Seven Deadly Sins at the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University

The Suffolk University Theatre Department Proudly Presents the World Premiere Event

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

By Thornton Wilder

November 21-24

Directed by Wesley Savick, Micaleen Rodgers [Suffolk ‘20] and Sydney Grant [Suffolk ‘15]

The World Premiere of Thornton Wilder’s entire one-act play cycle about the variety and consequences of human frailty.

The Suffolk University Theatre Department presents the world premiere of Thornton Wilder’s complete one-act play series – The Seven Deadly Sins – at the Modern Theatre. Professor Wesley Savick, Suffolk University student Micaleen Rodgers, and Suffolk alumna Sydney Grant share directing responsibilities. Wilder’s ambitious 7 one-act play cycle features 28 characters located in 7 distinct locations set within 7 distinct time periods.

The one-act plays are:

The Drunken Sisters [Gluttony]

–Directed by Sydney Grant

-Designed by Steve McIntosh

In Shakespeare and the Bible [Wrath]

–Directed by Wes Savick

-Designed by Sophia Lajoie

Bernice [Pride]

-Directed by Micaleen Rodgers

-Designed by Amanda Hackney

Cement Hands [Avarice]

-Directed by Wes Savick

-Designed by Sophia Lajoie

A Ringing of Doorbells [Envy]

-Directed by Sydney Grant

-Designed by Amanda Hackney

The Wreck of the Five-Twenty-Five [Sloth]

-Directed by Wes Savick

-Designed by Amanda Hackney

Someone from Assisi [Lust]

-Directed by Wes Savick

-Designed by Steven McIntosh

Seating is General Admission. Tickets for THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS are on sale now for $15 and $10 for students and seniors at Moderntheatre.com or by calling 866.811.4111.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS is presented and produced by The Suffolk University Theatre Department.

“THORNTON WILDER ONE ACT SERIES: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.

HYSTERIA: Boston at Old South Church

Hystria is an immersive Halloween experience of ghost stories and dances inspired by women who were shut away after being diagnosed with HYSTERIA. Placed in the famous, historical Old South Church in Boston, this project will raise funds for The Lucas Flint Memorial Scholarship at Emerson College for a student in need majoring in Visual Media Arts.

This performance will include Emerson College students performing alongside NPC company members and assisting in crew and admin support positions. This gives young theater makers professional credits with our company as well as experience and inspiration in devising theater that in turn goes to support someone in need. It’s a powerful circle of creating good while we keep Lucas’ name alive.

The Lucas Flint Memorial Scholarship was founded in January, 2019, in honor of Emerson VMA student Lucas Flint who was a pedestrian when he was struck and killed by a hit and run drunk driver. This production will be an annual event to raise funds to keep Lucas’ name alive on the Emerson campus and to creatively support a student who, like Lucas, holds a passion to attend Emerson College.

Resistance Mic! Midterms Edition

Resistance Mic! is a series of intimate, curated evenings where a diverse collective of artists will take the stage to perform truth to power in these troubled times. This all-new midterm edition of Resistance Mic! picks up where the elections leave off, adding the human and moral dimensions to the political calculus. Hear powerful voices, sample some Resistance cocktails, and prepare for an evening of insight, fun, and the power of word and music. Artists include Jennifer Jean, Regie Gibson, Tim McCarthy, Sarah Sweeney, plus the amazing talents of writers in the newly published Pangyrus Resistance Issue, including: Sonya Larson, Fred Marchant, Grace Taulsan and more. Music by Atlas Soul.

Old South Meeting House Film Screening: Strange Interlude with Norma Shearer and Clark Gable

The drama that sparked a controversy: Strange Interlude! Robert Leonard’s devastatingly dramatic 2-hour film adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play unites a sizzling Norma Shearer and Clark Gable. Watch as Nina (Shearer) has a secret affair with the dashing doctor Ned (Gable); a liaison which echoes throughout their lives. Filmed just four years after the play hit the stage, this 1932 motion picture encapsulates the fearlessness and psychological insight of O’Neill’s script. This is a unique opportunity to experience this rarely shown film on a big screen. This film screening follows the October 26^th Midday lecture on the banning of the 1928 play.

Cost: $10 for OSMH Members and October 26^th Midday lecture attendees, $15 for General Admission. Members have the option to bring one guest at the same price.

