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THE GETAWAY DRIVER, CYRANO & More Set for Trinity Rep 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2026

Trinity Repertory Company has announced its 63rd season, which includes five shows in its subscription series and the theater's 50th anniversary production of A Christmas Carol.

THE GETAWAY DRIVER Will Make World Premiere at Trinity Rep
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026

Three New England theaters will stage the rolling world premiere of THE GETAWAY DRIVER, a crime drama based on the true story of Katherine Ann Power, the longest-running woman on the FBI's Most Wanted List.

Northern Stage Reveals 2026/27 Season - JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2026

Northern Stage has revealed its 2026/27 Season, featuring five Main Stage productions in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts, including the regional premiere of John Proctor is the Villain and more.

Review: Bearing Witness: SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US at Trinity Rep
by John McDaid - Jan 31, 2025

Bearing Witness: SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US at Trinity Rep. A searing, deeply human world premiere that gives voice to veterans, civilians, and refugees. We go to the theatre for many reasons. Sometimes, we crave the spectacle of a Broadway musical; sometimes, we seek the grip of a powerful drama.

SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US Comes to Trinity Rep Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2024

Trinity Repertory Company will present the world premiere of Someone Will Remember Us by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, and co-created by Dr. Michelle Cruz, Smith, and Thurston.

POTUS, a World Premiere & More Set for Trinity Rep 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2024

Trinity Repertory Company has unveiled its 61st season. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The Filigree Theatre Will Return To Live Performance With The World Premiere Of LIFTED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2022

Austin-based, women-led independent theatre company The Filigree Theatre has announced the third and final show of their third season (extended due to COVID hiatus), the World Premiere of 'LIFTED,' a modern meditation on the tale of Icarus, by playwright Charlie Thurston.

Trinity Rep Brings VETERAN VOICES To The Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2021

Staged just days before Veteran's Day, the special event will feature performances, music, and readings from local veterans about their time during and after military service.

Portland Stage Announces The 2020 Clauder Competition For New England Playwrights Winners
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2021

The winning plays, The Last Ship to Proxima Centauri by Greg Lam, In His Hands by Benjamin Benne, and Rx Machina by Caity-Shea Violette will be workshopped and given digital readings in the 32nd Annual Little Festival of the Unexpected over three weekends in March and April, starting March 12, 2021. The digital workshop performances are free and open to the public with registration.

Trinity Rep Launches New Digital Programming for Winter and Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2021

Trinity Rep is expanding its free digital programming offerings with new play workshops and an expanded America Too program that examines our community’s response to the events of the past year through discussion and performance.

Trinity Rep Shifts 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2020

With the health and safety of our artists, patrons, and staff as our top priority, Trinity Rep will shift the schedule of the previously announced 2020-21 Season.

Trinity Rep to Present SWEENEY TODD, SWEAT and More in 2020-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2020

The Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company, under the artistic leadership of The Arthur P. Solomon and Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director Curt Columbus, announces the company's 57th season.

Trinity Rep Announces LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Julie Musbach - Mar 12, 2019

Trinity Rep will continue its 2018-19 Season with the perennially-popular Little Shop of Horrors an award-winning musical that blends doo-wop, rock, and Motown in a totally twisted production about what lengths we are willing to go to when we are down on our luck.

BWW Feature: Firehouse Theatre Company presents LOVE ALONE
by Chris Arneson - Oct 31, 2018

When Helen's lesbian partner of twenty years dies unexpectedly in minor surgery, Helen and her daughter want answers. Confused by the hospital's silence around the death, they bring a lawsuit against the doctors. Now Dr. Becca Neal must confront her feelings about losing her patient while she juggles the demands of a lawsuit. Love Alone tracks the fallout in both the patient's and the doctor's homes, as both households navigate uncharted waters of anger, humor, and longing. This powerful story of how we grieve and how we heal speaks to an essential truth: We will all be patients one day.

Trinity Rep Announces THE PRINCE OF PROVIDENCE and Other New Play Commissions
by Julie Musbach - Mar 15, 2018

Trinity Repertory Company is proud to announce the commission of a number of new playwrights and artists, including George Brant to write the stage version of The New York Times bestseller The Prince of Providence: The Life and Times of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds by Mike Stanton. Trinity Rep obtained the underlying rights to the book from Stanton and subsequently commissioned Brant to create a play or musical adaptation. The resulting script will go through a series of workshops to prepare it for production on the Trinity Rep stage in a future season. Casting will be announced at a future date. The book, which came out in 2004, examines the life and notorious political story of Buddy Cianci, the two-term mayor whose corruption led to federal investigations.

Huntington Theatre Company Announces 2017-19 Cohort of Playwriting Fellows
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017

Huntington Theatre Company announces its 2017-2019 cohort of Huntington Playwriting Fellows MJ Halberstadt and Brenda Withers.

PlayMakers Rep's Vivienne Benesch Receives Prestigious Zelda Fichandler Award
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017

Vivienne Benesch, Producing Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company, is the recipient of the 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award, given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.

Playmakers Rep's Vivienne Benesch Receives SDCF's 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2017

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Vivienne Benesch, of Playmakers Repertory Theater (Chapel Hill, NC), is the recipient of the 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award.

BWW Review: FAITHFUL CHEATERS at Trinity Repertory Company
by Larry O'Brien - Apr 27, 2017

FAITHFUL CHEATERS is a zany, fast-paced, did I say zany already,well-acted farce. Zany.

Trinity Rep Announces Winners of Student Playwriting Competition WRITE HERE! WRITE NOW!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2017

Trinity Rep's sixth annual playwriting competition for New England High School students, Write Here! Write Now!, announces this year's winning playwrights.