatre Company
The Huntington Theatre Company performs in
three beautiful theatres in two dynamic Boston
neighborhoods. The 890-seat Boston University Theatre
is on the Avenue of the Arts (264 Huntington Avenue),
diagonally across from Symphony Hall. The 370-seat
Virginia Wimberly Theatre and 250-seat Roberts Studio
Theatre are part of the Calderwood Pavilion in the
historic South End, on the campus of the Boston Center
for the Arts (527 Tremont Street).
Website: huntingtontheatre.org
Box Office: 617 266 0800
Box Office fax: 617 421 9674
Administrative office: 617 266 7900
Administrative office fax: 617 353 8300
Calderwood Theatre Lost and Found: 617 933 8608
BU Theatre Lost and Found: 617 266 1666
Box Office Hours
The Box Office is generally open Tuesday-Saturday,
noon-curtain (or 6pm); Sunday, noon-curtain (or 4pm).
Hours change weekly. For the most up-to-date hours,
please visit huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office
at 617 266 0800.
Huntington Group Discounts
Discounts available for groups of 10 or more, plus
groups have access to backstage tours, talks with artists,
and space for receptions. Contact Jon Slater for more
information at 617 273 1657 or
[email protected].
Refreshments
Snacks, wine, beer, soft drinks, and coffee are available
before opening curtain and during intermission in the
main lobby. Food is not permitted inside the theatre.
Drinks purchased at concessions are permitted inside
the theatre.
Babes in Arms
Children under the age of five are not permitted in the
theatre.
Cameras
The use of all cameras and recording devices, including
cell phone cameras, in the theatre is
strictly prohibited.
Pagers and Cellular Phones
Please silence all watches, pagers, and cell phones during
the performance.
Wheelchair Accessibility
The Calderwood Pavilion is fully accessible,
and can accommodate
both wheelchair and companion
seating in the orchestra and mezzanine
sections. Please notify us when you
purchase your tickets if wheelchair
accommodations will be required and confirm
arrangements with the House Manager at 617 933 8672.
Hearing Enhancement
The Calderwood Pavilion is equipped with an
FM hearing enhancement system. Wireless
headphones are available free of charge at
the coat check in the main lobby for your use
during a performance.
Public Transportation
We encourage patrons to use public transportation
to the Calderwood Pavilion whenever possible. The
Pavilion is located near the MBTA Green Line Copley
and Arlington Stations; Orange Line and Commuter Rail
Back Bay Station; and the Tremont Street & Union Park
stop on the #43 Bus which travels between Park Street
and Ruggles Station. For more information, please visit
huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office.
Parking near the Calderwood Pavilion
Parking is available at the Atelier 505 Parking Garage
located next to the Calderwood Pavilion at 505 Tremont
Street (entrance on Warren Avenue), the Garage @ 100
Clarendon Street, and other nearby locations. For more
information about parking, please visit huntingtontheatre.
org or call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.
Please note that these parking options are
independently owned and operated, and are
not affiliated with the Huntington or the
Calderwood Pavilion.
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Restrooms
Located in the main lobby and mezzanine lobby.
All restrooms are wheelchair-accessible.
Coat Check
Located in the main lobby.
If You Arrive Late
In consideration of our actors and other audience
members, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of
the management.
If Your Plans Change
We hate to see empty seats when so many of our
performances sell out. Please consider donating any
tickets you can’t use. For more information please call
the Box Office at 617 266 0800.
Large Print Programs
Large print programs are free of charge and are available
at the coat check.
CALDERWOOD
PAVILION
EMERGENCY
EVACUATION
MAP
Hall A
Wimberly Theatre
In addition to the
lobby exits through
which you entered,
there are emergency
exits highlighted
on this map.
2nd floor
WARREN AVENUE
= EXIT SIGN
TREMONT STREET
Stage
Roberts Studio Theatre
= EGRESS
TREMONT STREET
WARREN AVENUE
Deane
Rehearsal Hall
Wimberly Theatre
1st floor
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For ticket information, visit
BostonTheatreScene.com
by Caridad
Svich
Boston University College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Ave, Boston
BostonTheatreScene.com
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY35
STAFF
Peter DuBois
Michael Maso
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager................................................Sondra R. Katz
Associate General Manager.........................Conwell Worthington III
Company Manager.......................................................... Jazzmin Bonner
Assistant Company Manager.........................................Meagan Garcia
Assistant to the Managing Director........................ Gabrielle Jaques
Management Assistant..........................................................Annie Walsh
MARKETING
Director of Marketing.............................................. Temple Gill
Associate Director of Marketing...................... Meredith Mastroianni
Communications Manager.................................................Desiree Barry
Tessitura Analytics Manager........................................... Derrick Martin
Digital Content Manager............................................Carolyn MacLeod
Promotions & Community Coordinator.......................... James Boyd
Community Membership
Coordinator....................................................Candelaria Silva-Collins
Creative Services Coordinator.................................................Dan Pecci
Marketing Associate................................................................ Katie Iafolla
Marketing Apprentice..............................................................Leah Reber
Marketing Interns....................................Natalie Gaber, Kaya Williams
Norma Jean Calderwood
Artistic Director
Finance
Director of Financial Management................. Glenda Fishman
Accounting Manager.............................................................. June Zaidan
Accounting Coordinator.................................................Laura Casavant
Accountants....................................Alexander, Aronson, Finning, CPA
Human Resources
Director of Human Resources........................ Peggy J. Novello
Human Resources Coordinator.................................... Michael Comey
Payroll and Reporting Specialist...................................April Swiniuch
Administrative Support Assistant................. Kendrick Terrell Evans
Information Technology
IT Director.....................................................................................Scott Poole
Helpdesk Specialist................................................................Jevon Foster
ARTISTIC
Producing Director.......................................Christopher Wigle
Director of New Work.............................................................Lisa Timmel
Associate Producer..........................................................M. Bevin O’Gara
