New England

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SpeakEasy Stage Announces Regional Premieres for 2016–17 Season

The season’s shows explore faith, family, and finding purpose.

The lineup will feature work by August Wilson, Sarah Ruhl, Amy Herzog, and more.

The season will feature work by Brecht, Richard Nelson, William Gibson, Lydia R. Diamond, and George Stevens, Jr.

The Boston theatre’s season will feature three plays and four musicals, one of which will be announced at a later date.

The versatile actor makes his playwriting debut with a romantic comedy in which he plays—who else?—the devil.

The season will include dark comedies, a song cycle, and family dramas.

The summer festival in the Berkshires will produce both classic and new works.

Jen Silverman’s newest play, running at Yale Rep, is inspired by the Brontë sisters and Victorian Gothic, with a contemporary twist.

The Playhouse will workshop two new works as part of the program.

In a week of showgoing, I enjoyed reconnecting with my performing-arts-presenter peers, but also searched for points of entry for the uninitiated.