A 2008 Tony Nominee for Best Play, The Seafarer is a funny and haunting alternative to traditional holiday fare. On Christmas Eve in North Dublin, Sharky Harkin finds himself reluctantly hosting old friends at the rundown house he shares with his older brother. A lot of booze and card-playing carry the men into Christmas Day when Sharky must face the grim promise he made to one of his guests decades ago. Learn more...
Dark Irish Comedy The Seafarer from SpeakEasy Stage
Boston Center for the Arts - Calderwood Pavilion (Boston, MA)
Underground Railway Theater Presents Einstein's Dreams
Central Square Theater (Cambridge, MA)
Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT presents Einstein's Dreams, the wry, wild, funny and surprisingly moving adaptation of Alan Lightman's bestselling novel. Einstein's Dreams imagines Einstein's dream-world as he re-conceives time. Learn more...
Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim's Fairy Tale Musical
Turtle Lane Playhouse (Newton, MA)
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods is a whimsical look at our most beloved fairy tales and what happens after "happily ever after." What begins as a lively irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. Learn more...
It's a Wonderful Life, the Family-Friendly Holiday Classic
Stoneham Theatre (Stoneham, MA)
Stoneham Theatre presents It's a Wonderful Life, the stage version of the beloved Frank Capra film that is a perennial holiday favorite. It's the heartwarming story of George Bailey, a small-town everyman whose dreams of adventure have been quashed by family obligation. His guardian angel, Clarence, descends on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and remind him that his life is a truly wonderful one. Learn more...
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the Holiday Classic Live on Stage
Arsenal Center for the Arts (Watertown, MA)
This lavish production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, now in its fourth year, offers a feast for the senses, ranging from a pre-show caroling concert to luxurious period costumes, from singing and dancing -- the performers accompany themselves on over a dozen different instruments -- to ghosts that fly through the air and evaporate into the London fog. Learn more...
Dinner and a Show: Claddagh Bing: Italian-Irish Comedy Wedding
Anthony's of Malden (Malden, MA)
The Morgan's (Irish-Southie) and the Grappa's (Italians-North End), separated by the Big Dig, come together for their children's wedding for the first time. At this interactive comedy dinner show, you not only watch the show -- you're part of the show. You'll be the friends and relatives of Gino Grappa and Gillianne Morgan. Witness them exchange wedding vows, join in dancing the Tarantella, and look out for some unexpected guests and family feuding. Learn more...
Award-Winning Alice's Adventures Underground, an Adaptation of Lewis Carroll
Central Square Theater (Cambridge, MA)
Underground Railway Theater presents Alice's Adventures Underground: an award-winning adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice books, featuring outrageous puppets, sets of hand-painted silk and performances by an intergenerational ensemble of actors. Learn more...
The Mystery of Irma Vep: Campy Comedy from Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Lyric Stage Company of Boston (Boston, MA)
Lyric Stage Company presents Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep. A werewolf, a vampire, an Egyptian princess, a cursed estate, and more haunt one "dark and stormy night" in this Obie Award-winning, uproarious high-camp tribute to Gothic horror films and Victorian melodrama. Learn more...
David Hare's Drama Skylight from Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (Lowell, MA)
Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents David Hare's acclaimed play. In Skylight, former lovers reunite at an emotional crossroads to remember -- and perhaps rekindle -- their electric past. Sparks of passion fly as conflicting desires and beliefs battle in this story delivered with wit, empathy and force. Learn more...