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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.

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.

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.

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.

THEATER

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.

In Chelsea, a Latino theater company makes its debut

Teatro Chelsea hopes to stage full productions in 2021.

On its way from Broadway to the big screen, ‘Hamilton’ took a detour to your living room

Rather than wait out the pandemic, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney+ made a deal.

What racism in theater looks like, and how to dismantle it

In a Globe roundtable, four leading figures explore how to create an anti-racist future onstage and behind the scenes.

Boston comics return to their roots to celebrate Barry Crimmins and the Ding Ho

Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, Denis Leary, and many others are scheduled to appear in the online reunion.