The Retreat to Moscow

William Nicholson’s play—a Tony nominee this year—chronicles the slow, excruciating unraveling of a thirty- three-year-old marriage, and the ways both spouses manipulate their only son in their retreat from each other. If nothing else, this production should make at least some of us feel we’ve got it pretty good. But seriously, when a topic is this glum, the true art comes through in dialogue and performances. Nicholson’s got an uncanny grasp of the emotional language developed by two partners over several decades. And with local luminaries Barbara Kingsley and Stephen D’Ambrose onstage, you’re bound to be in good hands. 651-291-7005; www.parksquaretheatre.org