Octopus's Garden at Boston Court Performing Arts Center

Octopus's Garden

Boston Court Performing Arts Center
70 N. Mentor Ave. Pasadena

When two marine biologists and a struggling composer discover that an octopus in a cephalopod lab has written the most transcendent piece of music ever heard, their worlds begin to unravel. Ambitions clash, egos fray, and their brush with something divine breeds obsession.

Thru - Mar 29, 2026

Fri, Mar 20: 7:30pm

Sat, Mar 21: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Mar 22: 2:00pm

Mon, Mar 23: 7:30pm

Fri, Mar 27: 7:30pm

Sat, Mar 28: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Mar 29: 2:00pm

Thu, Apr 2: 7:30pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 626-683-6883

www.bostoncourt.com

Octopus's Garden Reviews

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Stage Raw - Recommended

"...The play examines the moral equivocations of right-minded researchers sidetracked by ambition and scientific zeal. The unfortunate Lucas is the helpless bystander who is merely in the wrong place at the wrong time. More complicated are the typically well-meaning Tara and Lars, who are reduced to ethical shortcuts that don’t stop short of blackmail."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

Colorado Boulevard - Highly Recommended

"...There is some humor in the communication among the characters as well — for example, confirming that the plural of octopus is octopuses, not octopi. The decision not to define explicitly or present exactly the never-before-heard music of the octopus works well, leaving the audience considering the possibilities and options rather than humming a tune."

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- Carol Germain

Nerds Of Color - Highly Recommended

"...There is something truly remarkable when you witness a play that not only makes marine biologist wholly relatable but that you feel so much compassion for a giant octopus puppet and inspire mythical wonder in the deep watery unknown. Such is the accomplishment of Weston Gaylord’s Octopus’s Garden, now having its world premiere in this gorgeous co-production with Boston Court Pasadena, Circle X Theatre Co., and Outside In Theatre."

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- Edward Hong

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...Visitors to Octopus's Garden will probably never look at a live octopus an aquarium in quite the same way. In this regard, Gaylord’s mind-bender of play enhances the mystery of an already fascinating creature and of the limitless possibilities of what we don’t know."

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- Evan Henerson

Octopus's Garden at Boston Court Performing Arts Center

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Octopus's Garden Reviews

Stage Raw - Recommended

Colorado Boulevard - Highly Recommended

Nerds Of Color - Highly Recommended

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

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