Noone’s ‘The Smuggler’ at San Jose Stage
Adjunct Assistant Professor (and BU Playwriting alum) Ronán Noone’s Elliot Norton Award-winning The Smuggler (produced by BPT in 2019) has its first performance at San Jose Stage Company tonight. Congratulations, Ronán!
Scheer’s ‘Laughs in Spanish’ at SpeakEasy
Congratulations to alumni playwright Alexis Scheer (and our all our friends over at SpeakEasy Stage) whose play Laughs in Spanish has its first performance tonight. Laughs in Spanish began its life at BPT (2019) and runs through Oct. 12!
Towers’ ‘Molting’ in Sam French OOB
Congratulations to alumni playwright Michael Towers, whose ten-minute play Molting (featured in Boston Theater Marathon XXVI) is one of just 30 short works selected for NYC’s Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (OOB)! The Festival begins tonight and runs through Aug. 17.
Zacarías’ ‘Native Gardens’ at Dorset
Playwriting alum Karen Zacarías’ Native Gardens has its first performance at the Dorset Theatre Festival tonight. The play, one of the most-produced in the U.S. in 2022-23, runs through July 21. Congratulations, KZ!
Hot weekend for new plays in Boston
It’s a hot weekend for new plays in Boston! Moonbox Productions’ Boston New Works Festival (thru June 23) features productions by playwright alums Rick Park (Knock Down, Drag Out) and Kira Rockwell (Holy Chicken Sandwich) on the mainstage, plus readings by third-year MFA playwrights Maggie Kearnan (How to Not Save the World with Mr. Bezos, […]
Scheer’s ‘Breaking the Story’ at Second Stage
Congratulations to alumni playwright Alexis Scheer (Laughs in Spanish, 2019), whose new play Breaking the Story opens tonight in its world premiere at NYC’s Second Stage. Breaking the Story began previews on May 16 and runs through June 23!
Eddy wins Outstanding Solo Performance
The Boston Theater Critics Association announced the winners of this year’s Elliot Norton Awards last night. Among the recipients: Playwriting alum Jay Eddy for Outstanding Solo Performance for Driving in Circles (which they wrote and performed)! Driving was produced by BPT and played March 21-April 6. Congratulations, Jay!
Lopez’s ‘Stir’ at Old Globe
Happy opening to Adjunct Assistant Professor and Playwriting alum Melinda Lopez and the team of Stir at the Old Globe! Stir (co-written and performed with Joel Perez) began its life during the pandemic as a digital play, Black Beans Project, produced by The Huntington. Stir runs through May 26!
Road trip: Some of the songs that inspired ‘Driving’
If you’re curious about some of the songs that inspired playwright/composer Jay Eddy’s writing on Driving in Circles, here you go—complete with videos! SIDE A Fanny, “Blind Alley, from FANNY HILL Garbage, “Only Happy When It Rains,” from GARBAGE Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, “Lyre of Orpheus,” from ABATTOIR BLUES / THE LYRE OF […]
Douglass’ ‘Maiden Voyage’
Playwriting alum Cayenne Douglass’ play Maiden Voyage opened this week in NYC. The play, which runs at The Flea Theater through March 17, follows the first all-female patrol on a United States submarine and explores what marginalized individuals might do under pressure when given an opportunity that was previously unavailable to them. Audiences will remember […]