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THE OVERWHELMING A New England premiere by JT Rogers October 30, 2009—November 21, 2009 BCA Plaza
Company One presents the Boston premiere of THE OVERWHELMING, an exotic thriller from award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Madagascar, White People). Seizing the opportunity to do research for his new book, Jack Exley uproots his family and moves to Rwanda in early 1994. As Jack, his wife and his teenage son encounter foreign culture and eye opening politics, they each find their own brand of trouble. Realizing that in this place no one is exactly what they seem, his family begins to unearth unexpected truths about this tiny, troubled nation... and about themselves.
A gripping story of a country on the brink of genocide. |
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THE GOOD NEGRO A New England Premiere by Tracey Scott Wilson January 15, 2010—February 6, 2010 BCA Plaza
Before there was change, there was Birmingham. When Claudette Sullivan is beaten and arrested for taking her little girl into the "white only" restroom at a department store, she finds herself at the heart of the 1960's American Civil Rights Movement. Tensions build in the increasingly hostile South as a trio of emerging black leaders attempts to conquer their individual demons amid death threats from the Ku Klux Klan and wire taps by the FBI. Though the details and characters may be fictionalized, these personal stories are inspired by political upheavals and the historical record, revealing the human frailties behind the historic headlines.
THE GOOD NEGRO rips through the pages of history to uncover the human story at the heart of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. |
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THE EMANCIPATION OF MANDY AND MIZ ELLIE A World Premiere by Lois Roach April 30, 2010—May 22, 2010 BCA Plaza
Company One is proud to continue its commitment to producing new work with this world premiere by local playwright, director and company member Lois Roach. An examination of life before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, THE EMANCIPATION OF MANDY AND MIZ ELLIE brings together two souls whose fates are determined by the purchase of one for the other. A touching and relevant journey about a complicated heartfelt friendship featuring live percussion and Boston’s own OrigiNation dance troupe! |
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GRIMM A World Premiere by Melinda Lopez, Lydia R. Diamond, Ronan Noone, Kirsten Greenidge, Marcus Gardley and more! July 16, 2010—August 14, 2010 BCA Plaza
The most exciting theatrical event of the season! GRIMM is a brand-new collection of short plays by Boston’s most celebrated playwrights inspired by their favorite Grimm brother’s fairytales. Looking for a sweet, soothing tale to carry you away toward dreamland? Look somewhere else. These stories originally by the Brothers Grimm have been remixed, re-imagined and given a fresh Boston twist! Featuring new work by Melinda Lopez (Sonia Flew), Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly, Voyeurs De Venus), Ronan Noone (THE ATHEIST), Kirsten Greenidge (103 Within the Veil, The Luck of the Irish), Marcus Gardley (DANCE OF THE HOLY GHOSTS) and more! |
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THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES II By John Kuntz & Rick Park Back by Popular Demand! Co-produced with Phoenix Theatre Artists September 10, 2009—September 26, 2009
BCA Plaza
Following last season’s wild run, Company One and Phoenix Theatre Artists are proud to bring back the THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES. What do you get when you put Wonder Woman, Super Girl, Storm, Lois Lane and the world's most beloved spandex clad females on the same stage? An ass-whooping evening of theatre! Touching, funny and always campy –this action packed parody travels through the decades. You already know that they can stop speeding bullets, control the weather, and scratch your eyes out; now these dynamic divas promise to answer all the questions you never dreamed to ask. Newly revamped and better than ever! |
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CHRISTMAS BELLES By Nicholas Hope, Jessie Jones and Jamie Wooten December 4,, 2009—December 19, 2009
It's Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the infamous Futrelle Sisters Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town. And hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb's Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. If y'all bring the eggnog, we'll provide all the belly-laughs! Ho-ho! |
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APPLE A New England Premiere by Vern Thiessen Co produced with Phoenix Theatre Artists March 12, 2010—April 3, 2010
The Boston Playwrights Theatre Company One and Phoenix Theatre Artists are proud to introduce award-winning Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen to Boston audiences. Andy is in trouble. Downsized from his job, his marriage in crisis, he looks to a mysterious young woman for salvation. But when his wife becomes seriously ill, Andy must make a choice: care for an estranged wife, or run away with a woman he knows little about. A haunting tale of sex, secrets and second chances. |
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ARTiculation Directed by Lois Roach Back by Popular Demand! 3 Sunday-Nights Only! November 8, 2009 / January 24, 2010 / May 9, 2010 BCA Plaza
ARTiculation, a poetry-slam turned performance piece, is a slick combination of interactive theater and urban poetics; an autopsy of life, love, youth, religion and art using spoken-word poetry, improvisation and a hard hitting hip-hop beat. A unique exploration of the relationship between classical theater and underground performance poetry, ARTiculation pulls audiences into an artistic revolution built on street rhythms and dynamic live theatre.
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