New England

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

Barrington Stage Company Announces 2017 Season

The company in the Berkshires announces seven productions in its lineup.

Both ‘Trans Scripts’ and ‘Orange Julius’ let trans people tell their own stories, though only one credits a trans playwright.

The global theatre group will renovate the historic theatre in partnership with Emerson College.

Haupt steps down after leading the National Music Theater Conference for 40 years.

The recipients will be granted space and time to work on new projects.

The first pairing of William Finn and James Lapine’s gay-family musicals left a lasting impression on all those it touched.

A state grant allowed the theatre to purchase an historic home for storage and studio space.

The program will offer free tickets to the theatre’s production of ‘Midsummer’ to all Rhode Island 11th graders.

Shows in Nashville, Kansas City, and New Haven are asking kids to form opinions and make decisions about important issues.

Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 play feels more contemporary than it should, especially during this political season.