▁new ▁love ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁a ▁" v ile ▁assign ation ." ▁Things ▁go ▁aw ry , ▁however , ▁when ▁the ▁girl ▁arriv es ▁and ▁recogn izes ▁that ▁an ▁emer ald ▁neck lace ▁that ▁Anna ▁is ▁we aring ▁belongs ▁to ▁her ▁mother . ▁ ▁The ▁plot ▁line ▁focus es ▁on ▁whether ▁Anna ▁and ▁Cla ire ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁girl ▁and ▁her ▁wealth y ▁but ▁un fa ith ful ▁father . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁is ▁delivered ▁through ▁quick , ▁w itt y ▁Victor ian - era ▁dialog ue , ▁mixed ▁with ▁double ▁ent end res ▁and ▁vern ac ular ▁expressions , ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁ma id . ▁ ▁Through ▁humor ▁and ▁nu ance , ▁the ▁play ▁expl ores ▁the ▁neg ot iation , ▁conflict , ▁comprom ise ▁and ▁recon c ili ation ▁that ▁arise ▁in ▁their ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Production ▁history ▁ ▁Boston ▁Mar riage ▁was ▁originally ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Re pert ory ▁Theater ▁( Ro bert ▁Br ust ein , ▁Art istic ▁Director ; ▁Robert ▁J . ▁Or ch ard , ▁Man aging ▁Director ) ▁at ▁the ▁H ast y ▁P ud ding ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁Mam et ; ▁the ▁set ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁Sh aron ▁K ait z ▁and ▁J . ▁Michael ▁Gr ig gs ; ▁the ▁light ing ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁John ▁Amb