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June 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The Orchard: Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard Spectacularly Reimagined

★★★★☆ Director Igor Golyak and outstanding creative team at strong work, with Jessica Hecht, Mikhail Barishnikov featured

June 15, 2022 9:00 pm

Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom: James Joyce’s Complicated Heroine Takes a Bow

★★★★☆ Actress Aedín Moloney and author Colum McCann’s adaptation of “Ulysses”‘s final chapter returns to the stage

June 9, 2022 8:00 pm

Lessons in Survival: 1971: James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni Eloquently Talk Race

★★★☆☆ The Commissary puts an enthralling 1971 interview onstage, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Crystal Dickinson featured

June 8, 2022 8:00 pm

Snow in Midsummer: Updated Chinese Ghost Tale of Injustices Hits Drifts

★★★☆☆ Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig takes on a 13th-century dramatist, with Zi Alikhan directing a hard-working cast

June 7, 2022 9:53 pm

The Bedwetter: Laughs Flow in This Musical Comedy

★★★★☆ Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman co-wrote the book and lyrics for this new musical based on her best-selling memoir.

June 7, 2022 9:52 pm

The Bedwetter: A Laughing Matter, from Sarah Silverman

★★★★☆  Wickedly funny new musical about a sharp-tongued pre-teen with issues demonstrates growing pains   

June 2, 2022 9:30 pm

…what the end will be: A Black, Very Gay Family Cleverly Handles Ends and Means

★★★★☆ Mansa Ra’s comedy-drama with Margo Bordelon directing an outstanding cast, headed by Keith Randolph Smith

June 1, 2022 9:00 pm

Dreaming Zenzile: Strongly Remembering Miriam Makeba in 29 Songs

★★★★☆ Somi Kakoma writes and appears in a tribute to the legendary singer, with Lileana Blain-Cruz directing

May 26, 2022 10:00 pm

Fat Ham: A Nontragic Take on Shakespeare’s Most Popular Tragedy

Marcel Spears in Fat Ham

★★★★★ Newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames turns the revenge play on its proverbial ear

May 22, 2022 8:10 pm

Who Killed My Father: A Gregarious Gay Son Faces His Macho Dad and the World

★★★☆☆ Edouard Louis adapts his tough memoir about a troubled boyhood, Thomas Ostermeier directing

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★★★★☆ Hiran Abeysekera is the tough title figure of the classic, Robert Hastie directs

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★★★☆☆ Hiran Abeysekera heads a multicultural ensemble in the National Theatre’s visiting production

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