Company One Theatre builds community at the intersection of art and social change
A NEW ERA
by Miranda Austen ADEkoje
directed by Summer L. Williams
July 18 – August 8, 2026
The Strand Theatre
(543 Columbia Road, Dorchester)
Journeying across a divided America, seven formidable women gather right here in Boston for an unprecedented national conference. With liberation and Black Lives at stake, can they get in formation, navigate their political differences, and organize together to criminalize lynching? The year might be 1895, but the fight is very much our own.
A real-life story of politics, passion, and perseverance, A New Era is a powerful celebration of Boston’s Black suffragist movement and a call to build upon that legacy today.
Welcome to our community, where every audience member, artist, student, and supporter has the opportunity to fight for social justice.
Founded in 1998, Company One has situated itself as a home for social justice and artistic excellence by connecting Boston’s diverse communities through live performance, the development of new plays and playwrights, arts education, and public engagement programming. At Company One Theatre, the experiences of the Global Majority and BIPOC communities take center stage. By working with partners and collaborators across the city’s neighborhoods, Company One has become a local leader in the ongoing conversations that continue to define the era of social change in contemporary America.
CONNECTIVITY
C1 is Boston’s hub for community connection. Connectivity provides opportunities for audience intersection with the people and organizations who are working to create a just and equitable Boston.
NEW WORK AT C1
Through a combination of personalized dramaturgy, workshops, and professional development programs, Company One Theatre’s New Work department is an incubator of new work for writers of varied experience levels and backgrounds.
