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This Motown-infused story of Jacqueline Marie Butler, a Black teenager coming of age in the 1960s. Her joys, challenges, and heartbreak play out against the backdrop of the civil rights movement as she journeys from her familiar Queens neighborhood to a progressive, predominantly-Jewish private school in Greenwich Village. Queens Girl in the World is a funny, heartfelt tour de force solo show with one actor portraying over a dozen characters!
Co-produced by The Nora@Central Square Theater, The Front Porch Arts Collective, and The Hangar Theater
All tickets come with Digital Insurance! If you ever feel as if you would rather not attend Queens Girl in the World in person — for any reason — you can easily exchange your tickets into a specially recorded version of the play. Just call us at 617-576-9278 or email tickets@centralsquaretheater.org. OR, you can purchase tickets to the digital version of Queens Girl in the World now and you’ll receive your unique streaming link.
COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS: For the safety and comfort of all who attend our shows, all audience members must present either proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test in order to enter Central Square Theater. Learn more.
Summer, 1912. Two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie takes refuge with her friend Hertha Aryton, renowned mechanical engineer, after the outing of Marie’s scandalous affair with the married Paul Langevin. With humor and grace, this 90 minute play evokes their deep friendship, their struggles with double standards, the danger of discoveries, and their passion for science and family. The powerhouse casting of The Nora’s Lee Mikeska Gardner and Underground Railway’s Debra Wise will light up the stage like radioactive isotopes in this two-hander.
Produced by The Nora@Central Square Theater
A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.
All tickets come with Digital Insurance! If you ever feel as if you would rather not attend The Half-Life of Marie Curie in person — for any reason — you can easily exchange your tickets into a specially recorded version of the play. Just call us at 617-576-9278 or email tickets@centralsquaretheater.org. OR, you can purchase tickets to the digital version of The Half-Life of Marie Curie now and you’ll receive your unique streaming link. The digital stream is available from November 28 to December 26, 2021.
Hiding in plain sight in the science labs, grappling over civilization’s greatest challenges are Young Nerds of Color. Some speak with the poetry of wise sages, others subvert the establishment with renegade ways, and, finally, there are rock stars whose ideas flow like jazz improvisation – all changing the world like a bolt of lightning illuminating the night sky. If knowledge is power, their powers make them superheroes. Playwright Melinda Lopez weaves together over 60 interviews with scientists from the most underrepresented backgrounds – with original music by Nona Hendryx – amplifying the rich harmonies, breaking down boundaries and showing us what is possible.
The Brit d’Arbeloff Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production
Produced by Underground Railway@Central Square Theater
All tickets come with Digital Insurance! If you ever feel as if you would rather not attend Young Nerds of Color in person — for any reason — you can easily exchange your tickets into a specially recorded version of the play. Just call us at 617-576-9278 or email tickets@centralsquaretheater.org. OR, you can purchase tickets to the digital version of Young Nerds of Color now and you’ll receive your unique streaming link when it becomes available. The digital stream is available from March 7 to April 3, 2022.
BAMS Fest presents Autumn Vibes
October 2, 2020 at 7:30PM
Warm up your fall nights with an upbeat and groovy show filled with joyous live music and entertainment from some of the best across Cambridge. Wear your dancing shoes, stretch your bodies and get ready to jam with BAMS Fest.
1830. Britain’s Industrial Revolution has dawned. The fiery, brilliant Ada Byron Lovelace, is the author of the first computer program and daughter of Lord Byron (yes, that Lord Byron). At 17 she befriends Charles Babbage, salon host and inventor of the first mechanical computer. What follows is a tempestuous collaboration wherein they envision a future where a “thinking engine” completes complex calculations. Filled with the music of Ada’s imagination, Lauren Gunderson’s (Emilie La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, The Half-Life of Marie Curie) play is what the Cincinnati Enquirer calls “inspiring and absorbing”.
Ada and the Engine is The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production.
A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.
Lee Mikeska Gardner & Debra Wise. Photo: Nile Scott Studios. Imagery Design: Nina Groom
Image Design by Joseph Quisol.
