Where We Belong Lighting Designer Ben Rush took a moment to share the behind-the-scenes magic of lighting the New England premiere – including his “magic sheet” that encapsulates the working elements of the black box theater’s lights.Rush’s design does not simply illuminate the set designed by Baron E. Pugh; it paints and transforms its surfaces and contours with changing... Keep Reading »
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March 13, 2025 by Stewart
Tara Moses is a citizen of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, director, playwright, and co-Founder of Groundwater Arts. This season, Moses was tapped by The Umbrella Stage Company to direct the New England premiere of Where We Belong, featuring GiGi Buddie. It is the first production to feature a lead performer other than Moses' fellow theater-maker Madeline Sayet, who toured... Keep Reading »
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October 26, 2024 by Stewart
Following opening weekend, we sat down with Alex Boyle, Liliane Klein and Katie Pickett, three of the cast members of the musical Now. Here. This., running through November 17, 2024 in The Umbrella's Black Box Theater. Your character names are your own. What's it feel like playing yourselves and not yourselves?Alex Boyle: It is a lot of fun! This show... Keep Reading »
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October 23, 2024 by Stewart
A regular member of The Umbrella Stage Company design team, SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal began this season as Lighting & Projections Designer on Network, and later on Now. Here. This. which runs in rotation in the Black Box. We caught up with him to ask him about the especially dzzling use of multimedia and projection on Network, under the direction of Ashley... Keep Reading »
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June 10, 2024 by Stewart
The Umbrella Arts Center is thrilled to announce its 2024/25 theater season featuring an eclectic lineup of thought-provoking and emotionally resonant productions. From the riveting to the heartwarming, each show promises to captivate audiences with compelling storytelling and poses timely questions to consider.Kicking off the season September 20 - November 3 in the... Keep Reading »
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April 25, 2024 by Kelby
The Full Monty director Leigh Barrett is a beloved Boston based actor, singer & director, having recieved two Independent Reviewers of New England (I.R.N.E) awards, three Elliot Norton Awards for Outstanding Actor, as well as the 2018 Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.Check out the director's note below to get Leigh's take on this... Keep Reading »
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September 28, 2023 by Stewart
More than 130 years after the grisly unsolved murders that rocked Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden finally gets her say in The Umbrella Stage Company's rousing production of Lizzie, a ghost-story-meets-rock-concert musical that's just in time for autumn in Concord and the Halloween season!A riot grrrl power retelling of a mysterious, true-crime... Keep Reading »
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September 8, 2023 by Kelby
Ilyse Robbins is an Elliot Norton Award-winning Director and Choreographer who is making her Umbrella Stage Company debut later this month at the helm of LIZZIE, the musical. We were able to “take 5” with Ilyse earlier this week during a rehearsal break to talk about all things LIZZIE. TUA: How would you describe LIZZIE?IR: It’s this incredible meeting of ghost... Keep Reading »
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June 2, 2023 by Rachel Olson
The Umbrella Stage Company is excited to announce its 2023/24 Season featuring a lineup of plays and musicals that exemplify brave storytelling and reimagine the theater experience.The Season opens in September and October when – for the first time – the Company will present two productions in rotation in its Black Box and Main Stage theaters. Lizzie, The Musical – a... Keep Reading »
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May 24, 2023 by Stewart
The Umbrella Stage Company is excited to announce a planned series of community activities to support and enrich theatergoers experience of this spring's production of The Color Purple. From talkbacks with the cast and moderated discussions on the show's themes, to childcare and packaged meal options, to informative guided tours exploring the stories of Women and African... Keep Reading »
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