STAGEPAGE.FALL.14s e p t e m b e r27 Tips for Banishing the Blues It’s a Play! Sleeping Weazelthrough September 13866-811-4111 / sleepingweazel.com B10 Greater Boston Theatre Expo65+ Greater Boston Theatre CompaniesSeptember 6stagesource.org/programs-and-events/gbte/ B7The Forgetting Curve It’s a Play!
Bridge Rep of Boston & Theatrum MundiSeptember 4 - September 27617-933-8600 / bridgerep.org B7GroundedSandra Feinstein-Gamm TheatreSeptember 4 - September 28401-723-4266 / gammtheatre.org R1 IvanovTrinity Repertory CompanySeptember 4 - October 5401-351-4242 / trinityrep.com R2 Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life TonightNora Theatre CompanySeptember 4 - October 5617-576-9278 / Centralsquaretheater.org B14 Installation & Performance: Exclamation Point! 13Fort Point Theatre Channel
It’s a Play!
September 5 - September 6617-750-8900 / fortpointtc.org B27 Guess Who’s Coming to DinnerHuntington Theatre CompanySeptember 5 - October 5617-266-0800 / huntingtontheatre.org B12
Sweeney ToddLyric StageSeptember 5 - October 11617-585-5678 / Lyricstage.com B25 Dinner Detective Murder Mystery ShowDinner Detective BostonSeptember 6 - December 27888-573-4401 / thedinnerdetective.com/bos B24
Closer than EverNew Repertory TheatreSeptember 6 - September 28617-923-8487 / newrep.org B3 Staged Readings by Boston Area Women PlaywrightsOur Voices September 6508-647-0596 / kellydumar.com/our-voices M21
Year ZeroMerrimack Repertory TheatreSeptember 11 - October 5978-654-4678 / mrt.org M16 DoubtStoneham TheatreSeptember 11 - September 28781-279-2200 / stonehamtheatre.org M19 40th Anniversary Fall Fairy Tale FestivalPuppet Showplace TheaterSeptember 12 - October 19617-731-6400 / puppetshowplace.org B31 Far from HeavenSpeakEasy Stage CompanySeptember 12 - October 11617-933-8600 / speakeasystage.com B7 FrankensteinFootlight ClubSeptember 12 - September 27617-524-3200 / footlight.org B18
J0be: The Musical Hibernian HallSeptember 18 - September 21617-849-6322 / hibernianhall.org B23
The Song of Achilles: Troy It’s a Play! Newton Theatre Company/Theatre InkSeptember 18 - September 20617-559-6406 / newtontheatrecompany.com B28 Shakespeare at FenwayCommonwealth Shakespeare CompanySeptember 19617-426-0863 / commshakes.org B21 The Singularity It’s a Play!
Science Fiction Theatre CompanySeptember 19 - October 5781-780-3016 / sciencefictiontheatrecompany.com B20 BentZeitgeist Stage CompanySeptember 19 - October 11617-933-8600 / zeitgeiststage.com B7Love LettersHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsSeptember 20877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
Waxworks It’s a Play!
WAM TheatreSeptember 21518-243-9627 / wamtheatre.com W1
The StageSource Party StageSourceSeptember 22617.350-7611 / stagesource.org B29
The Comedy of ErrorsActors’ Shakespeare ProjectSeptember 24 - October 19866-811-4111 / actorsshakespeareproject.org
The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle! TourHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsSeptember 24877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
Reconsidering Hanna(h) It’s a Play! Boston Playwrights’ TheatreSeptember 25 - October 19866-811-4111 / BostonPlaywrights.org B10 Marry Me A LittleNext Door Theater CompanySeptember 26 - October 18781-729-6398 / Nextdoortheater.org M17 A Doll’s HouseStratton PlayersSeptemer 26 - October 5978-345-6066 / strattonplayers.com M9Girls Night: The MusicalHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsSeptember 26877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
KNOCK! | The Daniil Kharms Project It’s a Play!
