Rhiannon Productions
Presents

Boston Marriage

by David Mamet
directed by MaryAnn Robertson

David Mamet has channeled Oscar Wilde in his newest play; a witty, incisive satire of decorous vulgarity, barely repressed desire, and class hostility.  In Boston Marriage, Mamet has abandoned grunge for elegance, and gritty verbal exchanges for the high flown parlor talk of two Victorian ladies whose relationship typifies the living arrangements of many unmarried women of the Victorian period

To supplement her income with a monthly stipend and gifts such as the heirloom necklace she is wearing when we first see her, Anna has become the mistress of a wealthy married man.  Claire wants Anna to not only accept that she's fallen in love with a young girl, but to allow the seduction to take place in her home.  After much bantering, and with considerable regret, Anna agrees.  The encounter that ensues threatens both Anna's practical alliance and Claire's new romance, and prompts the women to concoct a scheme to solve their dilemma; naturally a scheme sure to be fraught with mishaps.