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Theater

“Recent Tragic Events” at the Factory Theatre

March 16, 2012

Whistler in the Dark brings us a blind date on 9/12 that’s crashed by Joyce Carol Oates and a debate on the nature of free will.

Theater

“What’s a Jackson Pollock?”: The New Rep’s “Bakersfield Mist”

March 12, 2012

Questions of authenticity and social status come up at the New Rep’s blackbox.

Music

Kicking It with K2

March 1, 2012

A Far Cry’s recent program featured string duo K2 (A Far Cry bassist Karl Doty and his childhood friend Kip Jones) in the premiere of Jones’ concerto “Three Views of a Mountain.”

Theater

Wild Swans at the ART: Parodying Propaganda with a Little Tragedy

February 28, 2012

Jung Chang’s memoir about growing up during the Cultural Revolution is adapted inside of a propaganda play satire.

Theater

Neil Bell’s “Monster” at BCAP

February 21, 2012

On Frankenstein and adaptation and Neil Bell’s adventures of young Victor and BCAP’s corporeal production.

Music

Puppets & Performance Art: 69°S (The Shackleton Project)

February 9, 2012

Antarctic artiness at the Paramount.

Theater

Whistler in the Dark on Caryl Churchill

February 2, 2012

Whistler in the Dark productions of Caryl Churchill’s challenging plays “Fen” and “A Number” show once again that the Whistlers are the smartest company in Boston.

Theater

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men sent Old Icicle away again: Imaginary Beasts’ Winter Panto

January 24, 2012

Imaginary Beasts celebrate the British community theater tradition of winter pantomime with this light and warm original show sourced from Mother Goose.

Theater