Huntington Theatre Company
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The Huntington Theatre Company is a non-profit professional theater company in Boston, Massachusetts. The Huntington has garnered six Elliot Norton Awards and three Tony Award
nominations for productions that were transferred to Broadway
after critically acclaimed productions in Boston. The Huntington produces its season in the 890-seat Boston University
Theater and in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
.
Past productions include Wishful Drinking
with Carrie Fisher
, Alfred Hitchcock
's The 39 Steps
, Two Men of Florence by Richard Goodwin
, She Loves Me
directed by Nicholas Martin, and Radio Golf
, Gem of the Ocean, and seven other plays by August Wilson
.
The Calderwood Pavilion opened in 2004, and is operated by the Huntington Theatre Company. It houses the 360 seat Virginia Wimberly Theatre, the Nancy and Edward Roberts Studio Theatre, Carol G. Deane Hall, and Hall A. The Huntington also operates BostonTheatreScene.com where tickets are sold for productions at the Boston University
Theatre, the BCA Theatres on the Plaza, and Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.
The 2009-2010 Season of American plays includes August Wilson
's Fences, Maureen McGovern
's A Long and Winding Road, Paula Vogel
's A Civil War Christmas, All My Sons by Arthur Miller
, Stick Fly by Lydia Diamond, Becky Shaw
by Gina Gionfriddo
, and Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas
.
In the 2010-2011 season, they featured "The Shirley, VT Plays" Festival, with 3 plays written by Annie Baker
being put on at the same time in three different theatres; Circle Mirror Transformation (Huntington), Body Awareness
(SpeakEasy), and Aliens (Company One).
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
nominations for productions that were transferred to Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
after critically acclaimed productions in Boston. The Huntington produces its season in the 890-seat Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
Theater and in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
Boston Center for the Arts
The Boston Center for the Arts is a 501 nonprofit visual and performing arts complex in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The BCA houses several performance and rehearsal spaces, restaurants, a gallery, the headquarters of the Boston Ballet, the Community Music Center of Boston...
.
Past productions include Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking is an autobiographical book by actress and author Carrie Fisher that was published in 2008. Fisher created a one-woman stage show from the book, which ran on Broadway and in other cities, and HBO filmed a documentary of the stage play....
with Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer. She is most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge, for which she wrote the screenplay to the film of the same name, and her...
, Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
-Film adaptations based on the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps:* The 39 Steps , directed by Alfred Hitchcock* The 39 Steps , directed by Ralph Thomas* The Thirty Nine Steps , directed by Don Sharp...
, Two Men of Florence by Richard Goodwin
Richard Goodwin
Richard Goodwin may refer to:*Richard N. Goodwin , American writer and advisor to US Presidents Kennedy and Johnson*Richard M. Goodwin , American mathematician and economist*Richard Elton Goodwin , British Army General...
, She Loves Me
She Loves Me
She Loves Me is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock.The musical is the fifth adaptation of the play Parfumerie by Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo, following the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film The Shop around the Corner and the...
directed by Nicholas Martin, and Radio Golf
Radio Golf
Radio Golf is a play by American playwright, August Wilson, the final installment in his ten-part series, The Pittsburgh Cycle. It was first performed in 2005 by the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut and had its Broadway premiere in 2007 at the Cort Theatre...
, Gem of the Ocean, and seven other plays by August Wilson
August Wilson
August Wilson was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama...
.
The Calderwood Pavilion opened in 2004, and is operated by the Huntington Theatre Company. It houses the 360 seat Virginia Wimberly Theatre, the Nancy and Edward Roberts Studio Theatre, Carol G. Deane Hall, and Hall A. The Huntington also operates BostonTheatreScene.com where tickets are sold for productions at the Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
Theatre, the BCA Theatres on the Plaza, and Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.
The 2009-2010 Season of American plays includes August Wilson
August Wilson
August Wilson was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama...
's Fences, Maureen McGovern
Maureen McGovern
Maureen Therese McGovern is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her premier renditions of the Oscar winning songs "The Morning After" from the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in 1974.-Early life:McGovern was...
's A Long and Winding Road, Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is an American playwright and university professor. She received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, How I Learned to Drive.-Early years:...
's A Civil War Christmas, All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
, Stick Fly by Lydia Diamond, Becky Shaw
Becky Shaw
Becky Shaw is a 2008 play written by Gina Gionfriddo.The play had its world premiere at the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Kentucky...
by Gina Gionfriddo
Gina Gionfriddo
Gina Gionfriddo is an American playwright and television writer.For her writing she has received an Obie Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She has written for both the stage and for television...
, and Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director.-Biography:...
.
In the 2010-2011 season, they featured "The Shirley, VT Plays" Festival, with 3 plays written by Annie Baker
Annie Baker
-Career:Baker grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, and graduated from the Department of Dramatic Writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She earned her MFA from Brooklyn College....
being put on at the same time in three different theatres; Circle Mirror Transformation (Huntington), Body Awareness
Body Awareness
Body Awareness is a one-act 2008 play by Annie Baker. Its original production ran from May 28 to June 22, 2008 at the Atlantic Theater Company.-Plot synopsis:...
(SpeakEasy), and Aliens (Company One).