The Buddha: In His Own Words at Boston Center for the Arts
Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, Between Berkeley & Clarendon Streets (527 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116)
- Full Price:
- $45.00
- Our Price:
- $22.50*
* Additional fees apply.
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The last date listed for The Buddha: In His Own Words was Thursday April 23, 2009 / 7:30pm.
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4 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
Written on Apr 26 2009I enjoyed learning about the Buddha's life. This was a wonderful play and informational.
Goldstar Member
Written on Apr 25 2009The Buddha was a warm thoughtful production...
The theater is a delight,I have enjoyed many productions that have been performed @ this venue.
The fact that the tix were general admission and the seats not reserved
made for an economical evening...we arrived early enough to be seated in the 1st row...a boon for this hearing disabled person!
thanks,
Paula Y.
PS...wonderful restaurants for every taste and budget in the area of the theater!
Lisa
Written on Apr 24 2009I thought the play was well done, and I love the intimacy of this theatre. It was very enjoyable, and anyone interested in buddhism would enjoy this show.
howie
Written on Apr 24 2009Very enjoyable!!!!
More Information About The Buddha: In His Own Words
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Quotes & Highlights
- Read reviews from Goldstar members for another recent performance of this play.
- The show was a Boston Globe Pick of the Week.
- "Wonderfully entertaining...Marvelous to experience." --Boston Metro
- “Enchanting…poignant…revealing…A compelling portrait of a man who struggled to find his life's path... Brenner has a way of telling his stories as if he's speaking to each member of the audience individually" --Boston Globe
- “Riveting…Brenner’s selections from Buddhist texts show the Buddha to be a complex, flawed and very mortal individual…Brenner is a subtle and masterful storyteller.” --Boston Herald
Description
<p>Due to overwhelming demand, the run of The Buddha — In His Own Words has been extended, returning to the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) [this time to the Roberts Studio Theatre] after it completes its current run at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre</p>
<p>This original one-man play brings to the stage the life of the Buddha in his own words -- the evolution of his thought, the triumphs and the rarely portrayed tragedy at the end of his life.
Relying exclusively on the oldest texts, the show enacts the life of the man and development of his philosophy. It's no dry tale -- The Buddha's story stands among the great archetypal adventure stories.
The man we know as the Buddha lived in India around 500BC and introduced the teaching known as Buddhism. Approximately 300 years after his death, an extensive oral history of the movement was written down, carried throughout Asia, and this canon became the taproot of the entire Buddhist tradition.</p>