Artistic Programs & Dramaturgy............................Charles Haugland
Assistant to the Artistic Director............................ Stephanie LeBolt
Playwright-In-Residence..................................................Melinda Lopez
Literary Apprentice...........................................................Sarah Schnebly
Producing Apprentice.........................................................Justin Samoy
Huntington Playwriting Fellows.......................................... Mia Chung,
Thom Dunn, John J King, Sam Marks,
Nina Louise Morrison, Deborah Salem Smith
BU Graduate Directors................................Zohar Fuller, Kelly Galvin,
Adam Kassim, Jeremy Ohringer,
Stephen Pick, Jillian Robertson
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Annual Giving &
Development Operations......................................... Joy Pak
Director of Major Gifts................................................Margaret J. White
Major Gifts Officer..............................................................Celina Valadao
Special Events Manager......................................................Kirsten Doyle
Institutional Giving Manager...........................Diana Jacobs-Komisar
Annual Fund & Research Coordinator........................Annalise Baird
Development Database Coordinator...........................Lisa McColgan
Development Associate.....................................Elizabeth MacLachlan
Development Apprentice.................................................... Sam Buntich
Development Intern............................................................... Vicky Huang
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Director of Education......................................... Donna J. Glick
Manager of Education Operations...................................Meg O’Brien
Manager of Curriculum & Instruction..................... Alexandra Smith
Education Associate..............................................................Marisa Jones
Education Interns........................................................ Elizabeth Botelho,
Daniella Forero, Liam McParland
Teaching Artists........................... Kortney Adams, Pascale Florestal,
Naheem Garcia, Lydia Graeff,
Keith Mascoll, Allie Meek, Anneke Reich
36 THE WHO & THE WHAT
Managing Director
THEATRE OPERATIONS
Director of Theatre Operations.............................. Joey Riddle
BU Theatre
BU Theatre House Manager.............................................. Daniel Morris
Assistant House Managers...........................................Meg Ciabotti,
Brian Dudley, Annie Walsh
Front of House Staff................................................... Julie Cameron,
Michael Choueiri, Kendrick Terrell Evans,
Ariana Goldsworthy, Robin Goldberg, Dalton Gordon,
Sierra Grabowska, Zachary McPheeters,
Brianna Randolph, Ivy Ryan, Kathleen Sansone,
Geri Spanek, Madeline Wigon
Maintenance...................................................................Ronald Belmonte,
Kenneth Carter, Gary Santos
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
Associate Calderwood Pavilion Manager..........................Katie Most
Calderwood Pavilion House Manager...............................Katrina Alix
Calderwood Pavilion Management Assistant..................Gabe Hughes
House Electrician.........................................Mercedes Roman-Manson
House Sound Operator.................................................. Jesse McKenzie
House Carpenter.........................................................................Mike Hamer
Wardrobe Run................................................................Barbara Crowther
Calderwood Pavilion Apprentice............................Dalton Zogleman
Assistant House Managers............................ Paul Fox, Ksenia Lanin,
Matt Feldman, Maura Neff
Front of House Staff..............................................Natasha Bonfield,
Mia Buchsbaum, Robert Caplis,
Barbara Crowther, Talia Curtin, Linnea Donnelly,
Katie Flanagan, Madeleine Gibbons,
Ryan Impagliazzo, Terry McCarthy, Laura Meilman,
Maura Neff, Maegan Passafume, Tiniqua Patrick,
Nick Perron, Leah Reber, Sarah Schnebly,
Ciera-Sadé Wade, Dalton Zogleman
Custodians...............................................................................Jose Andrade
Security Coordinator...............................................................Greg Haugh
Subscription and Box Office
Audience Services Manager.....................................................Jon Slater
Assistant Audience Services Manager...........................Katie Catano
BU Theatre Box Office Coordinator......................... Victoria Swindle
Pavilion Box Office Coordinator...........................................Noah Ingle
Subscriptions Coordinator...................................................Amy Klesert
Box Office Associates..........................................Brittany Rae Bonnell,
Brenton Thurston
Full-Time Customer Service Reps.............................. Christine Lefter,
Tasha Matthews, Ellie Solomon, Nicole Williams
Customer Service Reps................................Victoria Barry, Nick Boonstra,
Meagan Garcia, Sue Dietlin, Taylor Granger,
Mary Olsen, Katelyn Reinert, Katie Sumi, Yurika Watanabe
STAFF (continued)
PRODUCTION
Production Manager....................................... Todd D. Williams
Associate Production Manager....................................... Bethany Ford
Stage Management Apprentice.........................................Billy Cowles
Graduate Assistant...............................................................Emily Vaughn
Scenery
Technical Director.................................................. Dan Ramirez
Associate Technical Director........................................ Adam Godbout
Assistant Technical Director..................................................Dan Oleksy
Master Carpenter....................................................................Larry Dersch
Scenery Mechanic...........................................................Jesse Washburn
Carpenters................................................................... Andrew Cancellieri,
Milosz Gassan, Christian Lambrecht, Nick Hernon
Carpenter/Scene Shop Assistant...........................Carolyn Daitch
Stage Carpenter.....................................................................Chris Largent
Scenery Apprentice..........................................................Grayson Basina
Properties
Properties Master.............................................Kristine Holmes
Assistant Properties Master.............................................Justin Seward
Properties Artisan.....................................................................Ian Thorsell
Properties Run................................................................Andrew DeShazo
Paints
Charge Scenic Artist............................................Kristin Krause
Assistant Charge Artist.........................................Romina Diaz-Brarda
Scenic Artist...........................................................................Chelsey Erskin
BU Certificate Interns..................................................Katherine Keaton,
