Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Reviewed by Tony Annicone, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2022 Mass Arts Center’s opening show of their 23rd season is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare. It was suggested by “A Knight’s Tale” from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” and was written between 1594 and 1596. It portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur performers. Moonlight, magic and midsummer madness infect the lovers, tradesmen and fairies in this tale. This version is set in the Southern United States forest and the plot revolves around Theseus, the King More info…

Review: Blithe Spirit Reviewed by Tony Annicone, June 3, 2022 Mass Art Center’s current production is “Blithe Spirit”, a farce by Noel Coward. This show focuses around Charles Condomine, a skeptical novelist of Provincetown, MA. In search of inspiration for his new novel, Charles invites self proclaimed medium and local eccentric Madame Arcati to his home for a seance. When the hapless psychic ends up in contact with the spirit of his first husband, Lucien, who makes his presence well known, much to the consternation of his second husband, Richard. Soon his life and home are in a shambles as More info…

Mass Arts Center nominated for 10 DASH awards in 2021-2022 Wednesday, July 20, 2022 — The Mass Arts Center was nominated for 10 DASH awards in multiple categories, from Best Ensemble Production (Play) and Best Production (Play) for Moon Over Buffalo to Best Set Design (Play) for Blithe Spirit. DASH (Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors) is a year-end awards program sponsored by Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres (EMACT) as a way of recognizing outstanding performance and production values as displayed by its member groups during the theater season. See all the nominees and winners (once they are posted). Moon More info…