The game is afoot! Master sleuth Sherlock Holmes and trusty Dr. Watson unlock the mystery of The Hound of the Baskervilles this summer at Central Square Theater. Featuring three actors taking on more than a dozen roles, this laugh-out-loud farce by Steven Canny and John Nicholson was a hit in both London and Lenox (Shakespeare & Company).
This summer, four friends gather to resume an old routine… but something – or someone – is missing from their harmonies. A bittersweet and hilarious love letter to leaving and being left, this charming and occasionally irreverent evening combines a collection of new songs by local composers, an original script by Lydia Diamond, and the vocal power of The Cabaret Series (Cheo Bourne, Jen Ellis, Brian Richard Robinson, Kami Smith).
Come early for complimentary jellybeans and live local music in the lobby before each performance!
Danny Bryck in NO ROOM FOR WISHING.Compiled from interviews and live recordings during the occupation of Dewey Square in Fall 2011, No Room for Wishing follows Occupy Boston from its formation, through clashes with the police, infighting among the activists, legal battles and collective victories, to its eviction by the City of Boston.
One of Boston’s most dynamic young theater makers portrays dozens of real-life characters in this fiercely immediate, up-close-and-personal encounter with our city, our nation, and ourselves.
Becky Webber and Nick Sulfaro. Photo: A.R. Sinclair Photography.In 1951, British biophysicist Rosalind Franklin became a research associate at King’s College in London, where her X-ray imaging revealed DNA’s double helix structure, leading to the Nobel Prize for Francis Crick, James Dewey Watson, and Maurice Wilkins. As told with wit and urgency by a chorus of scientists who relive the competitive chase to be the first to map the DNA molecule, Photograph 51 is the story of the fiercely independent spirit of a young, ambitious scientist and her unsung, trailblazing achievements. Winner of the 2008 Stage International Script Competition for Best New Play About Science & Technology.
The cast of ARABIAN NIGHTS. Photo: A.R. Sinclair Photography.Enter ancient Persia, and be transformed by the power of storytelling. King Shahrayar, after being driven mad by his first wife’s infidelity, brands all women unfaithful. He takes a new bride every night, until he meets Shahrazad, who enchants him with magical tales spanning the globe, winning his love and respect in the process. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of folk tales from the Middle East and Asia, Arabian Nights is rich with suspense, romance and hilarity – stories irresistible for all ages, At its heart is the power of the imagination to heal, inspire, and transform. Central Square Theater’s resident companies join forces for their first co-production!