Jaqueline Kempe, Lauren White
Costumes
Costume Director.............................................. Nancy Hamann
Assistant Costume Director................................. Virginia V. Emerson
Costume Design Assistant.....................................................Mary Lauve
Head Draper...........................................................................Anita Canzian
Costume Crafts Artisan/Dyer................Denise M. Wallace-Spriggs
First Hand............................................................................Rebecca Hylton
Wardrobe Coordinator.......................................................Christine Marr
Costume Intern..................................................................... Lauren Reuter
Electrics
Master Electrician........................................... Katherine Herzig
Assistant Master Electrician..................................................Alisa Hartle
Electrics Apprentice.......................................................... Paige Johnson
Sound
Sound Supervisor................................................. Ben Emerson
Sound Engineer.......................................................................... J. Jumbelic
Sound Apprentice.........................................................Terrence Dowdye
Graduate Assistants............................. Collin Barnum, Aubrey Dube
BU SCHOOL OF THEATRE PRODUCTION STAFF
Theatre Complex
Production Manager...................................... Johnny Kontogiannis
Senior Staff Assistant
Design & Production.....................................................Renee Yancey
Costume Shop Supervisor............................................ Karen Martakos
Additional Staff for The Who & the What
Vocal Coach.........................................................................Thom Jones
Dialect Coach.............................................................. Christine Hamel
Fight Consultant................................................................ Ted Hewlett
Assistant to the Director............................................Phaedra Scott
Production Assistant....................................................Jessica Halem
Original Music Performed by..........Neel Agrawal (Percussion),
Saraswathi Jones (Vocals, guitar, percussion),
Shahjehan Khan (Guitar, vocals),
Azhar PH (Bass), Ariel Rejman (Drums),
Jagdeep Singh (Guitar), Michael Dwan Singh
(Production, beats, synths, oud, tabla, sarangi)
Carpenter............................................................................. Gary Beisaw
Deck Run Crew......................................................................Katie Sumi
Properties Artisan.................................................... Jeffrey Petersen
Scenic Artist................................................................ Amanda Gimbel
Costume Design Assistant................................Kathryn Schondek
First Hands........................................... Katie Kenna, Sara Marhamo
Dresser............................................................................... Kat Shanahan
Assistant to the Lighting Designer...............................Brandi Pick
Electricians..........................................Kevin Barnett, Emily Bearce,
Shannon Clarke, Bridget Collins, Evey Connerty-Marin,
Kevin Fulton, Aaron Henry, Aja Jackson, Alex Kennedy,
Daryl Laurenza, Taylor Ness, David Orlando,
Gifford Williams, Ali Witten
Assistant to the Sound Designer....................................Nick Chen
Rehearsal ASL Interpreters.........................................Letitia Bynoe,
Nathan Fowler, Michael Herschberg,
Rachel Judelson, Kelly Muskopf,
Drew Pidkameny, Janine Sirignano,
Caity Snyder, Wendy Watson
The Huntington Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), an association of the nation’s leading resident professional
theatres; Theatre Communications Group, a national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre; StageSource, a regional alliance of
theatre
artists and producers; and ArtsBoston, the voice and resource for the arts in Greater Boston.
This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the union
of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
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ANNIE, Boch Center, The Wang Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 800982-2787. May 9–21. The world’s best-loved musical returns,
directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and
choreographed by Liza Gennaro. This brand-new incarnation
of the iconic original features such unforgettable songs as “It’s
the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But
You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”
BLUE MAN GROUP, Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St.,
800-BLUE-MAN. Ongoing. This giddily subversive offBroadway hit serves up outrageous and inventive theatre
where three muted, blue-painted performers spoof both
contemporary art and modern technology. Wry commentary
and bemusing antics are matched only by the ingenious ways
in which music and sound are created.
GIRLS NIGHT—THE MUSICAL, Boch Center, The Shubert
Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Apr 7. Share the fun
and laughter at this hilarious, feel-good musical comedy as
five girlfriends go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild
night of karaoke that includes such favorite tunes as “Lady
Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” “I
Will Survive” and many more.
HOW TO BE A ROCK CRITIC, Emerson/Paramount Center
Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, 559 Washington St., 617824-8400. May 11–21. Part Gonzo rock performance, part
mental breakdown—all thrillingly theatrical—this one-man
show uses the words of legendary rock critic Lester Bangs to
imagine a single night of his turbulent life.
THE ILLUSIONISTS—LIVE FROM BROADWAY, Boston Opera
House, 539 Washington St., 800-982-2787. Apr 4–9. This mindblowing spectacular showcases the jaw-dropping talents of the
most incredible illusionists on earth. This stage extravaganza has
shattered box office records across the globe and dazzled audiences of all ages with its powerful mix of the most outrageous
and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage.
THE KING AND I, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 800982-2787. Apr 11–23. Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic, winner of four Tony
Awards, tells the story of the relationship that develops between
the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher
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HARD KNOCK LIFE: A new produciton of Annie,
the beloved musical about everyone’s favorite redheaded orphan, comes to life on the Wang Theatre
stage May 9–21.
whom the modernist King, in the imperialistic world of the 1860s,
brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
RENT, Boch Center, The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St.,
866-348-9738. Apr 11–23. In this vibrant 20th anniversary
touring production, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer
Prize-winning reimagining of Puccini’s La Bohème once again
follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out.
