BOSTON THEATRE WORKS
Address: 31 St James Ave, Suite 360, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.728.4321
Web: SEPT 14 THROUGH OCT 8 at Zero Arrow Theatre at A.R.T., I Am My Own Wife, by Doug Wright, starring Thomas Derrah
NOV 24 THROUGH DEC 16 A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, book, music and lyrics by Kyle

BTW presents socially relevant classical and contemporary productions with a commitment to expanding Boston's theater-going audience and redefining the theater experience. Performances are held in the Boston Center for the Arts, except as noted. Tickets $35 to $40. Discounts for students and seniors. Call for curtain times.

SEPT 14 THROUGH OCT 8 at Zero Arrow Theatre at A.R.T., I Am My Own Wife, by Doug Wright, starring Thomas Derrah
NOV 24 THROUGH DEC 16 A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, book, music and lyrics by Kyle Jarrow
FEB 1, 2007 THROUGH MAR 3 A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare
APRIL 26, 2007 THROUGH MAY 19 Confessions of a Mormon Boy, by and starring Steven Fales
JULY, 2007 BTW Unbound 2007, a festival of new plays. For submission info, e-mail: litmanager@bostontheatreworks.com

CENTASTAGE
Address: Centastage, Box 15261, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.536.5981

Founded in August 1991, Centastage exclusively produces world premieres of works for the stage by New England writers.

THE CENTER FOR NEW WORDS
Address: 7 Temple St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.876.5310
Email: cnw@centerfornewwords.org
Web: OCT 5 Robin Morgan’s Fighting Words: A Toolkit for Combating the Religious Right, at Spontaneous Celebrations, Jamaica Plain
OCT 10 Inga Muscio’s Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil, at Simmons College
OCT 12 Susa

The Center for New Words (CNW) is on a mission “to use the power and creativity of words to strengthen the voice of progressive women and women speaking from the margins of society.” Programming begins at 7 pm, except as noted.

OCT 5 Robin Morgan’s Fighting Words: A Toolkit for Combating the Religious Right, at Spontaneous Celebrations, Jamaica Plain
OCT 10 Inga Muscio’s Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil, at Simmons College
OCT 12 Susan Eisenberg, Blind Spot, at CNW, Cambridge
OCT 13 Mouthful: An Open Mic for Open Minds with Susan Rich, 7:30 pm
OCT 17 “In Spite of Hyde, Women Fight to Access Abortion,” at Cambridge Public Library
OCT 18 Judy Norsegian, Lenore Pomerance and other contributors, Our Bodies, Ourselves: “Menopause”, at YWCA Boston
OCT 19 Katherine Min’s Secondhand World, at CNW, Cambridge
OCT 26 Swanee Hunt’s Half-Life of a Zealot, at Cambridge College
NOV 2 Patricia Hill Collins and Imani Perry, “Feminism, Racism & the Politics of Hip Hop,” at Simmons College
NOV 9 Heather Rogers’s Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage, at CNW, Cambridge,
NOV 10, DEC 8 Mouthful: An Open Mic for Open Minds, 7:30 pm
NOV 11 Women Veterans Speak Out on Iraq, at CNW, Cambridge, 1 pm
NOV 12 Screening the film The Tribe, with a live performance by the “Hebrew Mamita,” spoken-word artist Vanessa Hidary, at the MFA, 4:15 pm
NOV 16 Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls, Bleeding Afghanistan, at Spontaneous Celebrations, Jamaica Plain
FEMINISM & DESSERT SERIES, at 7 pm
OCT 3 Gender-Defying Coloring Book-Making Workshop!
NOV 7 Transracial Adoption
DEC 5 Feminism and Women’s Spirituality

Colby College
Address: 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville
Phone: 207.859.4535
Email: djward@colby.edu
Web: SEP 25 AND 26 Colby on Stage!
NOV 13 THROUGH 21 Metamorphoses

Performances in Strider Theater at 7:30 pm, except Sun matinees at 2 pm. Call for tickets.

