COMPANY ONE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, September 2010

GREETINGS!
Fall is here and Company One's back in full swing!
Company One's Season 12
WORTH THE WAIT!
We are proud to announce our
2010-2011 Theatre Season!

Season 12 is stronger than ever!
Get excited, it's action packed and all for you...

On the Mainstage....
THE ALIENS
written by Annie Baker
directed by Shawn LaCount
as a part of The Shirley, VT Plays festival
October 22 - November 20, 2010
In the town of Shirley, two 30-something dropouts hang out by the dumpster behind the coffee shop where they meditate on music, philosophy, shrooms, and Bukowski. When a teenage employee asks them to relocate, these disillusioned young men find the disciple they’ve been waiting for. A beat-tinged, psychotropic journey, Annie Baker’s THE ALIENS is a funny and heartening look at friendship, ritual, and small town New England. Company One is proud to join the Huntington Theatre Company and SpeakEasy Stage Company in exploring the tiny spaces of our small towns.

NEIGHBORS
written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Summer L. Williams
 January 14 – February 5, 2011
Have you seen the new neighbors? Richard Patterson is not happy. The family of black actors that has moved in next door is rowdy, tacky, shameless, and uncouth. And they are not just invading his neighborhood—they’re infiltrating his family, his sanity, and his entirely post-racial lifestyle. This wildly theatrical, explosive play on race marks the major debut of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, member of NYC’s Public Theatre’s Emerging Writers Group. NEIGHBORS may not be appropriate for children.

THE BOOK OF GRACE
written by Suzan-Lori Parks
April 15 –May 7, 2011
Treasured for her groundbreaking poetic and inventive language, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (TOPDOG/UNDERDOG) has drawn a family portait shattered by issues of rage, revenge, power and betrayal. When a young man returns home to South Texas to confront his father, everyday life erupts into a battle for personal survival. At once fiercely intimate and explosive, THE BOOK OF GRACE weaves the story of three people bound together by love and longing, passion and ambition.

SUMMER SHOW TBA
July 15- August 13, 2011
You know we work hard to bring you the hottest, freshest theatre and we are still working hard to find the perfect summer show. Don't worry, we promise it will be worth the wait!

Fringe Benefits: Second Stage Programming...

FRINGE WARS
November 8
Fasten your seat belts! Small theatre companies go head to head in a brand new competition to prove they are the best of the best. With one common theme uniting the evening, these companies will choose their own writer and actors and present a play which will premiere right before your eyes. Judges from the Boston theatre scene and you, the audience, decide the outcome of the evening and who continues to the final night of competition for the ultimate cash prize and the title of champion of the FRINGE WARS.

CARTOON CONFESSIONS
written by Rick Park and John Kuntz
May 13- June 5, 2011
You laughed at them until it hurt in AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL and you fell in love with their spandex-clad characters in THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES. Now, Company One and Phoenix Theatre are thrilled to reunite once again to present a world-premiere parody by award-winning playwrights Rick Park and John Kuntz. No two dimensional characters are safe when the secret lives of your favorite cartoon characters are exposed with shocking revelations! You won't want to miss this hilarious spoof from a duo the Boston Globe calls, " Outrageously funny!
Best Deal of the Season!

Join the Family by becoming a C1 Member! All C1 Memberships include great benefits like discount theatre tickets, invitations to V.I.P. events, and priority seating! And we've got special memberships for artists and students!

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Thanks for tuning in...and see you at the theatre!

Always,
The C1 Family
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Introducing...
Saturday Morning Special
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Classes are held from 10am - 1pm at the Boston Center for the Arts. For more information, including the specific schedule, and to register, click here.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Nael Nacer- (THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT) Nael will be back on the C1 stage as Jasper in THE ALIENS. It's been a long time and we are so excited to have him back in Boston.

Nik Walker- (ARTICULATION, ASSASSINS) Nik is going on a 3 month tour of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe with Theatreworks USA! We wish him the best and can't wait to see him in Boston again!

Giselle Ty- (AFTER THE QUAKE) Giselle will be joining the C1 Staff as an Artistic Associate. We welcome Giselle and look forward to working with her.

Kate Shanahan- (House Manager for Several C1 Productions) Kate is joining the staff as our new Audience Services Coordinator. Kate's high level of professionalism and her natural people skills make her a perfect match!

Shawn LaCount- (C1 Artistic Director) is a father! Shiloh Hannah LaCount was born on July 30th. She is a delightful addition to the C1 Family and we can't wait to have her running around the theatre.

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SEASON 12 AT A GLANCE

THE ALIENS
by Annie Baker
directed by Shawn LaCount
as a part of The Shirley, VT Plays Festival
Oct. 22- Nov. 20
Hall A in the Calderwood Pavilion
at the Boston Center for the Arts

FRINGE WARS
Nov. 8
at the Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre

NEIGHBORS
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Summer L. Williams
Jan. 14- Feb. 5, 2011
at the Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre

THE BOOK OF GRACE
by Suzan-Lori Parks
April 15- May 7, 2011
at the Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre

CARTOON CONFESSIONS
by Rick Park and John Kuntz
a co-production with Phoenix Theatre
May 13- June 5, 2011
at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre

SUMMER SHOW TBA
July 15- August 13, 2011

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