SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD to Hit Brown Box This Spring

Brown Box Theatre Project has announced their 7th Season of touring free and accessible theatre to communities throughout Greater Boston. Continuing in the tradition of their annual Free Outdoor Shakespeare tour, Brown Box's ambitious 2017 Season will be performed entirely outdoors and presented free of charge at all locations.

In addition to a much-anticipated production of Hamlet this August, Brown Box will also present their first-ever musical production with Jason Robert Brown's beloved Songs for a New World in May.

This season of bold, relevant, and deeply personal productions asks big questions about the human experience. Centering on life-changing moments of decision and the repercussions of those choices, Songs for a New World and Hamlet paint vitally revealing portraits of our formidable, unpredictable, and beautiful world. Brown Box's 7th Season will be inventively staged at multiple outdoor venues across Eastern Massachusetts before touring through the Delmarva Penninsula, furthering the company's commitment to making the performing Arts Accessible to the widest possible audience.

Songs for a New World will be performed in Massachusetts May 5-14, and Hamlet will be presented August 18-27. A full schedule for both productions will be announced shortly; please refer to www.brownboxtheatre.org for the most up-to-date information.

All 2017 Season performances are free, performed outside, and open to all audiences. Funding for these events is provided in part by Massachusetts' Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Fort Point Watersheet Activation Program - organizations dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

BROWN BOX THEATRE PROJECT 2017 SEASON:

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Brown Box Theatre Project

Directed by Kyler Taustin

May 5-14, 2017

Songs for a New World, Jason Robert Brown's breathtaking song cycle, weaves together the stories and voices of a diverse cast of characters in a musical journey that transcends time and space. A soaring, vibrant score transports the audience through a mesmerizing exploration of the unknown world and the tough choices that follow. Bursting with life and discovery, Songs for a New World begs to be liberated from the walls of a theater, and will be presented at over 10 outdoor venues throughout Massachusetts and Delmarva as Brown Box's premier musical spectacular.

7th Annual Free Shakespeare

HAMLET

Brown Box Theatre Project Directed by Kyler Taustin

August 18-27, 2017

Free Outdoor Shakespeare returns with Brown Box's most ambitious production yet. Hamlet, Shakespeare's pivotal work, delves deep into the recesses of human consciousness in a raw and unforgiving examination of a treacherous political landscape and one Prince's struggle with the weighty consequences of action, inaction, pain, numbness, and the ever-terrifying unknown. Murder, treason, intrigue, and betrayal culminate to form this harrowing and timeless theatrical masterpiece.

All performances begin at 7:30pm. All performances are FREE and open to all audiences. No reservations required.

Songs for a New World and Hamlet will be performed outdoors and seating is on the lawn. For your comfort, feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair. For rain locations and more information, visit www.brownboxtheatre.org.

Brown Box Theatre Project's mission is to bring high-quality theatre to communities that otherwise lack access to the performing arts. The constant goal in all their programming is to bring down barriers that separate potential audiences from live theatre and to introduce the performing arts to the widest audience possible.

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