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Hammond Castle sets the eerie scene for the stories of Poe

With the pandemic eliminating school field trips, Chamber Theatre pivoted to film, restaging four short pieces — “Annabel Lee,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” and an audio version of “The Bells” — in the appropriately moody Gloucester venue.

Anything — and anywhere — for a laugh

With most clubs still closed, comics are reaching audiences outdoors and online.

Under an open sky, dance performances begin in Cambridge’s new Starlight Square

For as long as the weather holds, Starlight Square will welcome small audiences to watch masked dancers on an outdoor stage.

Newton native’s first play may lack a stage, but not an all-star cast

A virtual performance of Rob Ulin's "Judgment Day" will star Jason Alexander and Patti LuPone.

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In online dance classes, no one can see you miss a step
It's never been easier to take a dance class online, and turn your kitchen into your impromptu dance studio

Live theater returns to the Berkshires in a changed world
Health safeguards reflected a new reality since the last time live theater was performed in the Berkshires, but audiences for "Godspell" and "Harry Clarke" were happy to be back.

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SpeakEasy launches podcast of new work by Boston playwrights

First up: MJ Halberstadt's "The Usual Unusual."

In his new podcast, Mike Birbiglia and guests are creating comedy in real time

The Massachusetts native, who is also juggling a virtual book tour and writing a one-man show, hasn't had much down time away from the stage.

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Livestream set for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Tempest’

The cast was scheduled to perform the play on Boston Common this summer before COVID-19 intervened.

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Please dance ‘Swan Lake’ in your bathtub

Boston Ballet's Viktorina Kapitonova is one of 27 elite dancers worldwide who filmed themselves dancing Swan Lake in their bathtubs for this unusual short BBC Arts film

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A meeting of past, present, and future in Huntington’s ‘Dream Boston’

Series of short radio dramas by local playwrights envisioning a post-pandemic Boston is partly shaped by racial justice movement.

In a disrupted summer, theaters are revising the script

The pandemic has upended the work of theater companies and resulted in job losses, but more than four months after it began, there's no further clarity on when a restart might happen or what it might look like.

Theater closures in Boston bring layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts

In addition to reductions in the permanent staff, hundreds of jobs that were tied to individual productions were lost when those shows were postponed or canceled.

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Are you ready to dance again?

Cambridge's Dance Complex and other studios open their doors for classes again, as part of Phase 3 reopening plans in Massachusetts