Company One Theatre builds community at the intersection of art and social change
BOSTON CHINATOWN:
STORIES ON OUR SREETS
An Oral History Musical-in-Development
Saturday, October 18 at 2pm
Tufts Community Common (186 Harrison Ave, Boston)
Rain Location: Pao Arts Center (99 Albany St, Boston)
Boston Chinatown: Stories on Our Streets uplifts Boston Chinatown’s history, vibrancy, and perseverance, in the face of gentrification and racial violence. From the rhythms of restaurant kitchens to the steps of a child growing up on the brick streets, this musical in development offers moving portraits of home, memory, and belonging—rooted in Boston’s Chinatown and resonant far beyond it.
Conceived by CHUANG Stage and commissioned by Company One Theatre, Boston Chinatown: Stories on our Streets builds on the community engagement and oral history collection started by the Company One & Pao Arts Center in 2021. This concert presentation invites audiences into the creative process of an essential, community-driven work, shaped by and for the community that inspired it.
COMPANY ONE THEATRE’S SEASON 27:
BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE.
This season, we are showcasing three powerful plays by women of color that represent the future of the field and examine our country’s complex relationship to history, liberation, and justice. These stories are a critical reminder of how far we’ve come, and an urgent call to action to hold fast to that progress despite the increasing inequity, oppression, and political division that we face 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. By establishing a dedicated space for marginalized and alternative narratives to thrive and working with partners and collaborators across the city, 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.
PLAYLAB CIRCUIT
Through a combination of personalized dramaturgy, group workshops, and professional development classes, C1’s PlayLab Circuit is an incubator of new work for writers of varied experience levels and backgrounds.