imaginary beastsSeptember 27 - October 18617-933-8600 / imaginarybeasts.org
Last Comic Standing Live TourHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsSeptember 27877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
Uprising on King Street: The Boston MassacreTheatre EspressoSeptember 27theatreespresso.org B33
o c t o b e rTracesArtsEmersonOctober 2 - October 12617-824-8400 / artsemerson.org B16 Anything to DeclareEmerson StageOctober 2 - October 5617-824-8369 / emerson.edu B19
Faces of FreedomHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsOctober 3877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
AssassinsNew Repertory TheatreOctober 4 - October 26617-923-8487 / newrep.org B3 First, Secondwee beastiesOctober 4 - October 18617-933-8600 / imaginarybeasts.org B7Season Highlights Theater CelebrationFriends of Cape & Islands TheaterOctober 6508-428-0669 / capecodlive.org C2 The Whitmores It’s a Play! Boston University College of Fine ArtsOctober 8 - October 11617-933-8600 / bu.edu/cfa/fringe B12
NovemberQuannapowitt PlayersOctober 10 - October 24781-942-2212 / qptheater.com M18 Much Ado About NothingActors From The London StageOctober 9 - October 11781-283-2000 / wellesleysummertheatre.com M21
MiddletownEmerson StageOctober 9 - October 12617-824-8369 / emerson.edu B30
Dead Man’s Cell PhoneBrandeis Theater CompanyOctober 9 - October 12781-736-3400 / brandeis.edu/arts/btc B34
The Rocky Horror ShowWinthrop PlaymakersOctober 9 - October 17617-539-1175 / winthropplaymakers.com M8 She Eats Apples It’s a Play! Boston UniversityOctober 10 - October 15617-353-3390 / bostonplaywrights.org B11
Little Women: The MusicalTheatre IIIOctober 10 - October 25978-263-9070 / theatre3.org M20 The Lady’s Not For BurningVerse and Vodka TheaterOctober 10 - October 17verseandvodka.com B2 Boeing BoeingWalpole FootlightersOctober 10 - October 26508-668-8446 / footlighters.com M10
Improbable Players 30th Anniversary CelebrationImprobable PlayersOctober 11617-926-8124 / improbableplayers.org B6 King LearArtsEmersonOctober 15 - October 23617-824-8400 / artsemerson.org B30 pool (no water)American Repertory Theater-OBERONOctober 15 - October 18617-547-8300 / americanrepertorytheater.org B29
Little Shop of HorrorsConcord Youth Theatre Teen Performance CompanyOctober 15 - October 18978-371-1482 / concordyouththeatre.org M7
A Christmas CarolTrinity Repertory CompanyNovember 9 - December 31401-351-4242 / trinityrep.com R2Krapp’s Last Tape/The Dumb WaiterBoston Center for American PerformanceNovember 12 - November 23617-933-8600 / bu.edu/cfa/bcap B12
Mary ShelleyWellesley College TheatreNovember 12 - November 16781-283-2000 / wellesley.edu/theatre M21
To Kill a MockingbirdFirehouse Center for the ArtsNovember 13 - November 23978-462-7336 / firehouse.org
Golden Age of Radio Mystery TheatreTheatre One ProductionsNovember 13 - November 16774-213-5193 / facebook.com/theatreone M1 Songs For A New WorldCohasset Dramatic ClubNovember 14 - November 23617-922-0280 / cohassetdramaticclub.org M5 SeussicalConcord Youth Theatre Mainstage CompanyNovember 14 - November 23978-371-1482 / concordyouththeatre.org M7 God of CarnageElements Theatre CompanyNovember 7 - November 23508-240-2400 / elementstheatre.org C3
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are DeadLongwood PlayersNovember 14 - November 22866-811-4111 / longwoodplayers.org B13
