Company One

October 31 - November 22, 2008

VOYEURS DE VENUS

By Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Summer L. Williams


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BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Plaza Theatre
539 Tremont Street
South End, Boston, MA


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OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 22
green bullet Wednesdays + Thursdays @ 7:30 pm
pink bullet Fridays + Saturdays @ 8:00 pm
orange bullet Sundays @ 2:00 pm


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Press + Reviews

December 22, 2008
“YEAR IN THEATER: STAGED RIGHT”
by Carolyn Clay, The Phoenix

November 14, 2008
“A VISIONARY 'VOYEUR'”
by Nick Dussault, The Boston Metro

November 11, 2008
“CALL OF THE CASH”
by Carolyn Clay, The Phoenix

November 9, 2008
“CRITIC'S PICKS - THEATER”
by Louise Kennedy, The Boston Globe

November 7, 2008
“IN A REAL-LIFE TALE, HORROR AND BEAUTY”
by Louise Kennedy, The Boston Globe

November 6, 2008
“'VOYEURS DE VENUS' EXPLORES A TROUBLING RACIAL LEGACY”
by Talia Whyte, Bay State Banner

November 3, 2008
“'VOYEURS' MAKES IT HARD TO TURN AWAY”
by Jenna Scherer, The Boston Herald

November 3, 2008
“VOYEURS DE VENUS”
by Killian Melloy, EdgeBoston

November 3, 2008
“LYDIA DIAMOND TELLS A PROVOCATIVE STORY”
by Kay Bourne, The Kay Bourne Arts Report & EdgeBoston

November 2, 2008
“EXPLORING, NOT EXPLOITING, A SHAMEFUL HISTORY”
by Megan Tench, The Boston Globe

 

It is a tough, challenging, complicated piece of work. It is also an essential one. And in Company One's production . . . directed with acuity and grace by Summer L. Williams, it is receiving the staging it deserves. At times frightening, at times moving, and at times startlingly funny, this "Voyeurs de Venus" is never less than riveting to watch.

— The Boston Globe