black odyssey junior

black odyssey junior is an adaptation of Marcus Gardley’s black odyssey, taking on the themes and stories from the original play but told through a child’s lens. The Front Porch Arts Collective partners with the Community Art Center in Cambridge to bring this story to life for their annual school-age production. Students from the art center help write the script over a six-week period and will perform their adaption to an audience May 13 – 14, 2019 at Central Square Theater.

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Nael Nacer & Marianna Bassham. Photo: A.R. Sinclair Photography.Nael Nacer & Marianna Bassham. Photo: A.R. Sinclair Photography.

Constellations

A mesmerizing romantic journey begins simply. Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink. They fall madly in love and start dating. Or do they?  There are infinite possibilities, and  a single word may alter their lives at any moment. Scott Edmiston, six-time Elliot Norton Award-winner for Outstanding Director, leads Marianna Bassham and Nael Nacer in Nick Payne’s play about love, possibility, bees, and… quantum physics.  Discover the reason The New York Times asked:  “Who knew that higher physics could be so sexy?”

Constellations is a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.

Constellations runs 1 hour 15 minutes with no intermission. Please note there will be no late seating.

Constellations Photos! View the album below.

Constellations in #30Seconds.

Cast Interviews.

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Photo: Forden Photography. Design: Bird Design.Photo: Forden Photography. Design: Bird Design.

The Revolutionists

Paris, France, 1793: The Reign of Terror. Four badass women conspire, plot murder, and resist extremist insanity. Join playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, Haitian activist Marianne Angelle and former queen Marie Antoinette as they hang out before each of them loses their… heads. In this irreverent, fantastical comedy, Lauren Gunderson, award-winning author of Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, examines feminism, extremism, art, and how we actually go about changing the world.

The Revolutionists in #30Seconds.

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Design: Bird Graphics.Design: Bird Graphics.

A Christmas Carol (2017)

This is the show page for the December 2017 production of A Christmas Carol. Learn more about the the 2018 version.

Join us for a new incarnation of Dicken’s classic tale of the miserly Scrooge, set in a city suspended between Victorian London and the vibrantly diverse London of today. Delight in puppetry, live music, dancing and intimate storytelling in the tradition of Central Square Theater’s award-winning Arabian Nights. All the trappings – sights, sounds, and scents – of the holiday fill the theater with magic. A celebration of generosity, compassion and personal transformation that will fill your overflowing heart with the desire to spread the glow of good cheer when you leave the theater.

A Christmas Carol is not part of any subscription package. However subscribers may purchase no-fee add-on tickets at a special discounted rate.

A Christmas Carol is The Margret and H.A. Rey Curious George Family Production.

A Christmas Carol Videos

Scenes!

A Sneak Peek Inside Rehearsal

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Proof

An enigmatic woman, her brilliant father, and an unanticipated suitor. After the discovery of a groundbreaking proof, Catherine is confronted with the question of how much of her mathematician father’s brilliance did she inherit – and is that the only thing he passed on to her? Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Auburn’s Proof is a moving exploration of the nature of genius, women in mathematics, and father-daughter relationships.

Proof is a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.

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