West Side StoryWatertown Children’s TheatreNovember 14 - November 16800-838-3006 / watertownchildrenstheatre.org B3 Ruby Wax: Sane New WorldAmerican Repertory Theater-OBERONNovember 18 - November 23617-547-8300 / americanrepertorytheater.org B29 The Old Man and The Old MoonArtsEmersonNovember 19 - November 23617-824-8400 / artsemerson.org B30 PhédreActors’ Shakespeare ProjectNovember 19 - December 7866-811-4111 / actorsshakespeareproject.org B22 UrinetownDean CollegeNovember 19 - November 23508-541-1605 / dean.edu M15
Godspell-2012Regis College Theatre CompanyNovember 19 - November 22781-768-7070 / regiscollege.edu M3 The Trip to BountifulArtsEmersonNovember 20 - December 7617-824-8400 / artsemerson.org B16 The Trojan WomenBoston College Theatre DepartmentNovember 20 - November 23617-552-4002 B8
The World Goes ‘RoundEmerson StageNovember 20 - November 23617-824-8369 / emerson.edu B19
Hunger, Lies & History: The Dark ComediesPerforming Fusion Theatre
It’s a Play!November 20 - November 21646-342-8777 / PerformingFusionTheatre.com B17 d’Arc Water It’s a Play! Salem State UniversityNovember 20 - December 7978-542-6365 / salemstate.edu/arts M2 Barefoot In The ParkTrinity Repertory CompanyNovember 20 - December 21401-351-4242 / trinityrep.com R2The Italian Girl in AlgiersBoston ConservatoryNovember 20 - November 23617-912-9222 / bostonconservatory.edu/perform B9 The Conference of the BirdsBrandeis Theater CompanyNovember 20 - November 23781-736-3400 / brandeis.edu/arts/btc B34
The Jungle BookArtbarn Community TheaterNovember 21 - November 23617-975-0050 / artbarn.org B26 Old AcquaintanceBelmont Dramatic ClubNovember 21 - November 30belmontdramaticclub.org B5 Identity Crisis Hibernian HallNovember 21 - December 7617-849-6322 / hibernianhall.org B23
The Tale of the Allergist’s WifeLyric StageNovember 21 - December 20617-585-5678 / lyricstage.com B25 Les MiserablesPentucket PlayersNovember 21 - November 28978-521-9259 / pentucketplayers.org
ElfHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsNovember 21 - November 23877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
The Little PrinceNew Repertory TheatreNovember 22 – December 21617-923-8487 / newrep.org B3 Suburban Holidays III Quannapowitt PlayersNovember 23 - December 7781-942-2212 / qptheater.com M18 The NutcrackerBallet Arts WorcesterNovember 28 - November 30877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
13 Things About Ed CarpolottiMerrimack Repertory TheatreNovember 28 - December 21978-654-4678 / mrt.org M16 Musical of Musicals, The Musical!Moonbox ProductionsNovember 28 - December 20617-933-8600 / moonbox.org B7Meet Me in St. LouisStoneham TheatreNovember 28 - December 28781-279-2200 / stonehamtheatre.org M19
Arabian NightsNora Theatre Company & Underground Railway TheaterNovember 28 - December 31617-576-9278 / centralsquaretheater.org B14 Meet Me In St. LouisWeston Friendly SocietyNovember 29 - December 6617-795-2195 / westonfriendly.org M22
d e c e m b e rDistant Neighbors It’s a Play! Fresh Ink TheatreDecemberfreshinktheatre.com
Mythbusters: Behind the MythsHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsDecember 2877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
The Jungle BookConcord Youth Theatre Junior CompanyDecember 5 - December 7978-371-1482 / concordyouththeatre.org M7 Necessary Monsters It’s a Play! SpeakEasy Stage CompanyDecember 5 - January 3617-933-8600 / speakeasystage.com B7 A Murder is AnnouncedStratton PlayersDecember 5 - December 14978-345-6066 / [email protected] M9The Velveteen RabbitBoston Children’s TheatreDecember 6 - December 23617-424-6634 x222 / bostonchildrenstheatre.org
Broken It’s a Play! Boston UniversityDecember 6 - December 10617-353-3390 / bostonplaywrights.org B11