SEP 25 AND 26 Colby on Stage!
NOV 13 THROUGH 21 Metamorphoses

COMPANY ONE
Address: 539 Tremont St, Suite 202, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.933.8600
Email: info@companyone.org

Web: THROUGH SEPT 26 The Superheroine Monologues, Second Stage
OCT 30 THROUGH NOV 21 The Overwhelming, set in Rwanda in 1994, Main Stage
DEC 4 THROUGH 19 Christmas Belles, Second Stage

Celebrating its11th season, Company One is committed to diversifying the typical theatre-going audience by focusing on radical work that appeals to a younger, ethnically diverse community. Performances are at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theatre. Call for performance times and ticket prices.

THROUGH SEPT 26 The Superheroine Monologues, Second Stage
OCT 30 THROUGH NOV 21 The Overwhelming, set in Rwanda in 1994, Main Stage
DEC 4 THROUGH 19 Christmas Belles, Second Stage

LONG WHARF THEATRE
Address: Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr, New Haven, CT
Phone: 203.787.4282
Email: info@longwharf.org
Web: OCT 8 THROUGH NOV 9 Hughie, Stage II
NOV 26 THROUGH DEC 21 A Civil War Christmas, Mainstage

Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman teamed up to establish this theater, now in its 41st season, which prides itself on renewing classic plays and producing modern plays with a touch of imagination and novelty.

OCT 8 THROUGH NOV 9 Hughie, Stage II
NOV 26 THROUGH DEC 21 A Civil War Christmas, Mainstage

The Music Hall
Address: 28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.436.2400
Email: info@themusichall.org
Web: NOV 6 AND 7 Cirque Mechanics in Birdhouse Factory

Hosts a wide variety of performances. Shows are Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 pm. Call for tickets or order online.

NOV 6 AND 7 Cirque Mechanics in Birdhouse Factory

OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE
Address: 310 Washington St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.482.6439
Web: SEPT 28 “Boston’s Made Land,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
SEPT 28 “The Darwin Conspiracy,” 6:30 pm
OCT 3 “Can America Find Its Moral Center?” 6 pm
OCT 18 “True Crimes in New England: The Boston Strangler,” 12:15-1 pm, $5

Open daily from 9:30 am-5 pm through Oct, and from 10 am-4 pm beginning in Nov. Admission $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, $1 children 6-18. Lectures free with admission, unless otherwise noted.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPT 28 “Boston’s Made Land,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
SEPT 28 “The Darwin Conspiracy,” 6:30 pm
OCT 3 “Can America Find Its Moral Center?” 6 pm
OCT 18 “True Crimes in New England: The Boston Strangler,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
OCT 31 “True Crimes in New England: Lizzie Borden,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
NOV 2 “Boston Firsts: 40 Feats of Innovation and Invention that Happened First in Boston,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
NOV 9 “Boston’s Back Bay: The Story of America’s Greatest 19th Century Landfill,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
NOV 15 “American Protest Literature,” 6:30 pm
NOV 16 “Four Centuries of Boston’s Women’s History,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
NOV 19 Meeting House Sunday, 11 am
NOV 30 “Boston’s Abolitionists,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
DEC 1 2006 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Awards
DEC 7 “Christmas in New England,” 12:15-1 pm, $5
DEC 10 233rd Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party Reenactment, 5:30 pm, $5
DEC 14 A Holiday Chorale Concert, 12:15-1 pm

TREMONT PLAYHOUSE
Address: 275 Tremont St, Boston, MA

Phone: 617.542.1123
Web: SEP 1 through 15 $49 includes dinner, Joey and Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEP 1 through 15 $49 includes dinner, Joey and Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding

USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM
Address: Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg 22, Charlestown, MA
Phone: 617.426.1812
Email: exhibits@ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Web: ONGOING "All Hands on Deck: A Sailor's Life in 1812"; “Old Ironsides in War and Peace"; "The Barbary War"; and "Model Shop"

The USS Constitution Museum brings to life the stories of the individuals who authorized, built, served on, and preserved Old Ironsides, the USS Constitution. The museum includes many interactive exhibits, including battle and cannon simulations, in addition to ongoing installations. Museum is open daily from 9 am to 6 pm through Oct, and from 10 am to 5 pm beginning Nov 1. (Note: the USS Constitution ship is a separate entity from the museum and is open Tues through Sun from 10 am to 5:50 pm through Oct, and Thurs through Sun from 10 am to 3:50 pm beginning Nov 1.) Admission by donation.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ONGOING "All Hands on Deck: A Sailor's Life in 1812"; “Old Ironsides in War and Peace"; "The Barbary War"; and "Model Shop"