1960s Dublin is the setting for this charming musical about the redemptive power of theatre, love, and friendship. Bus conductor Alfie Byrne has two joys in life: the poetry of Oscar Wilde and staging amateur productions with his local theatre troupe, the St. Imelda Players. But when church officials try to shut down his plans for a production of Wilde’s Salome, Alfie must confront the forces of bigotry – and his own shame — over “the love that dare not speak its name.” This production will mark the New England Premiere of the recently reimagined version of this beloved classic, which includes the use of on-stage musicians.
Please note: For performances that are full, a Wait List will start in person at the ticketing office 2 hours before the start of each performance for the sale of any seats released or turned back.
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1960s Dublin is the setting for this charming musical about the redemptive power of theatre, love, and friendship. Bus conductor Alfie Byrne has two joys in life: the poetry of Oscar Wilde and staging amateur productions with his local theatre troupe, the St. Imelda Players. But when church officials try to shut down his plans for a production of Wilde’s Salome, Alfie must confront the forces of bigotry – and his own shame — over “the love that dare not speak its name.” This production will mark the New England Premiere of the recently reimagined version of this beloved classic, which includes the use of on-stage musicians.
Please note: For performances that are full, a Wait List will start in person at the ticketing office 2 hours before the start of each performance for the sale of any seats released or turned back.
Duration
1 hour 45 minutes with no intermission
SIGNIFICANT DATES
Post Show Conversations: Sun. 3/2 at 3pm, Th 3/20 at 2PM
Relaxed Performance: Sat. 3/15 at 2 pm
Open Captioning: Sat. 3/8 at 7:30pm, Sun. 3/9 at 3 pm
Audio Description: Fri. 3/14 at 7:30 pm, Sat. 3/22 at 2 pm
SpeakEasy Stage is a non-profit theatre company located in the South End of Boston. Led by award-winning Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault, we produce 28 weeks of new plays and musicals each season at the Nancy and Ed Roberts Studio Theater in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts.
SpeakEasy Stage Company
Calderwood Pavilion/BCA, 527 Tremont St
The Calderwood Pavilion contains the Wimberly Theatre, the Roberts Studio Theatre, the Carol G. Deane Hall, and the Nicholas Martin Hall. You should navigate to the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA if you are seeing a show in any of those aforementioned spaces.