Little MurdersBoston ConservatoryDecember 9 - December 12617-912-9222 / bostonconservatory.edu/perform B9 In the Next Room, or the vibrator playBoston University College of Fine ArtsDecember 10 - December 14617-933-8600 / bu.edu/cfa
The Human ComedyBoston University College of Fine ArtsDecember 12 - December 18617-933-8600 / bu.edu/cfa B7 Holiday DelightsGloucester Stage CompanyDecember 19 - December 21978-281-4433 / gloucesterstage.com M12 A Christmas CarolHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsDecember 19 - December 28877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
Mr. Punch’s Christmas CarolPuppet Showplace TheaterDecember 24 - December 28617-731-6400 / puppetshowplace.org B31
o n g o i n gImprovBoston617-576-1253 / www.improvboston.com
Improv Asylum617-263-8300 / www.improvasylum.com
Rosalita’s Puppets 617-633-2832 / rosalitaspuppets.com
KEY: LOCAL WRITER It’s a Play! NEW WORK / WORLD PREMIERE LOCATION STAGESOURCE EVENT
The CrucibleDean CollegeOctober 15 - October 19 M15508-541-1605 / dean.edu
Masters of Illusion: Believe the ImpossibleHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsOctober 15877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
In the Summer HouseFort Point Theatre ChannelOctober 16 - October 26617-750-8900 / fortpointtc.org B4 As Bees in Honey DrownSalem State UniversityOctober 16 - October 26978-542-6365 / salemstate.edu/arts M2 The Addams Family - A New MusicalStoneham TheatreOctober 16 - November 9781-279-2200 / stonehamtheatre.org M19 On the TownBoston ConservatoryOctober 16 - October 19617-912-9222 / bostonconservatory.edu/perform B9 A Disappearing NumberUnderground Railway TheaterOctober 16 - November 16617-576-9278 / centralsquaretheater.org B14 Avenue QArlington Friends of the DramaOctober 17 - November 2781-646-5922 / afdtheatre.org B1 AidaFiddlehead Theatre CompanyOctober 17 - October 26617-229-6494 / fiddleheadtheatre.com B32
In the Paint Hibernian HallOctober 17 - October 26617-849-6322 / hibernianhall.org B23
Ether DomeHuntington Theatre CompanyOctober 17 - November 16617-266-0800 / huntingtontheatre.org B7 Dear ElizabethLyric StageOctober 17 - November 9617-585-5678 / Lyricstage.com B25 Alice Wheelock Family TheatreOctober 17 - November 16617-879-2300 / wheelockfamilytheatre.org B33
West Side StoryWoodland Theatre CompanyOctober 17 - October 26508-655-0687 / woodlandtheatre.com M14 The Vagina MonologuesBoston University College of Fine ArtsOctober 18 - October 23617-353-3390 / bu.edu/cfa B11 Puppet Showplace Slam: Grown-Up Fairy TalesPuppet Showplace TheaterOctober 18617-731-6400 / puppetshowplace.org B31
Pirates of PenzanceHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsOctober 18877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
Moonbox CabaretMoonbox ProductionsOctober 20617-547-8300 / moonbox.org B29
The Magic FluteArtsEmersonOctober 21 - October 26617-824-8400 / artsemerson.org B16 A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the ForumBoston College Theatre DepartmentOctober 22 - October 26617-552-4002 B8 Henry IV, Part 1Boston University College of Fine ArtsOctober 23 - October 26617-353-3390 / bu.edu/cfa B11 Of Mice and MenBoston University College of Fine ArtsOctober 23617-933-8600 / bu.edu/cfa B12
Dusk Rings a BellMerrimack Repertory TheatreOctober 23 - November 16978-654-4678 / mrt.org M16 Hedda GablerSandra Feinstein-Gamm TheatreOctober 23 - November 30401-723-4266 / gammtheatre.org R1Turtles It’s a Play! Boston Public Works Theater CompanyOctober 24 - November 8617-933-8600 / bostonpublicworks.org B7 MacbethBoston University College of Fine ArtsOctober 24617-933-8600 / bu.edu/cfa B12
