Here’s a listing of special events, openings, closings, and upcoming performances and events for the week of November 30 through December 6.

Special Events This Week

American Voices: Thornton Wilder's The Long Christmas Dinner & The Happy Journey • news wire
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company • commshakes.org

Pulitzer Prize-Winners to Speak at Huntington Theatre Company “Humanities Forum” December 6 • news wire
Huntington Theatre Company • huntingtontheatre.org • (617) 266-0800

Shakespeare Exploded Weekend Festival December 4 to 6 • news wire
American Repertory Theater • americanrepertorytheater.org • (617) 547-8300

Where the Magic Happens • news wire
SpeakEasy Stage Company • speakeasystage.com • (617) 933-8600

Closing This Week

A Question of Mercy • news wire
Boston University College of Fine Arts • bu.edu/cfa/ • (617) 933-8600

All About Christmas Eve • news wire
Gold Dust Orphans • golddustorphans.com • (617) 265-6222

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol • news wire, win free tickets
New Repertory Theatre • newrep.org • (617) 923-8487

Now Playing

A Childs' Christmas In Wales • news wire
Boston Playwrights' Theatre • bostonplaywrights.org • (617) 353-5443

A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration • news wire, preview photos
Huntington Theatre Company • huntingtontheatre.org • (617) 266-0800

Best of Both Worlds • news wire, production photos
American Repertory Theater • americanrepertorytheater.org • (617) 547-8300

The Donkey Show • news wire, extension announcement, second extension, preview photos
American Repertory Theater • americanrepertorytheater.org • (617) 547-8300

Girl's Night: The Musical • news wire, extension announcement
Club Cafe • entertainmentevents.com/shows/girls.asp • 1 (877) 386-6968

Heroes • news wire, production photos
Merrimack Repertory Theatre • merrimackrep.org • (978) 654-4MRT (4678)

Reckless • news wire, meet Marianna Bassham, preview photos
SpeakEasy Stage Company • speakeasystage.com • (617) 933-8600

Shipwrecked! • news wire, production photos
Lyric Stage Company of Boston • lyricstage.com • (617) 585-5678

Sleep No More • news wire, extension, photos
American Repertory Theater • americanrepertorytheater.org • (617) 547-8300

Tru Grace: A Holiday Memoir • news wire, meet Ken Baltin
Central Square Theatre • centralsquaretheater.org • (866) 811-4111

Opening this Week

A Question of Mercy • news wire
Boston University College of Fine Arts • bu.edu/cfa/ • (617) 933-8600