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WEEKEND FUN: South Asian Theater Festival, Llamas, High School Play, Poet Laureate, Singer at Pub

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This weekend is full of theater, with the Mosesian Center for the Arts hosting a three-day South Asian theater festival, and Watertown High School presenting Little Women. On Friday, Massachusetts’ inaugural Poet Laureate will be appearing at Atrium School. Kids can see a flock of llamas on Saturday, while Johnny Malone will be playing at Conley’s on Saturday. OFF-KENDRIK | SOUTH ASIAN-AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVALFriday to Sunday, Nov. 21 to 23, various timesMosesian Center for the Arts

Off-Kendrik is organizing the fourth SAATh theater festival on November 21-23rd at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown.

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Theater Company Hosting February Break Youth Camp, Stage Combat Classes in Town

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Actors’ Shakespeare Project will offer a February Break theater program for youth, as well as stage combat classes for adults at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. See details in the announcement from ASP, below. Breakspeare

ASP’s most popular youth program is back — with double the offerings and double the fun! Join us for Breakspeare – school break theatre camps for 8-12 year olds led by professional actors and teaching artists from Actors’ Shakespeare Project.All Breakspeare weeks include acting, costumes, art, prop creation, music, and more! Perfect for kids who are born scene-stealers, or just curious about getting on-stage for the first time.One session will be offered in Watertown in February, along with two camps in Somerville — in February and April — and in Roxbury in April.

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Watertown High School Drama Presents “Little Women” This Weekend

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Watertown High School’s fall production of “Little Women” will go on the Watertown Middle School stage for three shows from Nov. 21 to 23. See more information below. The WHS Drama Program presents: Little Women. ​The production will take place on Friday, ​November 21 ​at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 22 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m.

All shows will be at the Watertown Middle School Auditorium.

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Multilingual Theater Festival in Watertown Celebrates South Asian Cultures

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Off-Kendrick celebrates the diverse communities of South Asia through the performing arts with the fourth annual SAATh Festival. The following announcement was provided by the South Asian American Theater Festival:

Off-Kendrik, the Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to serving the South Asian community through Art, Theater, and Storytelling, will present the fourth annual South Asian American Theater (SAATh) Festival, Nov. 21-23 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. 

Saath means “coming together”, and the three-day celebration aims to bring people of all backgrounds together for multilingual theatre and cultural expression from across the South Asia diaspora. Tickets are on sale now at saathfest.com

SAATh brings together ten creative groups from the Boston area and across the country, performing ten original productions. Their narratives address a range of issues in multiple languages, from politics in their countries of origin and experiences of immigration to complexities of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. 

The festival is more than a celebration of multiculturalism; it offers insight into the diversity of the South Asian-American diaspora and provides a rare opportunity for education and enrichment.

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Watertown Resident Starring in Weston Friendly Society’s Production of “She Loves Me”

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Watertown’s Kat O’Connor will star in “She Loves Me.” (Photo by Bridget Sullivan / Weston Friendly Society)

The following announcement was provided by the Weston Friendly Society:

Watertown resident Kat O’Connor will take the stage Nov. 22-29 in Weston Friendly Society’s production of “She Loves Me,” the holiday-set romantic comedy that Deadline calls the best Broadway musical you’ve never heard of. Well before direct messages on social media and dating apps, two shop clerks in a 1930s European parfumerie, Georg (played by Robert Orzalli of Boston) and Amalia (Dana Sullivan of Newton) separately respond to a “lonely hearts” ad in the newspaper. Often at odds at work, they are unaware that they are each other’s unlikely anonymous admirer.

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Watertown Resident to be Featured in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”

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Jill Craig

Watertown actress Jill Craig will be a featured dancer in a musical production by Savoyard Light Opera Company in Carlisle on Nov. 14 and 21. See details in the announcement provided by the Savoyard Light Opera. The Savoyard Light Opera Company is proud to present “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” the musical and comedic satire of corporate culture and the ruthless pursuit of success. Can the Voice of a Book tell you all you need to know about getting to the top of the executive ladder?

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Watertown Actor Stars in Production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet

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T. Perry plays Horatio in Yorick Ensemble’s production of “Hamlet.” The following information was provided by Yorick Ensemble:

Local theatre company Yorick Ensemble honors its namesake by taking on one of Shakespeare’s most iconic plays – “Hamlet.” One of the major roles is being played by an actor from Watertown. “Hamlet” will be performed for free on the Needham Town Common from September 5-13 and feature a wide array of talent local to the Greater Boston Area. Watertown’s T. Perry is playing Horatio in the production.

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Actors’ Shakespeare Project Brings Vibrant “Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Watertown

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The cast of Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. Photo by Nile Scott Studios. Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” takes full advantage of the intimate confines of the Mosesian Center of the Arts to provide audience members with a 360 degree experience of music, lights, confetti, and mist to accompany the Bard’s ethereal play. “Midsummer” is the final play in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s 2024-25 season, and the first in its new home. The theater company recently moved to the MCA in Watertown to be the company in residence.