"We Had a World" - by Joshua Harmon - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.) - REVIEW
(Cover Photo: Will Conard as “Joshua” in a scene from Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. through March 15, 2026. Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo)
By Kevin T. Baldwin
METRMAG Reviewer
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"I want you to promise me something…Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible.”
- ("Ellen") / Joshua Harmon
Huntington Theatre Company
Presents Joshua Harmon's
"WE HAD A WORLD"
Written by Joshua Harmon
Directed by Keira Fromm
Cast Includes: Amy Resnick as “Renee,” Eva Kaminsky as “Ellen,” Will Conard as “Joshua.”
Understudies: Jack Greenberg, Joanna Strapp, Debra Wise.
Additional Creative Team:
Scenic Design - Courtney O’Neill; Costume Design - Izumi Inaba; Lighting Design - Tyler Micoleau; Sound Design and Original Music - Melanie Chen Cole; Wig, Hair and Makeup design - Rachel Padula; Voice and Dialect Coach - Lee Nishri; Production Stage Manager - Emily F. McMullen; Stage Manager - Ashley Pitchford; NY Casting - Janet Foster.
Performances:
February 12, 2026 through March 15, 2026
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. 02116
TICKETS:
Available online at huntingtontheatre.org, by phone at 617-266-0800 or in person at THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston.
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(Warning: The following review contains spoilers)
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(Photo: Eva Kaminsky as “Ellen” with Will Conard as “Joshua” in a scene from Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. through March 15, 2026. Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo)
(Photo: Amy Resnick as “Renee” in a scene from Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. through March 15, 2026. Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo)
(Photo: Will Conard as “Joshua” with Amy Resnick as “Renee” in a scene from Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. through March 15, 2026. Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo)
(Photo: Will Conard as “Joshua” in a scene from Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. through March 15, 2026. Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo)
(Photo: Will Conard as “Joshua” with Eva Kaminsky as “Ellen” in a scene from Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. through March 15, 2026. Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo)
Joshua Harmon's "WE HAD A WORLD" continues from Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion in Boston until March 15th, 2026 and reminds us that, while there may be the word "fun" included within the word "dysfunctional"...that is where any coincidence ends.
Coming up at the Roberts Theatre at the BCA/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street will be Luis Alfaro's “OEDIPUS EL RAY” running from May 7th through June 7th, 2026.
For tickets and more information, contact Huntington Theatre Company online at huntingtontheatre.org, by phone at # 617-266-0800 or in person at THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston.
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Approximately one hour, 40 minutes with no intermission.
Kevin T. Baldwin is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA)
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ABOUT THE SHOW
In "WE HAD A WORLD" a dying woman calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family.
“But I want you to promise me something,” she says.
“Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible.”
In this searing, funny, and deeply personal play, author of "Prayer for the French Republic" Joshua Harmon recreates thirty years of family fights, monstrous behavior, enduring love, and unexpected dishes of home-cooked spaetzle.
ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY is Boston’s leading professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets since its founding in 1982. Recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award, THE HUNTINGTON brings together superb local and national talent and produces a mix of groundbreaking new works and classics made current to create award-winning productions. THE HUNTINGTON runs nationally renowned programs in education and new play development and serves the local theatre community through its operation of the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. THE HUNTINGTON has long been an anchor cultural institution of Huntington Avenue, the Avenue of the Arts, and will remain so on a permanent basis with plans to convert the Huntington Avenue Theatre into a first-rate, modern venue with expanded services to audiences, artists, and the community. THE HUNTINGTON cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form.
