Squeezing in multiple generations of family history, historical references to Black communities in Boston, concurrent love stories connected through vivid flashbacks, and a K-pop dance break into a 95-minute show is no small feat, but “DIASPORA!” rises to the occasion. Elyse G. Martin-Smith for The Harvard Crimson Gripping and lovely beyond words, “Diaspora!” is one […]
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New Repertory Theatre is excited to announce the Directors for each of the plays of its 2023 Season, as the company continues to build on its nearly 40-year legacy of excellent, provocative theatrical productions that speak to the vital issues of our time. Shira Helena Gitlin will direct Larry Kramer’s Tony Award winning autobiographical drama, […]
New Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the selection of two new artist residencies for its second round of Pipeline Projects. Selected from over 40 submissions from local artists, these artists represent exceptionally innovative and relevant works for our time. The selected artists are Nikta Sabouri, an Iranian-American freelance theater director, dramaturg, actor, and translator […]
New Rep presents a pair of concerts of Love Weekend Watertown News New Repertory Theatre presents Love Weekend Broadway World Boston New Repertory Theatre’s Pipeline Project has extended the deadline for accepting submissions for its next round of artists residencies to October 31, 2022. Watertown News The Pipeline Project invests directly in local performing artists, writers, and […]
by A.A. Cristi on BroadwayWorld.com New Repertory Theatre will to present The GroovaLottos on Saturday, October 1 at 7:00pm and Sunday, October 2 at 4:00pm. Both events will take place in the Main Stage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. With 8 Grammy nominations between them, the GroovaLottos’ Saturday, October 1 show, “Straight Outta Mama’s […]
by BWW News Desk Broadway World Boston “New Repertory Theatre has partnered with the Pigsgusset Initiative, the Historical Society of Watertown and the Watertown Free Public Library to present Listen to Sipu, an outdoor immersive theatrical experience that leads audiences through a too often overlooked history of Watertown. The second play in the Watertown Historical Moving Play […]
Press Release [WATERTOWN, MA] New Repertory Theatre has commissioned two short plays to be performed live and virtually as part of the first installment of the new Showstopper Virtual Play Series, an evening of live theatre with a two-play in one-night package from the comfort and safety of your home. The Showstopper Virtual Play Series […]
By Charlie BreitroseWatertown MA News Visitors to Watertown Square may have recently noticed an enthusiastic, precocious and out-spoken young man wandering around the area. Charles Lenox, or Kadahj Bennett portraying Lenox, will gladly share his views about the major issues of his time — the 1860s — many of which are familiar to people today. […]
By Celina ColbyBay State Banner New Repertory Theatre will present a series of socially-distanced, outdoor historical plays this fall in collaboration with Watertown Free Public Library and the Historical Society of Watertown. Running Sept. 26–Nov. 8, these plays, presented in a walking format with safety precautions in place, will highlight historical figures from the Watertown area, beginning with […]
By R. Scott Reedy, CorrespondentMetroWest Daily News Like most stages in greater Boston, New Repertory Theatre hasn’t presented in-person performances since early March, when the company’s home, the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, closed its doors in response to the coronavirus pandemic. While the Mosesian Center remains shuttered, New Rep – in partnership […]