There are stories that speak to a large community of world citizens, speaking of global concerns, and themes that seem to run through most places in most times. There are also smaller stories, ones that are more particular, and aimed at representing a small corner of reality where the light rarely reaches. In the best cases, in the best works of art, both things are possible at once, but it’s a very delicate balance.
Yet this is exactly what The Lyric Stage Company of Boston has set out to do, and after more than 35 years, they’ve gotten very successful at this. The mission is to produce provocative works and to give employment opportunities to the very talented theater community in the Boston area, and they’ve also been very good at fulfilling this mission as well. In 1990, a capitol campaign allowed them to move to their current space, and this suggests that they’ve both come a long way, but also stayed true to their original vision of 1974.
There are many cities that can tempt a visitor to come stay at the five star hotel. Boston is uniquely tempting, because its cultural scene is so very strong and interesting, and the city itself is a kind of living history of the country at large. It’s every bit as vibrant as it ever was, and perhaps even more so as the years begin to inform and influence the present, demanding the very best of the artists that live here right now.
Their current season offers some wonderful work that appeals to a very broad audience, as well as to those with specific interests, featuring musicals, dramas and comedies. And last season’s work, which featured Joan Didion ‘s book adapted for the stage, was a meditation of mortality that was enormously fitting for a Boston crowd, reminding us that grief is absolutely universal.
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