BOSTON MARRIAGE

by David Mamet​

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May 31- June 10, 2019

at Maison Bodega

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directed by Grant Sorenson

featuring Michelle O'Neill*, Christine Weber*, and Miriam Schwartz

* indicates member of Actors' Equity Association

Production photography by Josef Harris

A hilarious, glittering gem of a play, BOSTON MARRIAGE concerns itself with Anna and Claire, two ladies of leisure in turn-of-the-century America. Situated in a “Boston Marriage,” the colloquial term for two women who lived together independent of men, Anna and Claire are former lovers and unconventional friends. When the two become embroiled in a scandal involving a priceless emerald necklace and interlocking love triangles, they must hatch a plan to resolve the situation without exposing their true identities. Add in a much-abused Irish (or Scottish?) maid, a last minute séance, and far too much chintz. The result is a frothy and agile comedy of manners that delights and surprises.

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BOSTON MARRIAGE had its premiere at the Hasty Pudding Theater, produced by A.R.T. in 1999. It made its West End and Off-Broadway premieres in 2002. First seen in Minneapolis at the Guthrie in 2004, BOSTON MARRIAGE returns to the Twin Cities in a fresh, new staging at Maison Bodega, a 100 year old mansion on Pleasant Avenue.