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Welcome to the ONLY solo karaoke musical about emergency-food in the history of live theater.

Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard’s stunning, subversive new work.

Manual Cinema returns to Boston with their signature stage-magic to conjure Macbeth from a brand new perspective.

Immigration stories you MUST hear!

A visually stunning fusion of dance and circus where brilliantly colored net-sculptures illuminate how human beings connect and catch each other when we fall.

preceded by Be Water (excerpt)

Celebrated artist Ahamefule J. Oluo creates incredible, layered loops of music which then become the soundtrack to their hilarious, personal, introspective feats of storytelling.

An uplifting musical odyssey into the heart of friendship (and the underworld) with your tour guides: an extinct dodo and a skeleton boy.

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels, 1984 and Animal Farm, foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) interweaves clips, readings from Orwell’s diary, cinematic references, and modern-day footage to craft not only a portrait of the writer, but a fresh take on how prophetic...

Spanning twenty-four years and four distinct time periods, Family Matters follows the seemingly ordinary lives of a Taiwanese family. Each member faces a life-altering challenge: the elder sister seeks her true origins, the younger brother meets his birth father by chance, the mother grapples with artificial insemination, and the father desperately tries to turn his life around....

A queer romantic comedy set in vibrant, multicultural New York City, Alice Wu’s irresistible feature debut breathed fresh life into the genre by combining snappy dialogue and a swooning love story with a poignant narrative about a mother and daughter coming to terms with each other. Just as Wil (Michelle Krusiec), a harried young surgical...

When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn’t expect to become his friend — or fall for his crush.

In this world premiere performance, Joseph Conrad’s acclaimed novella is adapted to tell a powerful tale of two men, outsiders in their societies, who forge a shared, intimate, and healing connection against all odds.

In 1985, George Takei helped a group of diehard Star Trek fans to make a student film in the California forest, but the footage mysteriously disappeared. 36 years later, Beam Me Up, Sulu tells the story of Takei’s extraordinary act of kindness, explores the history of Asian-American representation in television, and shows what Star Trek’s...

Four short films that illuminate Boston’s Chinatown through personal stories of family, memory, and resilience. Together, they form a living portrait of a vibrant and enduring community shaped by generations of perseverance, care, and connection.

In a house filled with memory, an unexpected bond brings healing, hope, and the courage to move on.