Members, please contact Membership Coordinator Rosalie Wilbur at 617-482-6439 x23 or rwilbur@osmh.org to purchase your ticket

True Lies and False Facts: A Questionable Tour of Boston

Join Boston By Foot for a unique walking tour of Boston that keeps participants on their toes. Called True Lies & False Facts, this questionable tour starts at the Boylston T Stop and winds its way around Chinatown and the Theater District. Lasting just over an hour, the tour will tell some wild and amazing stories about local characters and unlikely events – some of which are true and others are not. Developed as a fun way to celebrate April Fools Day, the tour is meant to test participants’ knowledge of history and ability to separate the truth from fiction. After the tour, participants are invited to come to Explorateur to grab a drink at a cash bar, enjoy some snacks, and get the real skinny on if what they heard was fact or fiction. Boston By Foot has some nice prizes for those who guess best.

Meet your guide at the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets, outside the inbound entrance to the Boylston Street MBTA Station on the Green Line.

Tour lasts 90 minutes; plan to stay at the restaurant for another thirty minutes to learn the answers.

Boston in the American Revolution: Occupation 1768

Part of the “Occupation” Series, marking the 250th anniversary of Boston’s 1768 occupation by British troops

In 1768, British Parliament enacted a military solution to what was not yet a military problem by dispatching thousands of British troops to Boston. Many Bostonians feared standing armies and struggled with the presence of these armed men in their streets and buildings. BROOKE BARBIER, author of Boston in the American Revolution: A Town Versus an Empire and founder of Ye Olde Tavern Tours, will discuss the bewildering and curious ways the two groups interacted with one another – It will surprise you!

This program is made possible with funding from the Lowell Institute. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, registration requested at http://osmhapril26-18.bpt.me

Book sales and signing will follow the lecture.

Old South Meeting House is accessible for visitors using wheelchairs.

Assistive listening system is available.
Old South Meeting House is committed to accessibility for all visitors and has been designated as an UP Organization by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Access questions? Call us at 617-482-6439

Boston By Foot: the Adams Family Walking Tour

Follow the words and history of four generations of the Adams Family, from their experiences at the Old State House, through Beacon Hill, and into Back Bay. John, Abigail, and their descendants were prolific writers. The trove of documents they left behind intimately describe their lives, public service, and Boston from the eve of the Revolution to the turn of the twentieth century.

General Admission: $15
Boston By Foot members: $5

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Ben Franklin: Son of Boston

Celebrate and learn about the life of Benjamin Franklin by walking among the sites of his homes and haunts in Colonial Boston.

In his day, Benjamin Franklin was America’s greatest scientist, inventor, diplomat, humorist, statesman, and entrepreneur. Ben was born in Boston, came of age in Philadelphia, and was the darling of Paris. From his many inventions, creations of civic, philanthropic, and educational institutions, to his roles in the founding of America, his legacy is immeasurable.

Meet your guide in the plaza at School and Washington Streets, between Walgreens and the Irish Famine Memorial in Downtown Crossing.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Malone: CC BY 2.0

Robyn is Happy presented by Hub Theatre Company of Boston

What happens when what you want for your friends isn’t what they want for themselves? Lifelong pals Robyn, Trudy and Hannah’s friendship is put to the ultimate test when Robyn falls in love with an unlikely suitor. Hannah and Trudy are convinced that Robyn has made a horrible choice that could ruin her life and as friends since grade school, they decide it’s their duty to intervene. What could possibly go wrong? With biting one-liners, escalating confrontations and a wildly unpredictable climax, this savagely funny new comedy is a little bit Sex and the City and a little bit Titus Andronicus.

All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can! The means we don’t decide the price, you do! Our “sweet spot” would be about $20 per person; if you are on a budget, pay less, and if you are able to pay more, please do!

Performances
Friday, October 27th-8pm
Saturday, October 28th-8pm
Sunday, October 29th-5:00pm
Thursday, November 2nd-7:30pm
Friday, November 3rd-8pm
Saturday, November 4th-8pm
Sunday, November 5th-5pm
Thursday, November 9th-7:30pm
Friday, November 10th-8pm
Saturday, November 11th-8pm

Donations of toiletries will be collected at each performance for local charities

Appropriate for ages 16+
Contains mature themes, stage violence and strong language.

Robyn is Happy presented by Hub Theatre Company of Boston

Donations of toiletries will be collected at each performance for local charities

Appropriate for ages 16+
Contains mature themes, stage violence and strong language.