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!
Voices of BTM XXVI: Nathan Scott Herzog
Tell us a little about your play. My play In the Moment is about a woman who finds a mobile phone and in the process of trying to find the owner, obtains information that makes her question whether returning the phone to the owner is the right thing to do. What made you want to […]
Voices of BTM XXVI: Angele Maraj
Tell us a little about your play. tell me a story is a short play about the ways that we use stories for our survival, particularly in the face of conflict that feels outside of our control. I won’t spoil anything, except to say that the characters in the play each have different motivations for […]
Voices of BTM XXVI: John Manderino
What made you want to tell this story? I admired my older sister and her husband for the way they always somehow managed to cope with whatever life threw at them. I thought that if this ever happened to them, if Tom were to become a werewolf, here is the way they would probably deal […]
Voices of BTM XXVI: Jayne Hannah
Tell us a little about your play. What happens when a compulsive liar doesn’t realize that their addiction is lying? Miriam is emotionally lost, and spirals from one place to the next in a desperate need to better her life. In just wanting comfort, a set of actions and responses, creates a very messy conclusion. […]
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 […]