What’s Going On?
An original theatre piece created by the Girl Talk Theatre alumni class

This year’s Girl Talk Theatre show reveals a little more about the individual women performing. You will hear memories of their past and their goals for the future. They have also created some new group pieces to bring to light little known facts about homelessness using traditional theatre and their own special brand of humor. Yes, that’s right – the ladies just might make you laugh a little. Please join us for an evening or afternoon with some of the most remarkable women you will ever meet.

The performance is 45 minutes long followed by a Q & A and a casual reception. We look forward to seeing you at the theater.

Performances of What’s Going On? are Friday, May 6 at 7:30pm, and Saturday, May 7 at 3:00pm. Admission is free, but reservations are strongly recommended. E-mail reservations@girltalktheatre.org or call 857-294-9750.

On the eve of the Apocalypse, Lizzie, First Lady of the USA, hatches a plan with her global contemporaries to end the war by withholding sex until the world is united in peace – No Peace – No Piece! In 2009 Lydia Diamond was commissioned by Boston University to write a play for the underutilized actors in the department. Artistic Director Lee Mikeska Gardner had the supreme pleasure of working with 20 student actors, an all-student stage management team and a student design team this past Winter at Emerson College. We are excited to bring a stripped down version (no mirror ball or White House Rose Garden) to send out the first season of That’s What She Said.

All tickets are free. Reservations strongly recommended. RSVP online.

The Oldest Boy: A Benefit Reading

Play by Sarah Ruhl
Monday, May 9, 2016 at 7PM

Central Square Theater will join theaters across the country in presenting a one-night only reading of The Oldest Boy by Sarah Ruhl (Stage Kiss, Passion Play, The Clean House), a benefit to raise awareness and support the Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund of the Tibet Fund. In lieu of the price of a ticket, Central Square Theater encourages audiences to consider a donation of any amount; details appear below

The Oldest Boy follows an American mother whose young son is believed to be the reincarnation of a high Buddhist Lama. When Tibetan monks arrive requesting to take her child away for a life of spiritual training in India, she and her Tibetan husband must make a life-altering choice that will test their faith – and their hearts. A meditation on attachment and unconditional love, the play asks us to believe in a world in which the youngest children are sometimes the oldest and wisest teachers.

RSVP for the reading here!

About the Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, taking a huge toll on human life and property. With more than 20,000 Tibetan refugees and hundreds of thousands of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners living along the Himalayan Buddhist Belt in Nepal, the Tibet Fund established the Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund to ensure that resources reach those most affected by the quake. This effort brings urgently needed supplies and assistance to survivors and coordinates long-term efforts to rebuild communities.

To donate, visit Tibetfund.org/programs/humanitarian-aid

About the Tibet Fund

The Tibet Fund’s mission is to preserve the distinct cultural and national identity of the Tibetan people. Since 1981, under the patronage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Tibet Fund has been the primary funding organization for health care, education, refugee rehabilitation, religious and cultural preservation, elder care and community and economic development programs serving more than 140,000 Tibetan refugees living in India, Nepal and Bhutan.

For more information, visit TibetFund.org

Boston Opera Collaborative Presents

Family Feuds

A Trio of Contemporary One-Act Operas

Join Boston Opera Collaborative, an innovative opera group dedicated to bringing opera to unexpected places and audiences in close contact with the power of the human voice, for their third show in their 10th Anniversary Season – Family Feuds. From a mother who’s lost touch with reality, to a daughter-in-law in need of answers, to the surprises in store at the reading of a patriarch’s will, sometimes the fiercest (and funniest) battles are fought at home.
Family Feuds is accompanied by piano and runs approximately 2 hours with one intermission.

For Tickets:

One Weekend Only!

Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

TO HELL AND BACK
by Jake Heggie
Patricia Au, Music Director / Greg Smucker, Stage Director

FOUR SISTERS
by Elena Langer
Raymond Chow, Music Director / Nathan Troup, Stage Director

NAOMI IN THE LIVING ROOM
by Jonathan Bailey Holland
Stephanie Mao, Music Director / Patricia-Maria Weinmann, Stage Director

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I AM MY OWN WIFE
By Doug Wright
Starring Benjamin James Michael
Directed by Nick Hrutkay

Not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall, playwright Doug Wright (QUILLS, GREY GARDENS, and HANDS ON A HARDBODY) began a conversation with Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, an elegant and eccentric 65-year-old German transvestite who, against all odds, hid from the Nazis in plain sight as a woman. Wright uses more than 30 characters-all played here by the masterful Benjamin James Michael to piece together Charlotte’s controversial life. The winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play, I AM MY OWN WIFE is a profound story of survival.

Benjamin James Michael holds a BFA in Theatrical Performance from West Virginia University. As a trained actor, Ben has starred in numerous professional Summer Stock and Regional companies. Ben has appeared in such theatrical roles as Benny Southstreet (Guys and Dolls), Connie (The Grapes of Wrath), Claudio (Measure for Measure), Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet), Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Jim/Tom/Kenneth (Clybourne Park), Pippin (Pippin), Max Brod (The Trap), John (Monongah Mining Disaster) and Barker (Poe). Alongside his theatrical roles, Ben has portrayed a wide variety of characters in numerous films and television productions such as Ben Hoffman (Spirit World), Sider (You Became I), and Holloway (The Men Who Built America).  Aside from his professional acting career, Ben has demonstrated talents in Scenic Design and Props Construction with many professional companies. Some of his favorite Scenic and Props designs include Coriolanus, Extremities, and The Dresser. Ben has also served two years as Props Master for Gamut Theatre Company in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.