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Sherri Rosen-Mason is head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, fighting to diversify the student body. Alongside her husband, the school’s headmaster, they’ve largely succeeded in bringing a stodgy institution into the twenty-first century. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values, with convulsive results. A no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of hypocrisy.
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CSC and the Coolidge to Present SHAKESPEARE REIMAGINED: A MIDWINTER'S TALE This Month
February 11, 2024Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Coolidge Corner Theatre present Shakespeare Reimagined: A MIDWINTER’S TALE, a new production written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. This article provides details about the upcoming performance on Thursday, February 29 at 7 PM.
Lyric Stage Boston Presents Eugene O'Neill's THIRST
February 07, 2024Lyric Stage Boston presents Thirst, playwright Ronán Noone’s captivating and compelling look into the Irish immigrant experience and the struggles in building a meaningful life in a new world.
Lyric Stage Boston Presents Ken Ludwig's THE GAME'S AFOOT: HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
October 18, 2023Join Lyric Stage Boston for a laugh-out-loud comedy mystery, 'The Game's Afoot: Holmes for the Holidays.' Don't miss this memorable multigenerational holiday outing.
Review: With PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Boston Has its First Must-See New Play of The Fall Season
September 19, 2023What did our critic think of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at The Huntington Theatre? The Joshua Harmon play “Prayer for the French Republic” – now being given a superbly rendered production by the Huntington – raises questions that have faced the Jewish people for generations, chief among them, “where are Jews safe?” and “why do they hate us?”
Gloucester Stage to Present the World Premiere of TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN
August 26, 2023Gloucester Stage Company has announced the world premiere of TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN, written by John Minigan and directed by Bryn Boice. The production will open on Friday, September 1, and run through September 24 at Gloucester Stage Company's historic waterfront theater.
SpeakEasy Stage Company to Present Boston Premiere of HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by Will Arbery in September
August 17, 2022From September 9 to October 8, 2022, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the Boston premiere of the provocative drama HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by Will Arbery.
SpeakEasy Stage Company to Present Regional Premiere of THE INHERITANCE
April 16, 2022From April 22 – June 11, 2022, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the US Regional Theatre premiere of Matthew López’s epic two-part drama THE INHERITANCE, winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play.
THE SOUND INSIDE Announced At SpeakEasy Stage
August 26, 2021From September 24 to October 16, 2021, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the Boston-area premiere of the gripping drama THE SOUND INSIDE by Adam Rapp.
SpeakEasy to Present Benefit Production of Jason Robert Brown's Classic Song Cycle SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
May 04, 2021SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly stream a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's classic musical,
38th Annual Elliot Norton Award Nominations Announced - MOBY-DICK, Billy Porter's THE PURISTS, and More!
April 16, 2020Two dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) for the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards.
SpeakEasy Stage Company Presents THE CHILDREN
February 12, 2020From February 28 to March 28, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the Boston premiere of the acclaimed drama THE CHILDREN by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood.
BWW Review: ADMISSIONS: Biting Comedy Asks You to Check Your Privilege
November 01, 2019It's probably just a coincidence, but two fine plays currently running at two award-winning regional theaters share an unusual commonality. Both focus on the issue of white privilege and the prevailing attitude that acknowledging its existence will end it. In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, the idea is to honor Native Americans in an elementary school play without benefit of any of them participating. In ADMISSIONS, receiving its Boston premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company, a couple of white liberal educators work hard to expand racial diversity at their small New England prep school, but their progressive values are tested when their exceptional son's Ivy League dreams are derailed. Remarkably, there are no indigenous people or people of color on stage in either production, an intentional, pointed omission by the playwrights.
ADMISSIONS Comes to SpeakEasy Stage
October 08, 2019From October 25 to November 30, 2019, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of ADMISSIONS, the winner of the 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.
Announcing SpeakEasy Stage Company's 2019-2020 Season
April 17, 2019The Broadway hit musical drama CHOIR BOY; the satirical and timely new comedy ADMISSIONS; the modern urban masterpiece PASS OVER; the Tony-nominated eco-thriller THE CHILDREN; and the sweeping Broadway musical BRIGHT STAR will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company's 2019-2020 Season, the company's Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.
SpeakEasy Stage Company Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
SpeakEasy Stage Company is at 539 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
SpeakEasy Stage is a non-profit theatre company located in the South End of Boston. Led by award-winning Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault, we produce 28 weeks of new plays and musicals each season at the Nancy and Ed Roberts Studio Theater in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. Since our founding in 1992, we’ve produced vital, timely and entertaining productions that have helped make Boston’s South End into an artistic and cultural destination. We work with hundreds of locally-based artists, actors, directors, and technicians each year, and train early career artists through its fellowship and emerging artists programs, supporting them as they develop their potential. SpeakEasy Stage has distinguished itself as Boston’s premiere theater, consistently winning acclaim for presenting top-quality productions of contemporary, cutting-edge plays and musicals. For three decades, our shows have sparked conversations that continue long after audiences leave the theater – challenging, connecting, and inspiring the community.
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Robert Frost: This Verse Business
Roberts Studio Theatre at Calderwood Pavilion (4/23 - 4/28)
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Firehouse Center for the Arts (5/3 - 5/5) | |
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I Hear America Singing: Songs for the People and The American Songbook
St. Luke's Episcopal Church (4/27 - 4/28) | |
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The Full Monty
The Umbrella Arts Center (4/26 - 5/19) | |
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Zucchero
Emerson Colonial Theatre (5/11 - 5/11) | |
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Come From Away
Boston Opera House (5/28 - 6/2) | |
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Domme and Giovanni - a Modern Twist on a Classic Opera
La Voile (5/6 - 5/6) | |
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Dog Man: The Musical
Emerson Colonial Theatre (4/27 - 4/28) | |
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A Messiah for Our Time
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory (4/28 - 4/28) | |
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