Every Why
Hath a
Wherefore
A British theater troupe offers a
Shakespeare double play
The all-male Propeller Theatre Company
crosses the pond for a four-week run of two
ave
Date
Downtown
the
Compagnia
TPO, Farfalle
May 10–15
The Italian theater
troupe makes its Boston
debut at the Black Box
Theatre with an interactive performance art
piece based on the life
cycle of a butterfly.
celebrityseries.org
South BoSton
Bellona,
Destroyer of
Cities
May 13–15
Part t wo of Simulated
Cities/Simulated Systems,
Jay Scheib’s multimedia
trilogy at the Institute
of Contemporary Art,
explores themes of race,
gender and sexuality.
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Shakespeare classics at the Boston University
Theatre. The performances could not be more
disparate in story and theme, presenting both
the Bard’s most villainous villain and his most
ambitious farce. Richard III, a historical play,
is all about sibling rivalry, jealousy, political
ambition and revenge at its ugliest and most
clever. We learn just how far a brother slips
into darkness to gain power during the Wars
of the Roses, a pivotal time in British history.
On the other side of the emotional spectrum, mistaken identity, twins switched at
birth, love and general blundering all are
incorporated in The Comedy of Errors. Both
plays run May 18–June 19. 617-266-0800;
huntingtontheatre.org.
sales. a couple to
consider are art walk
at Fort point Channel,
Boston, may 6–8
( fortpointarts.org)
and Cambridge
open Studios east
in lechmere, inman
and Kendall Square,
may 7–8;
www2.cambridgema.
gov/CAC/
throughout the city,
many neighborhood
artists’ studios take
a weekend to open
their doors to the
public, enabling
patrons to get up
close to the vast
array of artwork in
Open-Door Policies
progress and on display and to meet the
artists themselves.
most studios offer
discounts, and neighborhood restaurants
and shops often get
in on the act with
special menus and
BoSton
Pride Week
June 3–12
A week of gay, lesbian
and transgender–centric
celebrations throughout
the city culminate in the
city’s most colorful and
well-attended parade.
bostonpride.org
CamBriDge
32nd
Cambridge
River Festival
June 4
Celebrate with live jazz,
folk, Latin and world
music performances,
dance, art demonstra-
tions, more than 100
specialty food purveyors
and craftspeople. www2.
cambridgema.gov/CAC
SpeCtaCle iSlanD
Go Fly a Kite
June 25–Aug. 27
Bring your own and let
it fly or be a spectator
of the soaring, string-driven magic. boston
harborislands.org/
spectacle
