Company One Theatre builds community at the intersection of art and social change

Morning, Noon, and Night

a new play by Kirsten Greenidge
directed by Summer L. Williams
dramaturgy by Ilana M. Brownstein
with Boston University’s College of Fine Arts

April 26 – May 25
Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre

FREE with Pay-What-You-Want tickets!

Mia just wants her daughter to listen without talking back. Dailyn just wants her mom to quit being so overbearing. And they both just want everything to be perfect for when older sister Alex comes home for her birthday. But when a mysterious visitor from a digital dimension arrives on Mia’s doorstep, the very concepts of home and perfection are challenged.

Reality and social media blur together in the newest play from Boston’s own master playwright Kirsten Greenidge. An eccentric reflection of post-pandemic life, Morning, Noon, and Night navigates familial reckoning, digital surveillance, and the ways we can love each other after four long and traumatic years.

Company One Theatre Awarded $1.25 million from City of Boston & Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to flip the script on how Boston sees theatre

Company One Theatre (C1) has been awarded $1.25 million through two major grants to support its theatre as Public Art for Public Good initiative. Investment from the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, the Boston Public Library, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has ensured that in C1’s 25th season of producing unmissable theatrical events, the catalytic company will continue serving the city’s youngest and most diverse theatre audience with free performances and programs for years to come.

Better Future Series: Seeds in the Dirt, Fists in the Air

a kid-led call to climate action

Saturday, March 23
2-4pm
Boston City Hall’s Civic Pavilion

Celebrate the arrival of spring during an afternoon of learning, creativity, and environmental advocacy with C1 and friends! Welcome the new season with hands-on activities, crafts, music, and more as we amplify collective action in the face of climate challenges and work together for a more sustainable future.

This event is especially great for families with kids ages 5-13, but we’ll have activities and actions for folks of all ages to enjoy. Snacks will be provided!

Haunted Workshop Reading

a new play by Tara Moses

Saturday, March 30
2pm
Balch Arena Theatre, Tufts Univeristy

Join us for a workshop reading of Haunted, a new play by C1 PlayLab Circuit Flux Lab writer Tara Moses. A satirical horror story with ghosts, divination, and 2000s pop music, Haunted serves as a vehicle for a larger conversation on the Land Back movement and invites theaters and audience members to engage with their relationship (or lack thereof) to local Indigenous communities.

This workshop reading will be directed by Siobhan Brown, with dramaturgy by Quita Sullivan, and is produced in collaboration with Tufts University.

Audition for Professional Development for Actors

Tuesday, April 2
Audition Slots from 6-10pm
BCA Arts Resource Room

Calling all actors! Auditions for our Spring 2024 Professional Development for Actors course will be held on April 2 at the BCA Arts Resource Room from 6-10pm. This course, which meets every Tuesday from April 30-June 25, provides a low cost alternative to expensive theatre courses offered by higher education institutions. Stage One aims to bridge the wealth gap often associated with training in the arts as we believe that cost shouldn’t be a barrier to gain the skills needed to work in theatre. Aimed at helping actors of all experiences, participants will hone their craft through in-depth character script analysis and monologue work, preparing them for future auditions and roles. Participants will also explore their individual responsibility towards equity and social justice as theatre practitioners, an avenue of study not often found in college courses and programming.

25th Anniversary Benefit for Company One Theatre

community, change, and a new American theatre

Monday, May 6 at 6:30pm
Northeastern University
East Village 17th Floor

Mark your calendars and join us this spring to honor 25 seasons of adventurous storytelling, impactful education, and community-centered social action!

Celebrate this important milestone with C1 friends from past and present as we gather to honor our community and support for what’s next for the American Theatre. A night of tasty bites, signature cocktails, dynamic performances, and a dance party you won’t forget — show up and show out at the biggest party of the year!

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.

STAGE ONE

C1’s Stage One education programs are designed to empower participants to be creative and collaborative, while developing their voice and building their skills.

THE WORD ON C1

"Company One Theatre pushes the boundaries of narrative with a focus on marginalized stories, and has probably done more than any other institution to bring new audiences to Boston theater"

Amelia Mason, WBUR

"If a production is bold, exciting, and makes me feel alive, chances are it’s a Company One production.

Christopher Ehlers, DigBoston

"They really have a sense of where to take theater in this moment ⁠— to stretch it, to make it new, to reach different audiences... They are a company the nation is paying attention to."

Jared Bowen, WGBH