Theater at Shakespeare & Company

Elizabeth Aspenlieder plays one of three sisters convening fortheir mother’s funeral in Shelagh Stepenson’s witty and dark play, “The Memory of Water.” This drama about secrets, old grievances and distorted memories opens June 16 and runs at Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein through Sept. 4. “A lot of unspoken feelings kept them from closeness,” director Kevin Coleman said of his characters after a recent rehearsal in Lenox. “A lot of pretending prevented them from speaking the truth.” And a lot of pressure preparing for the funeral, along with propinquity, a few laughs and a bottle of scotch help unravel some of the mysteries and soften the old angers. Along with Aspenlieder, the cast includes Nigel Gore, Annette Miller, Jason Asprey, Corinna May and Kristin Wold. For tickets and information, call 413-637-3353 or go to www.shakespeare.org

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