Theater
Harvard Student Thesis Play ‘Ugly Feelings’ Evolves Into Professional Staged Reading With Fresh Ink and CHUANG Stage
“Ugly Feelings” reemerged — still an exploration of multiracial belonging at its heart — as a professional staged reading at the Boston Center for the Arts.
‘Night Side Songs’ Preview: Interactive Theater’s Approach to Caregiving and Catharsis
“Night Side Songs” offers an intimate evening meditating on the tragic, yet universal themes of illness and caregiving.
‘The Triumph of Love’ Review: A Night of Hilarious Romantic Entanglements
Perfect for the spring, this classic French comedy offers the audience the chance to experience a timeless tale of romance and deception.
Harvard College Women’s Center’s ‘Men Aren’t Funny’: A Hysterical Inspiration
The title, although jarring for some, is something Women’s Center undergraduate intern Olivia F. Data ’26 is proud of.
‘Parade’ Review: One of America’s Most Shameful Tragedies, Expertly Told
“Parade” may be a dramatization, but the touring production of director Michael Arden’s Tony-winning Broadway revival stresses the real.
‘A Man of No Importance’ Review: Putting the Community in Community Theater
This sendoff production for director Daigneault brims with love for theater — not in its ideal, but rather in its embarrassing and unabashed eagerness.
‘Hamilton’ Retrospective: Eliza’s Lasting Impact 10 Years Later
The story that most viewers take away from “Hamilton” is Alexander’s, but Eliza’s remains arguably the most important.
‘be cozy’ Preview: A Realistic Questioning of Reality That Is Anything But Cozy
Those who watch “be cozy,” written and directed by Zach B. Halberstam ’25, might find themselves questioning their sense of reality in just 90 minutes.
‘101 Damnations’ Review: Lost Paradise with the Hasty Pudding
Audience members don’t expect a serious political expose from the Pudding, but “101 Damnations” veers from quirky humor into self-indulgence.
‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ Review: A Painful Yet Poignant Journey
Growing up has never looked so painful, yet it was that exact conveyed pain that made this Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club production so enthralling.
Artist Profile: Katie M. Runions ’25 on Directing, Dramaturgy, and A.R.T.’s ‘The Odyssey’
Runions understood the immense task of filling up the 550-seat Loeb Proscenium with a production — having just done it herself.
‘The Grove’ Review: A Must-See Tale of Love in All Forms
From innovative set design to gut-wrenching performances, Mfoniso Udofia’s tearjerking “The Grove” is an emotional rollercoaster that’s worth the ride.
‘Stage Kiss’ Review: Appropriately Steamy, If Not Smooth
“Stage Kiss,” presented by The Psych Drama Company, follows a showmance that blurs reality and performance as ex-lovers reunite.
‘The Odyssey’ Review: An Unraveling of an Epic Tale
Kate Hamill’s adaptation asks the essential question “If you’ve gone through something traumatic, can you ever go back to who you were?”
Lowell House Opera Returns to Historic Dining Hall With Avant-Garde ‘Postcard from Morocco’
From Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, Lowell House Opera returned to its historic venue, the Lowell House Dining Hall, for its first full production since 2017.
Harvard Theater: Spring 2025 Season Preview
Feeling comedy, dark comedy, or drama? Grab a friend and head to the theater this semester — whether it be the Loeb, Agassiz, or Farkas Hall!
Jon Hamm ‘Stoked’ for Hasty Pudding Roast
When Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jon Hamm learned he would receive the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2025 Man of the Year award, he was “stoked” — but this was not the first time Hamm was offered the award.
‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’ Review: Taking Time for Time
Aside from her incredible hoofing abilities, Casel has all the energy and charisma to helm the production.
Artist Profile: Max B. Allison ’25 Explores The Intersection of Art and Technology
For Conflux, Allison developed code to allow a user’s brain waves to control music generated by a synthesizer.
‘Pippin’ Preview: A Young Man’s Search for Fulfillment
Audiences should be on the lookout for a human staircase and breathtaking stunts during the opening number, “Magic to Do.”
Actors’ Shakespeare Project Crafts An ‘Emma’ We Can All Root For
Vital and her cast and crew paint a sympathetic portrait of a woman constrained by societal norms but who valiantly strives to achieve her desires nonetheless.
‘Noises Off’ Review: It’s Got the Laughs, but Not Clear Characterization
While Lyric Stage Boston’s production is funny beyond a doubt, its success could be amplified by the actors clearly setting apart their dual personas.
Artist Profile: Quynn Johnson Helps Bring Tap Dance Centerstage in ‘Diary Of A Tap Dancer’
Working on "Diary of a Tap Dancer" at the A.R.T. is a full circle moment for Johnson, who graduated from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
American Repertory Theater Launches High School Workshop Program
The American Repertory Theater announced the launch of the Lavine Learning Lab late last month, a new program that connects local public high school students to theater through student workshops centered around A.R.T. productions.
The Show Must Go On: Tech Week Vignettes from The Crimson’s Arts Board
Tech week, also known as “Hell Week,” is the week before a theater production’s opening when everything needs to come together.