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“The Scottsboro Boys”
With the #BlackLivesMatter movement drawing renewed attention to the role of racism in America’s policing and criminal justice system, “The Scottsboro Boys” seems like a timely choice for SpeakEasy Stage Company. In its Boston premiere, the show revisits the real story of nine black teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women in 1931. From the lynch mob mentality that guided the proceedings to the legal fallout, it all seems so familiar, and serves as a harrowing reminder that we have much to learn from the past in order to build a more equitable future.
OCT 21–NOV 19
Boston Center for the Arts | 539 Tremont Street, Boston | speakeasystage.com “Good” You’ve seen them on Facebook, you’ve spoken to them around the water cooler: Friends, family members and coworkers—smart ones, decent ones—showing a slow, strange drift toward considering a vote for a fascist, demagogic spray-tan in a cheap, expensive suit (someone they would have found abhorrent just six months ago). “How could it happen?” you ask. “Good” attempts to answer. Set in prewar Germany, the play follows a liberal professor with a Jewish best friend as he baby-steps toward rationalizing Nazism. This is a story of how good people can do very, very bad things.
OCT 8–30
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Charles Mosesian Theater at Arsenal Center at Arsenal Center for the Arts | 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown | newrepo.org Vertigo Dance Company
Vertigo Dance Company Yes, you may find yourself dizzy—not to mention, giddy— after taking in this powerful Israeli modern dance company, here making its Boston debut. The evocative troupe combines contemporary movement with elements of classic ballet, and is committed to social justice: The company has even founded the Vertigo Eco Art Village in rural Ellah Valley as a center for artists to develop new works and real, actionable ideas about clean energy and sustainable living. Their minds may run green, but on stage their passion runs red.
OCT 29–30
Shubert Theatre | 265 Tremont Street, Boston | celebrityseries.org