Moonbox Productions Announces 2024-2025 Season
Moonbox Productions
Announces Their
2024-2025 SEASON!
For more information contact MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS, 30 Brattle Street, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA. 02138 via email at info@moonbox.org
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ABOUT THE SHOWS
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Based on the motion picture “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro & Paul Henning
Performances:
September 27, 2024 through October 20, 2024
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Performances at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA. 02138
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With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane, "DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS" follows the misadventures of two con-artists Freddy Benson and Lawrence Jameson.
Freddy is just one more hardscrabble huckster trying to make a (dis)honest living – that is, until he meets Lawrence, a high-society swindler whose polish and connections have landed him a glamorous gig on the French Riviera.
When Lawrence invites Freddy to team up, it seems like the two have finally found the perfect con – until they realize that their egos are the only thing more massive than their earnings.
Friction turns to an outright feud when the perfect target arrives in town – Christine, an heiress who is just as beautiful as she is gullible.
Who will be the first to steal Christine's heart and, more importantly, her wallet?
Grab a sunhat and a cold drink for "DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS" - a musical that will keep you grinning and guessing from start to finish.
Written by Larissa FastHorse
Directed by Tara Moses
Performances:
November 22, 2024 through December 15, 2024
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Performances at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA. 02138
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Isn't it time we rethink Thanksgiving?
That's the question on the table when four politically correct performers get together to create a new take on the traditional holiday pageant.
Good intentions turn into outright tension as the group struggles to re-envision history, all without ruffling any feathers.
Rambunctious, wild, and fearless, "THE THANKSGIVING PLAY" by Larissa FastHorse serves up history and humor with a steaming side dish of uniquely American hypocrisy.
Are you ready to eat your words?
Written by Regina Taylor
Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry
Directed by Regine Vital
Performances:
April 11, 2025 through May 4, 2025
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Performances at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA. 02138
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Winner of the Helen Hayes Award for Best Production and Best Musical, "CROWNS" is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young African American woman.
When Yolanda's brother is killed, she has to leave her vibrant, beloved Brooklyn and move in with her older relatives in the stale and stuffy South.
Black women here are nothing like the ones back home, and that starts from the top down, as she watches her aunties move through their lives under a series of ever-more-elaborate hats.
But beneath those hats are real women and real stories that Yolanda needs to hear.
As her Southern sisters trace their hats' rich history from from Gullah to Gospel and from Sunday School to Saturday night, Yolanda must come to terms with her own multifaceted identity – one as complex, colorful, and vibrant as the hats that surround her.
"FOURTH ANNUAL BOSTON NEW WORKS FESTIVAL"
Performances:
June 19, 2025 through June 22, 2025
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Calderwood / BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02116
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To wrap up the season, MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS will produce its "FOURTH ANNUAL BOSTON NEW WORKS FESTIVAL" at the Calderwood Pavilion and the Boston Center for the Arts, June 19-22nd.
Throughout the 2024-2025 season, MOONBOX will also continue its support of local non-profits by partnering with a different non-profit organization for each show, giving them greater visibility and helping them to increase the reach and impact of their work.
“With all of the world’s turmoil plus our own brewing national election, we will all be needing a little extra laughter and joy come fall,” said Sharman Altshuler, Producer and Artistic Director for MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS.
“Happily, our 2024-2025 season promises plenty of both, and, for the first time, MOONBOX will be presenting all three mainstage shows at the new Arrow Street Arts venue in Cambridge,” said Altshuler. “It is a lot to celebrate, and that’s before we add in our 'FOURTH ANNUAL BOSTON NEW WORKS FESTIVAL' in June to wrap up the season! As Steve Carrell recently said, “Live theater is the wave of the future!” – ride it with MOONBOX!”
For more information regarding MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS’ 2024-2025 season go to www.moonboxproductions.org.
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ABOUT MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS
Since its founding, MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS has been honored by numerous laudatory reviews and raves from audiences and critics alike – garnering MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards ranging from Best Musical, Best Actor & Actress, to Best Scenic and Costume Design recognitions. MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS was founded in 2011 by Producer/Artistic Director Sharman Altshuler. Based in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS is dedicated to supporting local arts and local artists, and to connecting communities to the non-profit organizations that serve them. To fulfill their artistic mission, MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS taps the deep well of talent within their own communities to bring top quality theatrical experiences to stages throughout the Greater Boston area. To fulfill their social mission, they partner with a local non-profit organization for each show, giving them visibility on their website and in their promotional materials, as well as giving them access to their audiences in order to raise awareness of their cause, create connections within the community, and increase the reach and impact of their work.
30 Brattle Street
Third Floor
Cambridge, MA. 02138
