The Elephant Man

Next up in the 2025 season will be “The Elephant Man,” by Bernard Pomerance. Many know the story of John Merrick or, as some called him at the time, the Elephant Man. In 1880s London, Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – a victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Under the care of celebrated physician Frederick Treves, Merrick slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane gentleman, desperate to be recognized as a man like any other. A rarely-produced stage play, due to the incredibly transformative and difficult physicality needed from the actor playing Merrick, it provides astounding tour-de-force performances from its lead actors and is universally seen as a modern stage classic.

“The Elephant Man” will be directed by Talley Wilford, who served as the Executive Director of The Groove Theatre in Cambridge. It runs October 3rd through October 19th, 2025.

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