Brahman/I: A One-Hijra Stand Up Comedy ShowCompany One TheatreOctober 24 - November 22617-933-8600 / companyone.org B7 The Chronicles of KalkiCompany One TheatreOctober 24 - November 22617-933-8600 / companyone.org B7 ShivCompany One TheatreOctober 24 - November 22617-933-8600 / companyone.org B7 Bad JewsSpeakEasy Stage CompanyOctober 24 - November 22617-933-8600 / speakeasystage.com B7 The Phantom TollboothWatertown Children’s TheatreOctober 24 - October 26800-838-3006 / watertownchildrenstheatre.org B3 Arsenic and Old LaceCommunity House TheaterOctober 25 - November 2978-468-4818 / communityhouse.org M6Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsOctober 28 - November 2877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org M13
Chosen Child It’s a Play! Boston Playwrights’ TheatreOctober 30 - November 23866-811-4111 / bostonplaywrights.org B10 In DarfurWAM TheatreOctober 30 - November 15518-243-9627 / wamtheatre.com W2 Blue WindowBrown Box Theatre ProjectOctober 31 - November 9443-880-4328 / brownboxtheatre.org B4
Language of AngelsHappy Medium TheatreOctober 31 - November 156175499854 / happymediumtheatre.com B20
n o v e m b e rThe Magic FluteArtsEmerson: The World On StageNovember 4 - November 9617-824-8400 / artsemerson.org B16 The Accessible Theatre’s Reading SeriesAccessible Theatre It’s a Play! November 48438222929 / accessibletheatre.org B14
ShidaAmerican Repertory TheaterNovember 5 - November 7617-547-8300 / americanrepertorytheater.org B29 Dancing at LughnasaEmerson StageNovember 6 - November 9617-824-8369 / emerson.edu B19
MigrationPuppet Showplace TheaterNovember 6 - November 9617-731-6400 / puppetshowplace.org B31 An Inspector CallsGordon College Department of Theatre ArtsNovember 7gordon.edu/theatre M11 6 Hotels Hub Theatre Company of BostonNovember 7 - November 22hubtheatreboston.org B15 Awake and Sing!Huntington Theatre CompanyNovember 7 - December 7617-266-0800 / huntingtontheatre.org B12
God Of CarnageNext Door Theater CompanyNovember 7 - November 22781-729-6398 / nextdoortheater.org M17 DeathtrapTCAN PlayersNovember 7 - November 16508-647-0097 / tcanplayers.org M4The MatchmakerConcord PlayersNovember 7 - November 22978-369-2990 / concordplayers.org M6 Disney Live! Mickey’s Music FestivalHanover Theatre for the Performing ArtsNovember 7877-571-7469 / thehanovertheatre.org
A…My Name is Alice: A Musical RevueWellesley PlayersNovember 7 - November 16781-237-8114 / wellesleyplayers.org B3 Once Upon A MattressArtbarn Community TheaterNovember 8 - November 9617-975-0050 / artbarn.org B26 The Real ThingBad Habit ProductionsNovember 8 - November 23617-933-8600 / badhabitproductions.org B7 Bye Bye BirdieFootlight ClubNovember 8 - November 22617-524-3200 / footlight.org B18
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Summer seasons are winding down, other seasons are kicking off. September is always an exciting time to be part of the theater community, and this September is no exception. Along with the listings from our member organizations, we are bringing you up to date on StageSource’s plans for this fall. And there are a lot of them, including the Greater Boston Theatre Expo (September 9 at the Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama, 5:30-8:30, free and open to the public), the StageSource Party on September 22 at Oberon (7-11pm), different programming tracks with many new offerings, and more! We are also letting you know about our two newest initiatives, the New Play Alliance and the Gender Parity Task Force. Much more in the pipeline, including preparations for the StageSource Theater Conference, June 6.
