Tickets are now on sale for Twist & Shout! An Evening of Dance, Spoken Word, and Music to Benefit the OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Tickets range from $50 to $100 (VIP)*. This event will be our first IN-PERSON gala in TWO YEARS! We are so excited to be back at the Calderwood Pavilion […]
Event Category: Performing Arts
Flawed and Whole
A one-woman show, written and performed by a local Dorchester activist. It looks at what it means to be white and anti-racist. Through storytelling, movement, unanswerable questions, and french fries, Flawed and Whole is one white woman grappling with self acceptance and racial identity, while trying to be the best ally and accomplice possible. Performed […]
Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine
Success. Love. Fabulous wardrobe. Undine has it all. Until her husband steals her hard-earned fortune, sending her tumbling down the social ladder. Pregnant and penniless, with life unraveling at every turn, Undine is forced to return home to Brooklyn and the family she left behind, in a complicated new reality. In this satirical comedy by […]
Def Poetry Reunion
Danny Simmons is bringing together the original cast of Def Poetry Jam for a Special Def Poetry Reunion on Saturday July 30th at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center, from 6:30pm – 9:30pm. This epic evening of creativity features Tony, Peabody, and Emmy Award-winning spoken word artist Black Ice, along with nationally known artists Ursula […]
Pass Over
The play that reopened Broadway in 2021, now on stage in Western Massachusetts.
Suite Talk
Suite Talk: This feature-length piece is rooted in the belief that no cultural, musical, or choreographic styles are mutually exclusive. We want to explore the possibilities of what lies beyond racism through hope and connection. The piece demonstrates that social change occurs when many people change themselves by seeing the world through the eyes of “the […]
Ready Set Dance Summer Intensive
ReadySetDance! is a five-week program that aims to provide high-quality dance instruction and performance opportunities to youth ages 8-13. The program is open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced young dancers who have expressed an interest in further developing or discovering their technical and performance skills. Each dancer will receive 112.5 hours of instruction and free dance […]
As Told By: X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Boston history comes alive on Friday, June 17, at the Strand Theatre! Don’t miss X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, the operatic retelling of the life of an American icon, produced by Boston Modern Orchestra Project in partnership with Odyssey Opera. Tickets are now available, and all tickets are pay-what-you-want–reserve your seat here. […]
The Colored Museum
MAY 20-JUNE 5 Fridays & Saturdays 8PM; Sundays 3PM SEE BELOW FOR BAY STATE BANNER EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS OFFER The Colored Museum has electrified, discomforted, and delighted audiences of all colors, redefining our ideas of what it means to be Black in contemporary America. Its eleven “exhibits” undermine Black stereotypes old and new and return to the […]
The Light
On the night of their engagement, long-simmering discord bubbles to the surface for Genesis, a Principal at a Chicago charter school and Rashad, her firefighter boyfriend of two years. Long-buried secrets and painful revelations threaten to splinter the couple’s relationship when a gift of concert tickets is given. What should be one of the happiest days of their life begins to […]
Sunday Celebration featuring Valerie Stephens & Alexandria Danielle King
New Repertory Theatre’s first Sunday Celebration features Valerie Stephens who will be sharing the words of Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, and Peggy Lee. She will be joined by special guest Alexandria Danielle King who will be sharing her piece Toni Morrison and Me. About the Sunday Celebration Series The monthly celebrations will feature a […]
New Rep Presents- Valerie Stephens: NINA SIMONE & Hip Hop
Valerie Stephens is a singer, storyteller, performing artist, and arts educator with a passion for history. While she is known for her work in music, theater, storytelling and production, Valerie is also known for her commitment to Nina Simone’s Legacy having created a series celebratory concerts. For one night only, Valerie is bringing her newest […]
