CONFEDERATES By Dominique MorisseauDirected by Kimille Howard Confederates is a funny, smart and moving satire about the struggles and triumphs of two brilliant Black American women - an enslaved rebel and a professor at a contemporary university - having parallel experiences of institutional racism, though they live over a century apart. “CONFEDERATES” is presented by...
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Music and Lyrics by William FinnBook by Rachel SheinkinConceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay ReissDirected by Christopher ShinMusic Direction by Sariva Goetz Grab a D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y and welcome to Spelling Bee! This heartfelt Tony-Award winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as...
Annual Theatre for Intergenerational Audiences Production DIGGING UP DESSA By Laura SchellhardtDirected by Jonathan Kitt A play about a 12-year old girl named Dessa who, after the death of her father, moves to a new town and school. Struggling with grief and anger, she finds solace and inspiration in the ghost of 19th-century paleontologist Mary...
JULIUS CAESAR By William ShakespeareDirected by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary A tragedy about the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, his subsequent murder, and the resulting civil war that tears Rome apart. Driven by fear of Caesar's growing power and ambition, a group of senators, led by Cassius and Brutus, plot to kill him. While the assassination...
THE GREAT GOD PAN By Amy HerzogDirected by Lindsay Beamish The play explores the impact of a possible childhood trauma on a man's life, relationships and sense of self. Jamie, a journalist, is confronted with the possibility that he was abused as a chid, forcing him to confront his past and questions the reliability of...
NEWFEST: SHORT WORKS 2026 A festival of short plays written, directed, and performed by Emerson College Performing Arts students. PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event. Guests will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis upon arrival. Reserving your tickets does not necessarily guarantee admission, but we rarely turn anyone away from our free events....
When Death Crashes a Dinner Party NewFest: Rod Parker Production Directed by Joe Antoun At a refined cocktail hour meant to honor the mysteriously absent Edmund Ford, five guests exchange martinis, pleasantries, and—very quickly—accusations. What begins as polite chatter devolves into a chaotic unraveling of secrets, grudges, and unexpected reckonings with one another and themselves....
SWEET CHARITY Book by Neil SimonMusic by Cy ColemanLyrics by Dorothy FieldsDirected & Choreographed by Larry SousaMusic Direction by Jonathan Goldberg The story of Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hall hostess in NYC, who is optimistic and always searching for love despite a string of bad relationships. The musical follws her misadventures as she encounters...