I’ll see you at the theater!
Julie Hennrikus, Executive Director
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StageSource is supported in part by:
Thomas Anthony Pappas Charitable Foundation
The Cabot Family Charitable Trust
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g r e a t e r b o s t o nB1 AFD Theatre
22 Academy Street, Arlington MA 02476
B2 Arlington Elks Lodge56 Pond Lane, Arlington MA 02474
B3 Arsenal Center for the Arts321 Arsenal Street, Watertown MA 02472
B4 Atlantic Wharf290 Congress Street, Boston MA 02210
B5 Belmont Town Hall Auditorium455 Concord Avenue, Belmont MA 02478
B6 Belmont-Watertown Church80 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown MA 02472
B7 Boston Center for the Arts527 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02116
B8 Boston College140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill MA 02467
B9 Boston Conservatory Theater31 Hemenway St., Boston MA 02115
B10 Boston Playwrights’ Theatre949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston MA 02215
B11 Boston University College of Fine Arts855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215
B12 Boston University Theatre264 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115
B13 Cambridge YMCA Theater820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139
B14 Central Square Theater450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
B15 Club Cafe209 Columbus Ave, Boston MA 02116
B16 Cutler Majestic Theatre219 Tremont St., Boston MA 02116
B17 Davis Square Theatre255 Elm St, Somerville MA 02144
B18 Eliot Hall7A Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain MA 02130
B19 Emerson CollegeTufte, 10 Boylston Place, Boston, MA 02116
B20 Factory Theatre791 Tremont St, Boston MA 02118
B21 Fenway Park4 Yawkey Way, Boston MA 02215
B22 First Church in Boston66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116
B23 Hibernian Hall184 Dudley Street, Roxbury MA 02119
B24 Holiday Inn Boston Bunker Hill30 Washington St, Somerville MA 02143
B25 Lyric Stage140 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116
B26 Maliotis Cultural Center50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline MA 02447
B27 Midway Studios15 Channel Center St, Boston MA 02210
B28 Newton North High School, Little Theatre457 Walnut Street, Newton MA 02460
B29 Oberon2 Arrow Street, Cambridge MA 02138
B30 Paramount Center559 Washington St., Boston MA 02111
B31 Puppet Showplace Theater32 Station Street, Brookline MA 02445
B34 Spingold Theatre Center, Brandeis415 South Street, Waltham MA 02454
B32 Strand Theatre543 Columbia Road, Dorchester MA 02125
B33 Wheelock Family Theatre180 The Riverway, Boston MA 02215
m e t r oM1 Alley Theatre
133 Center St., Middleboro MA 02346
M2 Callan Studio Theatre352 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01970
M3 Casey TheatreRegis College, Weston MA 02493
M4 Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN)14 Summer Street, Natick MA 01760
M5 Cohasset Town Hall Theatre41 Highland Avenue, Cohasset MA 02025
M6 Community House of Hamilton and Wenham284 Bay Road Route 1A, Hamilton MA 01982
M7 Concord Players51 Walden Street, Concord MA 01742
M8 Concord Youth Theatre358 Baker Avenue, Concord MA 01742
M9 Cottage Park Yacht Club76 Orlando Avenue, Winthrop MA 02152
M10 First Parish Unitarian923 Main Street, Fitchburg MA 01420
M11 Footlighters Playhouse2 Scout Rd., Walpole MA 02032
M12 Gordon College255 Grapevine Road, Wenham MA 01984
M13 Gorton Theater267 East Main Street, Gloucester MA 01930
M14 Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts2 Southbridge St, Worcester MA 01608
M15 Lowell Mason Theatre88R South Street, Medfield MA 02052
M16 Main Stage89 Emmons Street, Franklin MA 02038
M17 Merrimack Repertory Theatre50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell MA 01852
M18 Next Door Theater40 Cross Street, Winchester MA 01890
M19 Quannapowitt Playhouse55 Hopkins Street, Reading MA 01867
M20 Stoneham Theatre395 Main Street, Stoneham MA 02180
M21 Theatre III250 Central Street, Acton MA 01720
M22 Wellesley College106 Central St., Wellesley MA 02481
M23 Weston Town HallOne Town House Road, Weston MA 02493