17 BORDER CROSSINGS, Emerson/Paramount Center Jackie
Liebergott Black Box Theatre, 559 Washington St., 617-8248400. Apr 19–29. The history of passports, smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken into other countries and the peculiarities
of airline security—it’s all covered in this miraculous, one-man
saga that unpacks how the mundane details that govern global
travel become the actual journey.
SHEAR MADNESS, Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton St.,
617-426-5225. Ongoing. It’s a day like any other at the Shear
Madness salon, when suddenly the lady upstairs gets knocked
off. Whodunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with
the suspects to catch the killer in this wildly popular comedy.
LOCAL/REGIONAL THEATRE
BARBECUE, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617-5855678. Apr 7–May 7. The O’Mallery family gather in their local
park to share some barbecue and straight talk with their sister.
They are the kind of family that comes to an intervention armed
with a Taser, even though their own downward spirals rival hers.
But that’s only the beginning as familial and cultural stereotypes
are stripped away in this piercingly funny new play.
BARNUM, Moonbox Productions, Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527
Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Apr 8–30. This dazzling show traces
the career of P.T. Barnum, America’s greatest showman, from
1835 to 1881, the year he joined James A. Bailey to form “The
Greatest Show On Earth.” Over the objections of his wife Charity,
Barnum attempts to create a show in which the main attractions
are freaks of society, making sacrifices along the way in this tale
of hope, determinism and having the courage of your convictions.
BECKETT IN BRIEF, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company,
Sorenson Black Box, Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson
College, 231 Forest St., Wellesley, 866-811-4111. Apr 27–May
7. This presentaion of a trio of Beckett’s most autobiographical works—Rough for Radio II, The Old Tune and Krapp’s Last
Tape—explores universal questions of creativity, memory,
aging, sex, friendship and the proximity of death.
BOSTON THEATER MARATHON, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre,
Wimberly Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston
Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. May 14.
The 19th annual event features a 10-hour marathon of 50 new
10-minute plays by local authors, each produced by a different
New England professional theatre company.
CHARLOTTE’S WEB, Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The
Riverway, 617-879-2300. Apr 14–May 14. In this tale of
friendship and loyalty, based on the best-selling children’s
paperback of all time by beloved author E.B. White, Charlotte
the extraordinary spider works a miracle with her web to save
Wilbur the irresistible young pig.
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Bernstein’s Mass • April 7–9
Music and text by Leonard Bernstein, with
additional text and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
Directed by Neil Donohoe and Larry Sousa.
Music conducted by Eric Stern.
Spring Dance Concert:
Limitless • April 27–30
Masterworks by esteemed choreographers
Cunningham, Ronald K. Brown and Aszure
Barton, with a world premiere by Yury Yanowsky.
Tickets: 617-912-9222 or
bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events
DESIRE, Zeitgeist Stage Company, Plaza Theatre, Boston
Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Apr 28–
May 20. Plays by some of America’s most lauded playwrights
come together for a celebration of one of America’s greatest
wordsmiths. Adapted from Tennessee Williams’ short stories,
these unforgettable tales of love and innocence, isolation and
loss serve as a reminder that great stories have the power to
change lives.
THE DONKEY SHOW, American Repertory Theater, Oberon, 2
Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Ongoing. Bringing the
ultimate disco experience to Boston, this crazy circus of mirror
balls, feathered divas, roller skaters and hustle queens tells
the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through great ’70s
anthems you know by heart.
EVERY PIECE OF ME, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949
Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Apr 20–30. When Aine
returns home to Ireland to introduce her American fiancé to her
family, she finds her younger sister pregnant, her mother still
over-controlling and her father suffering from a bad heart. Her
departure might have been the cause, but some wounds never
heal in this play about guilt, mercy and the power of love.
EVERYMAN, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Chelsea Theatre
Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, 617-887-2336. Apr
7–May 6. In this centuries-old cornerstone of English drama
adapted by Carol Ann Duffy, Everyman is successful, popular
and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to
abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic
search to recruit a friend, or anyone, to speak in his defence.
But Death is close behind, and time is running out.
FAITHFUL CHEATERS, Trinity Repertory Company, The Dowling
Theater, 201 Washington St., Providence, R.I., 401-351-4242.
Apr 20–May 21. Poppy and Theo are always working. Neither
has time to pay attention to their marriage. Luckily, now there’s
a nose spray for fidelity! One dose daily and presto: enhances
Surprises and reversals abound in this
piercingly funny new play that turns
the American domestic comedy on its head!
April 7–May 7, 2017
Lyric Stage • Copley Square
617-585-5678 • lyricstage.com
Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by Michael Stewart
Book by Mark Bramble
April 8–30, 2017
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monogamy—or so Theo hopes. With the relationship on the
rocks, will a weekend vacation with Poppy’s meddling mothers,
hordes of mosquitos, vodka and a surprise guest go so wrong
it ultimately goes right?
GABRIEL, Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St., Stoneham, 781279-2200. Apr 27–May 14. During World War II in Guernsey,
U.K, 10-year-old Estelle and her family struggle to survive
the German occupation of their island and keep hidden the
Jewish identity of Estelle’s sister-in-law. When they discover
a mysterious naked man washed up on the shore who has no
memory of who he is and can find no way to determine if he is
a Nazi or an ally, the family must decide whether to shelter this
lost stranger or turn him over to the authorities.
THE GIFT HORSE, New Repertory Theatre, Charles Mosesian
Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts,
321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Apr 22–May 14.
