Megan Sandberg-Zakian

BPT Launches Incubator Program with a Cohort of 4 New Plays
by Gillian Blum - Feb 6, 2026

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre launched its new play support program — the New Play Incubator at BPT — with four projects playing at BPT between March and August 2026.

ZABEL IN EXILE Comes to Boston Playwrights' Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2026

Boston Playwrights' Theatre will present ZABEL IN EXILE, a new play exploring timely themes, from February 19 to March 8. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Theaters Nationwide to Participate in 2026 National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2025

The Native Performing Arts Network will lead a National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) on May 5, 2026.

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Unveils Jack Welch Residency And Fellowship Recipients
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre has announced Walt McGough and Deirdre Girard as the recipients of the Jack Welch Developmental Residency and Fellowship.

MOTHER MARY Comes to Boston Playwrights' Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2025

Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) will continue its 2025-26 season with Mother Mary by KJ Moran Velz, running October 9-26. Learn more about the production here!

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Announces 2025-2026 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2025

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) just announced its 2025-2026 season—a line-up of bold new plays that cross cultures, generations and borders, featuring stories of love, intersectionality and resistance.

Boston Theater Marathon XXVII Set For Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre has announced Boston Theater Marathon XXVII, featuring 50 ten-minute plays written by 50 New England playwrights and presented by 50 New England theatre companies

Cast Set For HOW TO NOT SAVE THE WORLD at GB Public Theater
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2025

Great Barrington Public Theater has fully cast its first show of the Summer 2025 season. How to Not Save the World with Mr. Bezos is a world premiere production by up and coming playwright Maggie Kearnan.

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Continues 2024-2025 Season With Spring Rep Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) will continue its 2024-25 season with its Spring Rep Festival beginning next month. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Boston Playwrights' Theatre Reveals 2024-2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2024

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) has announced its 2024-2025 season. The line-up includes four dynamic new plays by playwrights in their final year of Boston University’s MFA in Playwriting Program, a public reading of a play-in-progress by the recipient of the Jack Welch Developmental Residency and Boston Theater Marathon XXVII.

National Parks Service and Plays In Place Will Collaborate on Historic Three Play Cycle
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

 Plays in Place, in collaboration with the National Parks of Boston, has announced “Suffrage in Black and White” a three-play series exploring the intersection of race and citizenship throughout the abolitionist and suffrage movements in Boston.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Cast For Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2024

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company reveals the cast for the free Shakespeare on the Common production of THE WINTER'S TALE, running from July 16 to August 4.

BOSTON THEATER MARATHON XXVI Comes to Boston Playwrights' Theatre in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

Boston Playwrights' Theatre has announced Boston Theater Marathon XXVI, featuring 50 ten-minute plays written by 50 New England playwrights and presented by 50 New England theatre companies.

DRIVING IN CIRCLES Comes to Boston Playwrights' Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2024

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre will continue its 2023-24 season with Driving in Circles, a tour-de-force new musical, written, composed and performed by Jay Eddy.

KILL THE MAGISTRATE Comes to Boston Playwrights' Theatre as Part of the Jack Welch Developmental Residency
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2023

Boston Playwrights' Theatre has announced the first recipient of the Jack Welch Developmental Residency, Boston University Playwriting alumna Abbey Fenbert for her play Kill the Magistrate.

Geva Theatre Presents MR. PARENT A Deeply Felt And Hilarious Solo Performance, November 1-19
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2023

Geva Theatre presents Mr. Parent, a deeply felt and hilarious solo performance based on Maurice Emmanuel Parent's experiences as a teacher in the Boston Public School System.

MR. PARENT to Open At Boston Playwrights Theatre This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2023

Get ready for the highly anticipated production of 'Mr. Parent' by Melinda Lopez, featuring Maurice Emmanuel Parent, at Boston Playwrights Theatre. This deeply felt and hilarious solo performance explores the challenges of being an actor turned teacher and the search for belonging. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking show!

Boston Playwrights' Theatre to Kick Off 2023-24 Season With MR. PARENT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2023

The first production of Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s season will be the hilarious and heartbreaking Mr. Parent, written by Melinda Lopez with Maurice Emmanuel Parent, conceived with and directed by BPT Artistic Director Megan Sandberg-Zakian. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Boston-Area Playwrights Unite to Create Theatre in The Huntington's 2023 Summer Workshop Line-Up
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2023

Artistic Director Loretta Greco and The Huntington’s staff have announced the return of the Huntington Playwrighting Fellows Summer Workshop 2023 (July 15 – July 16, 2023).

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company The Cast And Creative Team Of Shakespeare's MACBETH For Shakespeare On The Common
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2023

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Artistic Director, announce the complete cast and creative team for this summer's production of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth on the Boston Common.