COMPANY ONE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, JANUARY 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

ON THE MAINSTAGE...

THE GOOD NEGRO
A New England Premiere by Tracey Scott Wilson
Directed by Elliot Norton Award Winner, Summer L. Williams
January 15, 2010 Ð February 6, 2010

Hailed as a "gripping production" (The Boston Herald) with an "excellent cast" (The Boston Globe) THE GOOD NEGRO OPENED WITH A PACKED OPENING WEEKEND! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

ÒThis THUNDEROUS new play is STUNNING!Ó- Variety

Before there was change, there was Birmingham. When Claudette Sullivan is beaten and arrested for taking her little girl into the "white only" restroom at a department store, she finds herself at the heart of the 1960's American Civil Rights Movement. Tensions build in the increasingly hostile South as a trio of emerging black leaders attempts to conquer their individual demons amid death threats from the Ku Klux Klan and wire taps by the FBI. Though the details and characters may be fictionalized, these personal stories are inspired by political upheavals and the historical record, revealing the human frailties behind the historic headlines.

WATCH THE VIDEO TRAILER AND RECIEVE A DISCOUNT ON TICKETS!

THE GOOD NEGRO is an excellent piece that explores the American Civil Rights Movement in a brand new way! If you are interested in bringing lots of folks to see these show, now is the time to arrange tickets for your group! Please contact Summer at swilliams@companyone.org for more information today!

CELEBRATE!

Thursday March 25, 2010 6p - 9p
A chance to celebrate with the artists who are making C1's Season 11 Legendary!
The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts
$60 per person / $100 per couple
Tempting Appetizers & Cocktails, Our Fabled Auction,
An Enchanting Cabaret, Creative/Cocktail Attire
www.companyone.org to reserve your tickets now!

Save the date and nominate!

We'll be honoring an emerging Boston talent with the David Wheeler award at the Celebration. We'll also give the Lois Roach Award in recognition of outstanding commitment to the Boston theatre community. We want to know who you think we should consider. What new face brought a character to vivid life for you? Who do you see working hard to keep the Boston Theater Community vibrant? Send us your ideas by emailing nominations@companyone.org You can read more about the awards and the people who inspired them at http://www.companyone.org/awards.shtml
JOIN THE FAMILY!

We're always looking for new members of our theatre family! All C1 Memberships include great benefits like discount tickets, invitations to V.I.P. events, priority seating, and more! And we've got special memberships for artists and students. CLICK HERE to become a member now..

Thanks for tuning in...and see you at the theatre!

Always,
The C1 Family

STAGE ONE

Peace... and Not So Quiet!

 

We are excited to launch the newest branch of Stage One! With a new grant from EdVestors and working in conjunction with Boston Adult Technical Academy, Company One is launching Peace...and Not So Quiet!

 


Peace & Not-So-Quiet fuses theatre with poetry in an effort to create a performance piece. Students develop their own performance poems that, when pieced together, will become
part of a larger dramatic script.
Working in a group, students will learn basic improvisation and acting skills, different poetic structures, and how to turn their poetry into a powerful and expressive performance piece.
The program culminates in a school wide workshop performance where participants will perform their original play..

 

 

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

C1: A Year in Review

Thanks to friends and family new and old for making 2009 one of our best yet! 4 of our 2009 shows and many of our artists were recognized by local media big and small as some of Boston's best theatre last year.

ARTiculation - The Bay State Banner
THE PAIN AND THE ITCH - The South Ends News, The Hub Review
AFTER THE QUAKE - Boston Phoenix
THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES - Bay Windows, Boston Herald, The Hub Review, Edge Boston
THE OVERWHELMING - The Boston Globe, The South End News

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SEASON 11 AT A GLANCE

THE GOOD NEGRO
A New England Premiere by Tracey Scott Wilson
January 15, 2010 - February 6, 2010
BCA Plaza Theatre

APPLE*
A New England Premiere by Vern Thiessen
March 12, 2010 - April 3, 2010
The Boston Playwrights' Theatre

THE EMANCIPATION OF MANDY AND MIZ ELLIE
A World Premiere by Lois Roach
April 30, 2010 - May 22, 2010
BCA Plaza Theatre

GRIMM
A World Premiere by
Melinda Lopez, Lydia R. Diamond, Kirsten Greenidge,
Marcus Gardly, Gregory Maguire & more!
July 16, 2010 - August 14, 2010
BCA Plaza Theatre

ARTiculation
Only 2 more performances!

January 24, 2010
May 9, 2010
BCA Plaza Theater

* Co-Produced with Phoenix Theatre Artists

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