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Season 4: Dreams and Myths
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WHISTLER IN THE DARK ANNOUNCES ITS FOURTH SEASON 2008-2009: Dreams and Myths
“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.” –Joseph Campbell
Whistler in the Dark Theatre says goodbye to its previous residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown and says hello! to its new performance space at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. Thrilled to be relocating to the South End for its fourth season, Whistler kicks off its season with the Boston premiere of Stephen Massicotte’s award-winning play, Mary’s Wedding.

Mary’s Wedding by Stephen Massicotte
November 14 – 30, 2008
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A Boston Premiere!
Winner of the Alberta Playwriting Competition in 2000!
Winner of the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play in 2002!
Winner of the Alberta Book Award for Drama in 2003!
A young bride-to-be dreams one last time of love and war. When Mary and Charlie find each other seeking shelter in a barn during a summer thunderstorm, a tentative love is born. But the year is 1914, the world is about to fall under the dark clouds of the Great War. An exhilarating story of first love, as well as a profound and riveting tale of war, remembrance and the sacrifice made by soldiers at home and in the battlefield.
Directed by Meg Taintor.
PRESS NIGHT: Friday, November 14, 2008.

The Bacchae by Euripides
May 1 – 17, 2009
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When Gods and mortals spar the results set both a king and a city on a path to tragedy. When the citizens of Thebes deny the divinity of Dionysos, he punishes them by inciting the women into a frenzy – driving them from their homes into the mountains where they enact the wild rituals of worship to Bacchus. The young king Pentheus wrestles the god for control of his city, but will his lack of understanding lead to his ruination? An undeniable masterpiece, Euripides’ The Bacchae is a primal and powerful play that has remained relevant for 2500 years.
Directed by Meg Taintor.
PRESS NIGHT: Friday, May 1, 2009.

Ticket prices are $20 general admission. Discounted rates are available for students, StageSource.
Mary’s Wedding and The Bacchae will be presented in Rehearsal Hall A at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116.