Sure, you've heard of Hamlet and King Lear. But Timon of Athens? This weekend, one of Shakespeare's least known tragedies makes its Boston premier on the Agassiz Stage as director/producer Matt Hudson '03 brings to life a play that was probably never staged in the Bard's own lifetime. But even if you're not a Shakespeare scholar, there's reason to head for the Agassiz. A moving story of friendship and betrayal, Timon resonates with as much power as any of Shakespeare's better-known works.
If a trip to ancient Greece isn't your thing, perhaps you'd enjoy the colder climate of Russia. Head for the Adams Pool Theater, where Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths is opening. Dostoyevskian despair mingles with a subtle undercurrent of Solzenhitzenian optimism in this rarely performed classic which depicts the life of flophouse residents at the turn of the century.
But if you want the world to come to you, look no further than the Loeb. Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory of Water, the smash hit of London's West End, continues its run in the Experimental Theater. For more information, check out the review on today's theater page.
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