Arts & Events

THURSDAY, JAN. 7 -more-

At the end of the season, it’s a wry task to talk about what happened last year in theater, something that progresses by seasons more than by calendar years, in a kind of reverse order, like everything on stage seems to be: where life is turned upside down, inside out—so we can look (and laugh or cry) at it. -more-

Wings of Desire (1987) -more-

After the holidays, the first half of January is usually the doldrums for theater. But three unusual events will be staged in the next week or two: -more-

“When I was starting the theater company,” Patrick Dooley of Shotgun Players recalled, “My mom asked me why I was doing it. I’d been working as an actor. And I said, I want to see different kinds of plays—and the only way I’m going to see them is to direct them.” -more-

THURSDAY, JAN. 7 -more-