17 Stage Performances to Watch Today, June 29

Date: October 5, 2021

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Pan Asian Rep: NuWorks 2020: Une SAison En Unfer

At 5 p.m. ET, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre brings its annual NuWorks developmental series online. Tonight’s reading is Une Saison En Enfer, Shigeko Sara Suga’s exploration of Arthur Rimbaud’s dysfunctional romance with fellow 19th-century French poet Paul Verlaine. Register in advance in order to receive the free viewing link.

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Frank Wood and Mary Testa in Bad Daughter

At 7 p.m. ET, Tony winner Frank Wood and three-time Tony nominee Mary Testa play overbearing parents in Bad Parents, a comedy by Julie Weinberg about a young woman who is forced to leave her secret and exciting life in Paris in order to care for her ailing father in New Jersey. Maria-Christina Oliveras, Lindsay Brill, RJ Vaillancourt and Kelechi Ezieabout round out the cast of this Create Theater reading. Register in advance in order to receive the free viewing link.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

At 7:30 p.m. ET, the Metropolitan Opera shares La Fille du Régiment, Gaetano Donizetti’s beloved romantic comedy about an orphan girl raised by a regiment of French soldiers who ends up falling for a rebel. Pretty Yende, Stephanie Blythe, Javier Camarena and Maurizio Muraro star in this 2019 mounting, which features a cameo by Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Turner. Watch for free for 23 hours after the start time on the Metropolitcan Opera’s website. You can still stream yesterday’s opera, Die Zauberflöte, until 6:30 p.m. ET today.

Pride Plays: The Men from the Boys

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Frank Wood and Mary Testa in Bad Daughter

At 7 p.m. ET, Tony winner Frank Wood and three-time Tony nominee Mary Testa play overbearing parents in Bad Parents, a comedy by Julie Weinberg about a young woman who is forced to leave her secret and exciting life in Paris in order to care for her ailing father in New Jersey. Maria-Christina Oliveras, Lindsay Brill, RJ Vaillancourt and Kelechi Ezieabout round out the cast of this Create Theater reading. Register in advance in order to receive the free viewing link.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

At 7 p.m. ET, Tony winner Frank Wood and three-time Tony nominee Mary Testa play overbearing parents in Bad Parents, a comedy by Julie Weinberg about a young woman who is forced to leave her secret and exciting life in Paris in order to care for her ailing father in New Jersey. Maria-Christina Oliveras, Lindsay Brill, RJ Vaillancourt and Kelechi Ezieabout round out the cast of this Create Theater reading. Register in advance in order to receive the free viewing link.