This is a one-time, community-organized event that honors all LGBTQ+ identities. The performance will be shown for one weekend only at the Pao Arts Center.Ĭelebrate Pride on the Boston Common at Pop-Up Pride on Sunday. Using recordings from Mansoor’s conversations with his mother, discussions on various adaptations of the original play, and teachings from the Quran, the playwright explores queerness and the afterlife. In this new reimagination of the Greek tragedy, Adil Mansoor weaves in narrative history to create a piece of theater that explores the intersection of love and faith. Two central themes of Sophocles' “Antigone” are civil disobedience and familial responsibility. Adil Mansoor's ' Amm(i)gone' Friday, June 10-Sunday, June 12 Check out the roundup of celebrations below. While not billed as a Pride event, I’d be remiss if I didn’t share one of the fastest growing music festivals in the state, which is also taking place this weekend. We’ve made it to June, and the second weekend of Pride Month! Massachusetts has a special role in LGBTQ+ history as the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, and this weekend the city of Boston is celebrating big-time with events like experimental plays on queerness at the Pao Arts Center, the Big Gay Dance Party and the Road of Rainbows 5K.
