Bailiwick Directors’ Festival
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Bailiwick Repertory’s tenth annual showcase of directorial projects features one-acts ranging from established classical and contemporary selections to untested material. This year’s edition, in which several different plays are presented each evening, finds 18 directors chosen from “numerous applicants . . . identified only by their social security numbers, not names, so that the merit of their directing proposal and resume outweighed any personal influences,” a press release proclaims. Productions are organized into alternating “A” and “B” weeks, allowing directors to continue working on their shows after their initial performances.
MONDAY, JULY 27
Removing the Glove
Aeschylus’ ancient tragedy is presented in a new adaptation directed by Tom Small.
Note: This entire program is repeated Tuesday, August 11.
Fred Gaines’s comedy about premarital infidelity is staged by Malachy Boyle.