This humorous and introspective Boston-area premiere follows
Ruth, a successful teacher and artist, whose quick and easy
wit masks a painful childhood. With the support of her best
friend Ernesto and therapist Brian she finally confronts her
tumultuous past in a play infused with nationally acclaimed
playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s distinctive voice.
HOMEBODY, Underground Railway Theater, Central Square
Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-811-4111.
Apr 20–May 7. Holding only an outdated guidebook of Kabul,
an eccentric and agoraphobic British housewife proclaims her
unconsummated passion for the world. She grapples with the
rich and turbulent history of Afghanistan, muses about living in
the Middle East and confides to us her desire to divorce herself
from the complacency of her safe life in London.
INTO THE WOODS, Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmount
Ave., Hyde Park, 866-811-4111. May 12–21. Ever wonder
how your favorite fairy tales turned out after their happy ending? Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning score and James
Lapine’s book tell a different side of the stories we all know
and love.
JULIUS CAESAR, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company,
Carling-Sorenson Theater, Sorenson Center for the Arts at
Babson College, 231 Forest St., Wellesley, 866-811-4111. May
13. Rome’s most powerful citizens plot the assassination of
its ruler, Julius Caesar, to save the republic from an impending
monarchy. In the wake of their bloody deed, the city must
confront the consequences of their political idealism. When
the curtains of rhetoric and symbolism are pulled aside, what
underlying motivations will be un-masked?
LA LLORONA, Fresh Ink Theatre Company, Boston Playwrights’
Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. May 5–20.
When Maria, Rachel and Molly got thrown together on a school
project about the local urban legend, they didn’t quite bargain
for some horrifying teary murderess ghost lady to start messing with their lives. La Llorona, with her irreverent, haunting
advice and constantly changing faces, seems intent on steering them away from her fate—or is she just luring them to a
watery, weeping demise in this world premiere?
LITTLE WOMEN, The Longwood Players, Cambridge Family
YMCA Theatre, 820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-8114111. May 5–13. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1869
semi-autobiographical novel, this stage adaptation tells the
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story of the four March sisters at home in Concord, Massachusetts while their father serves during the Civil War.
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, Wellesley Players, Black Box Theater,
The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321
Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Apr 14–23. Sex,
drugs and rock ’n’ roll—this isn’t your parents’ Shakespeare.
The Bard’s tale of love gone awry is presented against the
backdrop of the women’s liberation movement, the sexual
revolution and the counter culture of the late 1960s.
MASS, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St.,
617-912-9222. Apr 7–9. Leonard Bernstein’s most ambitious
theatre work, inspired by the Tridentine Mass of the Roman
Catholic Church, features a large cast of performers, including
dancers, singers, a boy chorus, rock and blues singers, actors,
two orchestras and a marching band that plays through the
audience, making for a truly unique experience.
MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA, Theatre@First, Unity
Somerville, 6 William St., Somerville, 888-874-7554. May
12–20. Aeschylus’ the Oresteia, is transplanted to Civil War-era
New England, where a tumultuous history casts a dark shadow
over General Ezra Mannon, his wife Christine and his children
Lavinia and Orin. When Lavinia uncovers her mother’s murderous intents toward Ezra, she takes drastic action to protect her
father and begins her own descent into evil and despair.
MR. JOY, ArtsEmerson; Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmont
Ave., Hyde Park, Apr 1 & 2; BYCF Jackson/Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge St., Allston, Apr 7 & 8; Zumix
Firehouse, 260 Sumner St., East Boston, Apr 15 & 16; The
Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Apr 20 & 21;
617-824-8400. These free community performances starring
acclaimed actress Tangela Large present Daniel Beaty’s poignant solo piece exploring race and class in America through
the stories of the customers of a Harlem shop owner who has
fallen victim to a violent attack.
NO EXIT, Exiled Theatre, The Space Studio at Auspicious
Phoenix Productions, 438 Somerville Ave., Somerville,
617-416-3132. Apr 14–30. Jean-Paul Sartre’s masterpiece
involves three damned souls locked in the same room in hell
who discover that, instead of thumbscrews and other torture
devices, “Hell is just—other people.”
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Boston Children’s
Theatre, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont
St., 617-933-8600. Apr 15–30. Dale Wasserman’s stage
adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel tells the story of a charming
rogue who, in manipulating a short prison sentence into what
he thinks will be an easier stay in a mental institution, comes
into conflict with a strict head nurse while trying to stir up his
fellow inmates.
PARADISE, Underground Railway Theater, Central Square
Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866-811-4111.
Apr 6–May 7. Yasmeen, a Muslim-American teenager, meets
with her teacher Dr. Royston, a mysterious scientist forced
to teach high school biology. If Yasmeen can salvage her
perfect score, she can claim her independence and pursue her
passion for science while honoring her cultural traditions. As
an unlikely, inspired partnership is created, clashes arise over
religion, science and mentorship as the lives of both teacher
and student are transformed forever.
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PETER PAN, The Post-Meridian Radio Players, Responsible
Grace Church, 204 Elm St., Somerville, 800-838-3006. Apr
21–29. This original adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s beloved tale
presents the story of the Darling children—Wendy, John and
Michael—who are whisked away to Neverland by the boy who
won’t grow up to face the danger of the cunning Captain Hook.
Will the Darlings ever make it home? Will Pan triumph at last
over Hook? And most importantly—do you believe in fairies?
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PEERLESS, Company One Theatre, Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., 617-292-7110. Apr 27–May 28. Twin
high school seniors L and M are dead-set on attending not just
an Ivy League school, but the Ivy League school. With their perfect SAT scores, perfect hair and “perfect minority status,” they
think acceptance is guaranteed. When a rival student emerges
with a personal tragedy to make an admissions officer weep,
however, the twins will do anything to knock out the competition. Does that include murder most foul in this zany black
comedy inspired by one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays?
