The first instalment of the spectacularly popular poet’s life. Created from autobiographical sources, this one-man play recounts Robert Service's humble Scottish beginnings to his departure for the Canadian gold rush. Performed in poem, song, and storytelling by acclaimed Canadian actor Jeffrey Renn. ArtSpring. 7 p.m.
Director Phelim McDermott tackles another one of Philip Glass’s masterpieces, following the now-legendary Met staging of Satyagraha. Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is the title pharaoh, the revolutionary ruler who transformed ancient Egypt, with the striking mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges in her Met debut as his wife, Nefertiti. ArtSpring. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.