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The Constitution speaks, but do we still listen?

Ayanna Joseph and Janis Hudson debate in "What the Constitution Means to Me." Photo: Maggie Hall Photography By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Can a document written and signed in 1787 and then ratified in 1788 serve the needs of a much different population of 349 million people some 238 years later? That – and much more – will be debated and discussed in Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me” at the Greater Boston Stage Company through April 26....

The Constitution speaks, but do we still listen? Ayanna Joseph and Janis Hudson debate in “What the Constitution Means to Me.” Photo: Maggie Hall Photography By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Can a document written and signed in 1787 and then …

CST’s ‘Breaking the Code’ is an artistic triumph

Paula Plum, Eddie Shields and Matthew Beagan in "Breaking the Code." Photo: Nile Scott Studios By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – His genius set the stage for that ever-smarter Smartphone you have in your pocket. Yet in the end his life was that of a tragic hero, someone who helped turn the tide of World War II before a combination of homophobia and hypocrisy made for a most unhappy ending....

CST’s ‘Breaking the Code’ is an artistic triumph Paula Plum, Eddie Shields and Matthew Beagan in “Breaking the Code.” Photo: Nile Scott Studios By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – His genius set the stage for that ever-smarter Smartphone you ha…

CSC’s second ‘Carol’ is both light and dark

The company of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's "A Christmas Carol." Photo: Nile Scott Studios By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Peace on earth, and goodwill towards men. It was in short supply in Charles Dickens’s London in 1843, and perhaps it is still lacking in the here and now in 2025. In the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s second annual production of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” the portrayal of the downtrodden residents of London and the darkness of the tale often take precedence over the joyous music and choreography that are also part of the piece....

CSC’s second ‘Carol’ is both light and dark The company of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s “A Christmas Carol.” Photo: Nile Scott Studios By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Peace on earth, and goodwill towards men. It was in short s…

Dickens and Doyle team up in ‘A Sherlock Carol’

Jon Vellante, Paul Melendy and Christopher Chew in "A Sherlock Carol." Photo: Nile Hawyer By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Through the decades, the works and characters originated by Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been bent, folded, spindled, mutilated and twisted every which way, until they are scarcely recognizable. But never have the iconic authors’ characters ended up in the same work … until now....

Dickens and Doyle team up in ‘A Sherlock Carol’ Jon Vellante, Paul Melendy and Christopher Chew in “A Sherlock Carol.” Photo: Nile Hawyer By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Through the decades, the works and characters originated by Charles Dick…