PROMISES, PROMISES, The Footlight Club, 7A Eliot St.,
Jamaica Plain, 617-524-3200. Apr 7–22. Set in New York City
in 1968, this Neil Simon-penned tuner featuring music by Burt
Bacharach is based on the 1960 film classic The Apartment
and relays the misadventures of junior executive Chuck Baxter,
who climbs the corporate ladder by letting his bosses use his
apartment for trysts. All is well, until he learns that the object
of his affection is one of the mistresses.
SH*T-FACED SHAKESPEARE, The Rockwell, 255 Elm St.,
Somerville, 617-684-5335. Ongoing. A fusion of an entirely
serious Shakespeare play with an entirely sh*t-faced cast
member, this side-splitting, raucous and interactive show presents Romeo and Juliet with a genuinely drunken professional
actor selected at random every night. No two shows are ever
the same and audiences can even dictate when the actor gets
to drink more to prevent unwanted sobriety.
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, Brown Box Theatre Project, Baxter
Park Amphitheater at Assembly Row, Assembly Square, Somerville, May 5; Fall River Heritage Park, 200 Davol St., Fall River,
May 6; Waterfront Plaza at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St., May
7, 12 & 14; Borderland State Park, 259 Massapoag Ave., North
Easton, May 11; South Garden at the Prudential Center, May 13.
Jason Robert Brown’s breathtaking song cycle weaves together
the stories and voices of a diverse cast of characters in a musical
journey that transcends time and space. A soaring, vibrant score
transports the audience through a mesmerizing exploration of the
unknown world and the tough choices that follow.
THE WHITE RABBIT SHOW, Deane Hall, Stanford Calderwood
Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St.,
617-933-8600. May 5 & 6. Part comedy and part drama, this
story of one woman’s journey to self-discovery is made up on
the spot, resulting in what has been described as “a theatrical
mash-up of fairy tale and personal memoir that is by turns
hilarious, bizarre and heart-breakingly honest.”
YELLOW BIRD CHASE, Liars & Believers, Martin Hall, Stanford
Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. May 4–21. A clownish maintenance
crew finds a magical yellow bird. When they try to capture the
it, the bird escapes and a mad chase begins. Racing over land,
across the sea, and through the air—battling pirates, monsters
and terrible pop songs—how far will the crew go?
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ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER, Boch Center, The
Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., 800-982-2787. Apr 27–30.
The magnificent Ailey company continues its exciting new
expansion of repertoire under Artistic Director Robert Battle
while celebrating the core works that have made it the world’s
leading modern dance company.
LIMITLESS, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway
St., 617-912-9222. Apr 27–30. Presenting iconic masterworks
by internationally renowned choreographers alongside new
work created especially for Boston Conservatory dance students, this program feature How to Pass Kick Fall and Run by
Merce Cunningham, Dancing Spirit by Ronald K. Brown, Happy
Little Things (Waiting on a Gruff Cloud of Wanting) by Aszure
Barton and a world premiere by Yury Yanowsky.
ROBBINS/THE CONCERT, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House,
539 Washington St., 617-695-6955. May 5–27. This trio of
ballets features Jerome Robbins’ The Concert (or the Perils of
Everybody), George Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto
and a world premiere by Boston Ballet Resident Choreographer
Jormo Elo set to the music of Bach.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, 539
Washington St., 617-695-6955. Apr 28–May 27. This quintessential production of the coming-of-age fairy tale features Tchaikovsky’s soaring music, sumptuous costumes, superlative dancing,
the triumph of good over evil and the power of a single kiss.
TCHAIKOVSKY. PRO ET CONTRA, Eifman Ballet of St.
Petersburg, Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St.,
617-824-8400. May 26–28. Boris Eifman’s grand artistic ballet
explores the composer’s life and creative drive. The enigmatic,
contemporary choreography highlights Tchaikovsky’s complicated sexuality and his journey through the creative process,
all set to Tchaikovsky’s most popular pieces.
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THE DEMON, Commonwealth Lyric Theater, Emerson/Cutler
Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8400. May 18 &
20. Based on a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, Anton Rubinstein’s
opera portrays an isolated protagonist weary with the weight
of immortality. While wandering the earth, he encounters the
princess Tamara, a woman who overwhelms him with emotion.
In his greedy passion, the Demon destroys Tamara’s fiancé and
claims her for himself, leading to tragic consequences.
LA RONDINE: REMIX, Boston Opera Collaborative, Central
Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866811-4111. May 13–21. Puccini’s soaring opera explores the
ephemeral quality of romance and the illusion and reality of
desire. Accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble, this
production trades spectacle and splash for taut storytelling and
nuanced portrayals of character, performed in a space where
you are never more than a few rows from the performers.
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Boston Lyric Opera, John Hancock
Hall, 180 Berkeley St., 617-542-6772. Apr 28–May 7. The passions and perils of love and marriage collide in one uproarious
day as Figaro struggles to get his bride, Susanna, to the altar
unscathed. Identities are concealed, manners upended and plots
foiled, all set to the glorious music of Mozart’s masterpiece.
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L–Lunch • D­–Dinner • B–Breakfast
C–Cocktails • VP–Valet Parking
SB–Sunday Brunch • LS–Late Supper
49 SOCIAL, 49 Temple Pl., 617-338-9600. This eclectic bar
and restaurant at Downtown Crossing serves refined modern
American cuisine. The seasonal dinner menu draws inspiration
from around the globe while also incorporating ingredients
from local New England farms. D, C. 49social.com.