c a p eC2 Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit MA 02635
C3 Paraclete House5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653
b e r k s h i r e sW1 No. Six Depot Roastery and Cafe
6 Depot Street, West Stockbridge MA 01201W2 Shakespeare & Company
70 Kemble Street, Lenox MA 01240
r h o d e i s l a n dR1 Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre
172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket RI 02860
R2 Trinity Repertory Company201 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903
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spotlight on: new england new play allianceIn the past few years, there has been an explosion of new work being produced and developed in Boston and New England. Playwright Patrick Gabridge, coordinator of the New England New Play Alliance, not only wants that explosion to catch fire, he wants the rest of the world to know about it.
“The NPA is one of StageSource’s newest projects. What we’re trying to bring together the collective energy and resources of theatre companies and groups who are already doing readings and productions of new and local plays, in order to achieve three main goals: we want to grow audiences for new plays, encourage more new play development and production, and spread the word to folks outside New England about the exciting work that we’re doing here.”
To help make that happen, the NPA has a number of projects already underway. The New Play Newsletter has been published weekly since June, detailing new play readings and productions across New England, and also offering free ticket giveaways to subscribers to the mailing list.
“With more than 80 companies in New England engaged in new work, we have the capability to make a lot of these dreams happen. It’s just a matter of sitting down and doing the required ground work. We’re off to a good start already,” says Gabridge.
The NPA web page can be found here: www.stagesource.org/programs-and-events/new-play-alliance/
spotlight on: gender parity task forceChanging the status quo is never easy. It takes grit, determination and real commitment. It requires organizing to create power. It’s about being at the decision making table. And that is what we found at the first StageSource Gender Parity Task Force meeting. After a review and sorting of the ideas generated at the town hall in April, a strategy began to emerge: the Task Force endorsed an overall goal of 50/50 by 2020, recognizing that further refinements would likely be needed. Collection of comparable data would be needed to provide a solid foundation; key decision makers would be invited to a Round Table to explore concrete actions; and we would work to educate and engage theater boards and audiences; reward progress; and help identify resources. Collaboration was clearly the preferred mode, but it was also clear that it would no longer be acceptable to NOT make progress on this issue. Six working groups were formed: Data Collection; Reaching Decision Makers; Seal of Approval/Community Support; Festivals; Universities; and a Workshop for Playwrights.” From Joan Lancourt, community member and one of the Task Force organizers. For more information about the Gender Parity Task Force, go to www.StageSource.org or email [email protected]
stagesource programsFall is a great time to learn new things, build new skills, and meet new colleagues, and StageSource is here to help! We’re expanding the roster of personal and professional development workshops for our members this fall with several new offerings. Our “Life Planning” series will help you organize and manage your time, build your network, and secure your financial future. “Nuts & Bolts” is a series of basic workshops on topics critical for theater administrators – finding space (a timely topic indeed!), building audiences through social media, unlocking the mysteries of Excel. And we’re adding two new workshops for actors in the fall, to complement the popular GO Auditions winter workshop. Check the website for details and to register in advance, and get ready to expand your horizons!
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September 22 7pm-11pm Oberon
