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Nora Eschenheimer, who plays Rosalind, and Michael Underhill, who plays Orlando.

One of Shakespeare’s most enduring comedies heads to the Common

"As You Like It" has more echoes to the current moment than you might realize.

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Decades after his death, Tennessee Williams still defies categorization
A look back at the storied playwright as some of his less frequently produced plays take the stage.

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Backstage drama feeds the comedy in ‘The Understudy’

Ego clashes between actors and a long-suffering stage manager offer a look at the "non-glamorous side of theater."

A long-neglected Tennessee Williams play gets its moment to shine with a starry cast

A staging at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer stars William Jackson Harper and Chris Messina.

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A question of identity in Berkshire Theatre Group’s ‘Out of Character’
Actor and writer Ari'el Stachel explores the complexities and contradictions of who he is.

Jeremy O. Harris leads a Tennessee Williams-focused season at Williamstown
Harris, the new creative director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, will premiere a new play this season.

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Strong voices and difficult choices in Shakespeare & Company’s ‘The Victim’
A topflight trio of actors tell an interconnected story through monologues.

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‘The Garbologists’ is a comic drama with two stars, a lot of trash, and a destination in mind
The play lands a substantial emotional payoff.

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The political operative has long been an object of fascination for writers.

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Ali Ewoldt (Guenevere) and the ensemble of "Camelot."

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Gorgeous costuming and strong performances lend life to an old classic.

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The performer known as Red Panda fell from her unicycle, crashed to the court, and appeared to be grabbing at her left wrist after the fall.

Cast members Ramona Lisa Alexander, left, Levi Mngomezulu, and Jackie Davis rehearse a scene of "Kufre n' Quay" at Boston Arts Academy.

Boston Arts Academy steps in to help craft the next Ufot Cycle play: ‘Kufre n’ Quay’

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David Josefsberg, left, and Lucas Hallauer in "Back to the Future."

‘Back to the Future’ celebrates 40 years, and a musical reworking

The national tour of the Broadway show stops in Boston from July 8-20.

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Christopher Eastland, Jon Vellante, Stephen Russell, and Robin Bloodworth in "Sacco & Vanzetti's Divine Comedy" at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

There’s no defense for ‘Sacco & Vanzetti’s Divine Comedy’

Skillful scenic design can't make up for a script that labors for satire.

Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding in "The Bohemian."

Harbor Stage’s ‘The Bohemian’ finds something new to say about a Willa Cather short story

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