ARAGOSTA BAR & BISTRO, Three Battery Wharf, 617-9949001. This latest addition to Boston’s vibrant waterfront
restaurant community offers a new take on Italian cuisine by
award-winning chef David Daniels who shows his signature
flair through hand-made pastas, prime meats and classic New
England seafood. Using quality, local farm-raised ingredients,
Aragosta offers a warm, social atmosphere in a stunning
waterfront setting. Also offering an open kitchen with Chef’s
Counter and an outdoor terrace. B, L, D. Mon–Sun 6:30 a.m.–
10 p.m.; Sat & SB 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. aragostabistro.com.
AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT, Hyatt Regency, One Avenue de
Lafayette, 617-912-1234. Newly renovated and located in
the heart of the Theatre District, Avenue One restaurant and
lounge serves contemporary New England cuisine in a relaxed
atmosphere. Enjoy a refreshing cocktail, three-course prix fixe
dinner or a delectable dessert. Discounted parking available. B
6:30–11:30 a.m., L noon–3 p.m., D 5–10 p.m. C, VP
regencyboston.hyatt.com.
BACK DECK, 2 West St. (corner of Washington), 617-6700320. With three deck spaces and a menu of grill-focused
favorites, Back Deck invites everyone to gather around patio
tables and chairs for a charcoal-cooked meal and backyardinspired cocktails. Its ambiance brings the outdoors inside with
floor-to-ceiling open windows, carriage lighting, lush green
planters, glazed brick and an open kitchen. Drawing inspiration
from a roof deck, this restaurant is the ultimate urban retreat.
L, D, Sat & SB, C. BackDeckBoston.com.
BLU, 4 Avery St., 617-375-8550. Located in the heart of the
Theatre District next door to the Ritz Carlton on the fourth floor,
blu Restaurant and Bar is celebrating its 15th anniversary
with a feast for the senses. Its contemporary American menu
includes the all-time favorite lobster club. Featuring spectacular floor-to-ceiling windows, blu is perfect for a pre-show
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dinner, corporate events, weddings, cocktail receptions and
private dining. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., D Mon–Sat
5–10 p.m. blurestaurant.com.
CITYPLACE, On Stuart Street between Tremont and S. Charles
streets in the State Transportation Building. Enjoy handcrafted
beers at Rock Bottom Brewery, delicious treats from Panera
Bread and gourmet Chinese at P.F. Chang’s as well as flatbread
sandwiches, specialty pizzas, custom burritos and more in the
Food Court. B, L, D, C. cityplaceboston.com.
CLINK, The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 617-224-4004.
Clink serves the freshest North Atlantic seafood, seasonal
New England fare and delicious artisanal meats, highlights
of a menu that artfully marries European culinary tradition
with contemporary American innovation. The dining room
features vestiges of original jail cells and an open kitchen,
while gold leather seats, butcher block tables and granite
accents add to the contemporary style. Nightly, Clink’s lobby
bar draws urban dwellers and hotel guests to an energetic
and social nightlife scene in the heart of Boston. B 6:30–11
a.m., L 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., D 5–11 p.m., SB 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
clinkrestaurant.com.
DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE, 75 Arlington
St., 617-357-4810. This Boston institution is located in Park
Square, within walking distance to all theatres. The Northern
Italian steakhouse menu includes a selection of homemade
pastas and Brandt meats (aged New York sirloin, Niman Ranch
pork chop, Provini porterhouse veal chop), as well as Davio’s
classics and selection of fresh seafood, before or after the theatre. Enjoy a lighter fare menu in the spacious bar and parlor
area. D Sun–Tue 5–10 p.m., Wed–Sat ’til 11 p.m., L Mon–Fri.
VP. davios.com.
FAJITAS & ’RITAS, 25 West St., 617-426-1222. Established in
1989, Fajitas & ’Ritas is an easygoing restaurant and bar that
features fresh, healthy Texan and barbecue cuisine at bargain
prices. An all-around fun place to eat, drink and hang out, the
walls are decorated with colorful murals and the bar boasts
some of Boston’s best—and sturdiest—margaritas. L, D Mon
& Tue 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Wed, Thu & Sat ’til 10 p.m.; Fri ’til 11
p.m.; Sun ’til 8 p.m. C. fajitasandritas.com.
THE HUNGRY I, 71½ Charles St., 617-227-3524. In a twostory townhouse with three working fireplaces and an outdoor
patio, Chef Peter Ballarin celebrates 30 years of French country cuisine and creative desserts. Signature dishes include
venison au poivre and braised rabbit a la moutard. Private
dining rooms available. L, D, SB, C. hungryiboston.com.
JASPER WHITE’S SUMMER SHACK, 50 Dalton St., 617-8679955; 149 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, 617-520-9500.
Enjoy top-notch seafood such as pan-roasted lobster, awardwinning fried chicken and an impressive raw bar in a casual
setting. L, D. summershackrestaurant.com.
LEGAL SEA FOODS, 558 Washington St., 617-692-8888;
26 Park Plaza, Park Square Motor Mart, 617-426-4444; 255
State St., Long Wharf, 617-227-3115; Prudential Center, 800
Boylston St., 617-266-6800; 270 Northern Ave., Liberty Wharf,
617-477-2900; other locations. Legal Sea Foods, a Boston
tradition for more than 50 years, features more than 40 varieties of fresh fish and shellfish as well as an award-winning
wine list. Named “Boston’s Most Popular Restaurant” (Zagat
2010/2011). L & D. legalseafoods.com.
