New England

Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Announces 2017 Summer Lineup

The new-work development hub has announced the selections for the summer season.

The Maine theatre slates 3 production by male authors and 5 by female writers, including a new adaptation of ‘Babette’s Feast.’

The lineup will feature plays from Suzan-Lori Parks, Nambi E. Kelley, and Rude Mechs.

The lineup will feature plays by Nick Payne, Lauren Gunderson, and a world premiere by Joyce Van Dyke.

The Maine theatre will mount plays by Jeff Daniels, Lindsey Ferrentino, and Mark St. Germain.

The lineup includes two world premieres.

The season will feature seven productions, including five world premieres.

The fellowship will support the professional development of directors from the Boston area.

For the company in Lee, Mass., theatre is a philanthropic vehicle.

A new documentary play tells the stories of survivors and responders at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.