Company One Theatre builds community at the intersection of art and social change
The Meeting Tree
a new play by B. Elle Borders
directed by Summer L. Williams
dramaturgy by afrikah selah & Ilana M. Brownstein
produced in collaboration with Front Porch Arts Collective and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture
July 18 – August 9, 2025
The Strand Theatre
All tickets are Pay-What-You-Want!
Sofia Langton is on a mission to succeed where her grandmother failed and regain the rights to the Alabama farm where her family was once enslaved. But there is something rotten in the land, and it sits smack dab in the middle of a fractured family tree. Can Sofia mend the wound that has divided her family for six generations? A story of kinship and healing, B. Elle Borders’ The Meeting Tree empowers us to break cycles of trauma and discover just how deep and tangled our roots really are.
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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.
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