MASSIMINO’S CUCINA ITALIANA, 207 Endicott St., 617-5235959. Owner/chef Massimino—former head chef of Naples’
Hotel Astoria and Switzerland’s Metropolitan Hotel—offers
specialties like the veal chop stuffed with arugula, prosciutto,
smoked mozzarella and black olives, amongst numerous other
delights. L, D, C. Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11
p.m. massiminosboston.com.
MERITAGE RESTAURANT + WINE BAR, Boston Harbor Hotel,
70 Rowes Wharf, 617-439-3995. Known for its excellence in
wine and food pairings, Meritage enters a new era with an
exciting transformation featuring a stylish, refined dining room,
sophisticated wine bar and the addition of two new private
dining rooms overlooking Boston Harbor. To complement the
bold and elegant interiors, Chef Daniel Bruce has introduced a
unique vineyard-to-table menu. D Tue–Sat 5–10 p.m., SB 10
a.m.–2 p.m. C, VP. meritagetherestaurant.com.
PARKER’S RESTAURANT, Omni Parker House, 60 School
St. at Tremont Street, 617-725-1600. Executive chef Gerry
Tice celebrates nostalgic cuisine with a contem­porary flair at
Parker’s Restaurant, the birthplace of Boston Cream Pie, the
Parker House Roll and Boston Scrod. B Mon–Fri 6:30–11 a.m.,
Sat–Sun 7–11:30 a.m., offering an elaborate buffet in addition
to a la carte selections. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.; D Mon–
Thu 5:30–10 p.m., Fri & Sat 5–10 p.m.
ROWES WHARF SEA GRILLE, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes
Wharf, 617-856-7744. Rowes Wharf Sea Grille delivers the
sea straight to your table. Enjoy power breakfasts and lunches
followed by a vibrant after-work cocktail and dinner scene. The
sunlight-filled dining room or seasonal outdoor terrace is an
ideal spot for a leisurely lunch or special date night. B 6:30–11
a.m., L 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Afternoon Tea 2:30–4 p.m., D
4:30–10 p.m. roweswharfseagrille.com.
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, 45 School St., 617-742-8401.
At Ruth’s Chris Steak House, each steak is hand-selected from
the top 2% of the country’s beef, broiled to perfection at 1,800
degrees and served in the restaurant’s signature style—on
a sizzling, 500-degree plate so every bite stays hot and delicious. Located at Old City Hall, Ruth’s Chris also features fresh
seafood, an award-winning wine list and a gracious environment with warm hospitality. L, D, C. ruthschris.com.
THE TAJ BOSTON, 15 Arlington St., 617-536-5700. This 1927
landmark offers dishes reflecting the seasonal flavors of New
England as well as authentic Indian dishes for dinner. The
Cafe: B, L, D, Sat & SB. The Lounge: L, D, C. The Bar: L, D, C.
tajhotels.com/boston.
TOP OF THE HUB, 800 Boylston St., Prudential Center,
617-536-1775. Located 52 stories above the city, Top of
the Hub is Boston’s special occasion favorite. With upscale
American cuisine, live entertainment nightly, a spectacular
view and romantic atmosphere, Top of the Hub promises a
unique experience for both visitors and native Bostonians alike.
L, D, C, SB. topofthehub.net.
YE OLDE UNION OYSTER HOUSE, 41 Union St., 617-2272750. America’s oldest restaurant, now celebrating 191
years, serves Yankee-style seafood, beef and chicken, and is
famed for the oyster bar where Daniel Webster dined daily.
Specialties include clam chowder and fresh lobster. L & D
Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m. C ’til midnight. unionoysterhouse.com.
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ometimes an evening out can get derailed by and tomato sauce and hand-rolled potato gnocchi;
the simplest of debates—for example, Ital- modern Italian cuisine like lobster risotto or sauian food or steak? Luckily, Bostonians have téed veal tenderloin with oyster mushrooms, cipolthe perfect answer to this particular dilemma— lini, potatoes and marsala; and hearty meat dishes
Back Bay favorite Davio’s Northern
like grilled Niman Ranch pork chop or
Italian Steakhouse, which combines
the seared organic salmon. At lunchDAVIO’S
the bold flavors of a superior Italian
time, Davio’s also boasts a selection of
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eatery with the class, sophistication
gourmet pizzas and panini filled with
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upscale steakhouse.
to grilled chicken.
Diners at Davio’s can begin their
By night, Davio’s delivers everymeal with a selection from a superb
thing you expect from a top-notch
Davio’s delivers
wine list that earned the eatery an
steakhouse. Whether you opt for the
everything you
Award of Excellence from Wine Speccenter cut filet mignon or natural aged
tator magazine in 2011, or dive right expect from a top- New York sirloin, these mighty, meaty
into a wide array of antipasti. From
cuts of beef come cooked to perfecthe bold taste of Davio’s Kobe beef notch steakhouse. tion. Enjoy them with a la carte
meatballs to the restaurant’s trademark
sides ranging from steakhouse faves
Philly cheese steak spring rolls, from
like creamy mashed potatoes, grilled
salads like the arugula with shaved parmigiano and asparagus and crispy onion rings to Mediterraneanlemon olive oil to the baby iceberg with bacon, toma- influenced treats like baked eggplant with fresh
toes, onions, croutons and herbed buttermilk dressing, mozzarella or the special spinach alla Romana.
guests will find something distinctive and delicious
Located just blocks from both the fabulous
to kick off their dining experience.
shopping on Newbury and Boylston streets and
From there, Davio’s diverse entrees take the first-rate entertainment of the Theatre Discenter stage: diners can sample tempting pasta trict, Davio’s is a prime spot for either a night on
dishes like tagliatelle with braised veal, beef, pork the town or simply lunch with friends.
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