“The game is afoot, and what a game it is!” —The Boston Globe
Master sleuth Sherlock Holmes and trusty Dr. Watson unlock the mystery of The Hound of the Baskervilles! Enter the world of deductive reasoning and elementary logic, absurd accents and ridiculous puns as the inclusive, gender bending cast of three actors inhabit more than a dozen roles in this Central Square Theater favorite. Helmed by Artistic Director Lee Mikeska Gardner, leave your cares at home and join us this fall for a laugh out loud farce!
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
by Steven Canny & John Nicholson
directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner September 12 – October 6, 2024
Interested in bringing your school to see The Hound of the Baskervilles? Student matinees are scheduled for Thursday, September 26 and Wednesday, October 2. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
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“Smart and poignant… moving drama about truth and faith”—The Chicago Reader
When a playwright’s life is turned upside down, she travels to Florence to study the letters between Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste, who is forced to join a convent after her father’s earth-shattering controversies. Captured in the letters are her strength of will and own genius as she secretly assists her father in furthering his discoveries about the shape of the universe, inspiring a path forward for the playwright. Alternating between Tuscany of present day and the 1600’s – and the liminal space between playwright and audience – Jessica Dickey has crafted a play examining faith, forgiveness, and the cost of speaking the truth.
GALILEO’S DAUGHTER
by Jessica Dickey
directed by Reena Dutt
November 14 – December 8, 2024 Co-produced with WAM Theatre
A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production
Interested in bringing your school to see Galileo’s Daughter? Student matinees are scheduled for Friday, November 22 and Thursday, December 5. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
The thing about space is you have to contend with earth.
At the dawn of two different Space Races, aviators traverse time, generations, Newtonian physics, governments, political bodies — and human bodies — to reach beyond our star system for a radical re-start.
S P A C E intertwines imagined scenes with Congressional transcripts, and feats of endurance with the historical record, to interrogate the story of the Mercury 13 female pilots and their ancestors — Bessie Coleman, Hazel Ying Lee — and descendants — Mae Jemison, Sally Ride — over the course of a national Civil Rights Space Race that has spanned our past century.
S P A C E asks: What future are we headed towards?
The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production
S P A C E
by L M Feldman
directed by Larissa Lury
created by L M Feldman and Larissa Lury
January 30 – February 23, 2025
A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production
Interested in bringing your school to see S P A C E? Student matinees are scheduled for Friday, February 7 and Thursday, February 13. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
The Ufot Family Cycle is the “main event of Boston’s 2024/2025 theater season.” —The Boston Globe
Her Portmanteau is an explosive story of betrayal and forgiveness, centering on a Nigerian mother in the U.S. and her two daughters who lived very different lives. A reunion forces them to reconcile their past, full of clashing traditions and a family legacy that spans time, culture and generations.
Her Portmanteau is one of an acclaimed nine-part play cycle by Massachusetts-raised and Wellesley-educated playwright Mfoniso Udofia. Growing up in Southbridge, Udofia rarely saw stories about Africans and African Americans that felt like her family, so she set out to create a richly textured, emotionally engrossing series of plays that follow one family through three generations. While each play stands alone, together they form a tapestry of stories that resonate with everyone.
This show is part of a city-wide festival where co-producers Central Square Theater and Front Porch Arts Collective join with theaters around Greater Boston to produce Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle in partnership with universities, social organizations, nonprofits and community activation partners.
HER PORTMANTEAU
By Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Tasia A. Jones
March 27 – April 20, 2025 Co-produced with Front Porch Arts Collective
Interested in bringing your school to see Her Portmanteau? Student matinees are scheduled for Friday, April 4th and Thursday, April 10th. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
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“Sprinkled with tart, school-of-Wilde epigrams and overflowing with glittering talk…the results are immensely pleasurable.” —The Wall Street Journal
Controversy. Empowerment for the disenfranchised. Shaw. In a world where women have no legal rights, the mysterious Mrs. Warren has built a global empire. When her daughter, young Vivie Warren, is emancipated, she is shocked to learn how her mother rose from poverty through the manipulation of a hypocritical society that rewards vice and oppresses virtue. When Mrs. Warren’s Profession premiered in New York in 1905 the entire cast was arrested on opening night. What will happen when Bedlam Artistic Director Eric Tucker rips open Shaw’s timeless wit in this scandalous comedy?
MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Eric Tucker, Bedlam
May 29 – June 29, 2025
Runtime: Approximately 2 hours with one 15 minute intermission.
