The Niceties

by Eleanor Burgess

Directed by Kimberly Senior

Presented by Huntington Theatre Company

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

8/31/18 - 10/6/18

In this explosive story, a black student and a white professor – both brilliant, both liberal – meet to discuss a paper about slavery's role in the American Revolution. A polite conversation becomes a powder keg of race, history, and privilege, and neither woman will ever be the same. An entertaining and provocative nail-biter, written by Brookline native Eleanor Burgess and directed by Broadway veteran Kimberly Senior (Disgraced), that everyone will be talking about.

Sherlock's Last Case

by Charles Marowitz

Directed by Maria Aitken

Presented by Huntington Theatre Company

Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

9/28/18 - 10/28/18

Take a surprising trip to Baker Street with the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted sidekick Dr. Watson, who are tested once again to solve the seemingly perfect crime. Sherlock’s life is threatened by the son of his longtime nemesis Moriarty, but not all is as it appears. The game’s afoot with equal parts hilarity and intrigue in this comedy-thriller, directed by Huntington favorite Maria Aitken (Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, Bedroom Farce).

Our Dear Dead Drug Lord

by Alexis Scheer

directed by Rebecca Bradshaw

Presented by Off the Grid Theatre Company

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

8/17/18 - 9/1/18

In this rebellious and cheeky play, a gang of girls engage in normal teenage things: falling in love, experimenting with drugs, worshipping Pablo Escobar...okay, maybe not so normal. Suspended high above reality in a treehouse, the girls try to resurrect the spirit of Pablo. But are they just messing with each other, or could they actually be messing with a higher spirit? The Improper Bostonian named Alexis Scheer "Rising Theater Star" in the 2018 Boston's Best Issue.

A Good Death

Presented by Also Known As Theatre

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

08/16/18 - 09/02/18

Call Mr. Robeson

Presented by Tayo Aluko

South End / BCA Plaza Theatres

08/05/2018

C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert

Adapted for the stage and written by Max McLean

Co-directed by Max McLean & Ken Denison

Presented by Fellowship for Performing Arts

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

8/8/18 - 8/12/18

After sold-out performances in NY, Chicago and D.C., awarding-winning actor Max McLean, using Lewis’ own words, brings to life one of the most engaging personalities of our age and takes audiences on Lewis’ extraordinary theatrical journey from vigorous debunker of faith to one of the most vibrant and influential Christian intellectuals of the 20th century.

Between Riverside And Crazy

By Stephen Adly Guirgis

Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene

SpeakEasy Stage Company

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

Sep 14 - Oct 13. 2018

Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Guirgis’ dark urban comedy explores the slippery nature of justice and the grit it takes to move on. In an effort to hang on to one of Manhattan’s last great rent-stabilized apartments, ex-cop Walter “Pops” Washington does battle with a dazzling array of outlandish characters, each one a celebration of the glorious contradictions that make up human nature.