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"Spellbound!," adapted by Michael Flachmann from Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" with music and lyrics by Shishir Kurup and David Markowitz, at the Southwest Shakespeare Company through May 24.
Who said theatres only ever produce small-cast shows? This week’s shows, whether farces or tragedies, musicals or dramas, largely feature strong ensembles.
“The Blood Quilt” by Katori Hall, at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., through June 7. Pictured: Nikiya Mathis, Tonye Patano, Meeya Davis, Afi Bijou and Caroline Clay. (Photo by C. Stanley Photography)
“Boeing Boeing” by Marc Camoletti, at Greenbriar Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, W. Va., through May 23. Pictured: Kim Morgan Dean, Amanda Huxtable and Sheira Stein. (Photo courtesy of Greenbriar Valley Theatre)
“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis through May 24. Pictured: Raye Birk, Bill McCallum, Ashley Rose Montondo, Erik Heger and John Catron. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson)
“The Explorer’s Club” by Nell Benjamin, a production of the Village Repertory Company at the Woolfe Street Playhouse in Charleston, S.C., through May 23. Pictured: Mary Fishburne and Nat Jones.
“Hands on a Hardbody,” with a book by Doug Wright, music by Trey Anastasio and music and lyrics by Amanda Green, at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, Ga., through May 31. Pictured: Diany Rodriguez and Eric Moore. (Photo by Chris Bartelski)
“Immediate Family” by Paul Oakley Stovall, at Center Theater Group in Los Angeles through June 7. Pictured: J. Nicole Brooks and Bryan Terrell Clark.
“Mothers and Sons” by Terrence McNally, a production of the Speakeasy Stage Company at Roberts Studio Theatre in Boston through June 6. Pictured: Michael Kaye and Nancy E. Carroll. (Photo by Craig Bailey)
“The Most Deserving” by Catherine Trieschmann, a production of the Offsquare Theatre Company at the Black Box Theatre in Jackson, Wyo., through May 23. Pictured: Alice Bever and Curt Haws. (Photo by Jonathan Crosby)
“Papermaker” by Monica Wood, at the Portland Stage Company through May 24. Pictured: Daniel Noel, Moira Driscoll and Lisa Stathoplos. (Photo by Gregory Rec)
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” by Tom Stoppard, at Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C., through June 21. Pictured: Craig Wallace, Kimberly Schraf, Romell Witherspoon and Adam Wesley Brown. (Photo by Teresa Wood)
“The Second Mrs. Wilson” by Joe DiPietro, at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn., through May 31. Pictured: Margaret Colin and John Glover.
“Spellbound!,” adapted by Michael Flachmann from Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” with music and lyrics by Shishir Kurup and David Markowitz, at the Southwest Shakespeare Company through May 24.
“Two Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking” by Gus Edwards, at the Ensemble Theatre in Houston through May 31. Pictured: Alex Morris and Byron Jacquet. (Photo by Gary Fountain)
“Words by Ira Gershwin” by Joseph Vass at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, Calif., through May 24. Pictured: Jake Broder, Elijah Rock and Angela Teek. (Photo by Michael Lamont)
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