At the MAC
The MAC Theater presents Sarah Ruhl’s Becky Nurse of Salem, a dark comedy, directed by Brie Riccio. Remaining dates are 10/18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater, 80 Pleasant St., Marion. Fri. & Sat. shows start at 7:30pm and Sun. shows start at 2:00pm.
Out of work and out of love, Becky Nurse is an ordinary but strong-willed grandmother just trying to get by in post-Obama America. She’s also the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Rebecca Nurse, who was infamously executed for witchcraft in 1692 – but things have changed for women since then, haven’t they?
Tickets, $20/MAC members, $23/ nonmembers, can be purchased at marionartcenter.org/events. The MAC is also a participant in Mass Cultural Council’s card to culture program. Learn more on the online ticket page.
NB Festival Theatre
New Bedford Festival Theatre will spread some holiday cheer this December with Home for the Holidays: A family fun celebration.
Home for the Holidays will run for ONE SHOW ONLY at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, Saturday, December 21 at 4 pm.
Home for the Holidays will star the South Coast’s own Erin and Matt Ban (musical theatre superstars and veterans of National Tours and Broadway. Guest stars include local singer Dori Rubbicco, Abby Casey (Reverend Mother – New Bedford Festival Theatre’s Nunsense), and Ian Legge, the punk cellist.
Your favorite seasonal songs, laughs, and holiday cheer – what more could you ask for?
The show will run approximately 1.5 hours with no intermission. The Steeple Playhouse is fully Accessible. Parking is available in two adjacent parking lots (with handicapped spaces), as well as free street parking.
Tickets are general admission, $25, and can be purchased by visiting the NBFT nbfestivaltheatre.com.
Fairhaven High School
The Fairhaven High School Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the production of this year’s fall play, Murder on the Orient Express! Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Ken Ludwig’s clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic boasts all the glamour, intrigue, and suspense of Dame Agatha’s celebrated novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace.
Murder on the Orient Express will be performed at Fairhaven High School on Nov. 8 & 9 at 7PM, with a matinee on 11/10 at 2PM. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and $10 for FHS students and staff (ID required at the door). Tickets are general admission and can be purchased at https://gofan.co/app/school/MA22183_1 and in person at each performance.
For more information, please email mrebelo@fairhavenps.net.
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