The real Dr. Irene Pepperberg of MIT and Harvard Dr. taught an African grey parrot to meaningfully communicate and solve problems at the level of a 5-year-old child.
No Harvard affiliation needed: The student-written play, an annual tradition, holds its own against professional productions in Somerville and Cambridge.
Easy for anyone struggling with a conflicted parental relationship to appreciate, “My Mother Had Two Faces” asks what the mirror uncovers when the makeup is stripped away.
The play explores what it means to live with conditions such as depression and OCD, and to be close to someone who does. You may leave feeling encouraged and inspired.
Arrow Street Arts opens its Black Box Theater – once the American Repertory Theater’s Oberon – with a Boston Opera Collaborative production of “Carmen.” After that, several groups move in for performances throughout the spring and summer.
A stage adaptation of a memoir by P. Carl asks if the people we love can come with us when we change – and every performance has a 20-minute “Act II” of audience Q&A to discuss that question explicitly.
“Manic Monologues” brings to life true stories that challenge what it means to be touched by a mental health condition – a structure and mission that will seem familiar from the taboo-breaking ”Vagina Monologues.”
Verdi’s “Falstaff” is based on Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” If you can’t imagine laughing (on purpose) during an opera, this is the one to try.