CONCORD, MA – Sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, the 28th annual Concord Festival of Authors (CFA) goes LIVE online to celebrate the written and spoken word with a global audience. CFA events will take place via Zoom from October 16 to October 31, 2020 after months of collaborative planning with organizations in and beyond Concord. Event... Keep Reading »
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October 13, 2020 by Rachel Olson
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July 13, 2020 by Stewart Ikeda
For COVID Reboot, a Short Season of Diverse, Relevant Titles The Umbrella Stage Company has announced a revised roster of shows planned for its 2020-2021 season, while we continue to prepare for a safe return to our brand new theaters at 40 Stow Street.With all in-person performances delayed until after the new year, the Company's shortened four-show season... Keep Reading »
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April 2, 2020 by Rachel Olson
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre produces the Boston Theater Marathon (BTM), an award-winning, all-day marathon of new 10-minute plays. The plays are chosen from more than 400 entries from NewEngland playwrights, and the 50 selected plays are produced by 50 New England theatre companies who donate their time to this event. Generously supported over the years by the Boston... Keep Reading »
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November 20, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
By Gayel Gauthier August Wilson’s FENCES, one of his 10 plays known as “Century Cycle” that covers African-American history in the 20thcentury, is a riveting, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play (1987).The stage is set in front of a brick family home, where actors perform on the steps and in the yard. There is a wide expanse of other brick home fronts... Keep Reading »
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November 12, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
The Umbrella Stage Company's newly constructed Black Box theater is a modern, flexible performance space that allows our design teams to design creative and intimate stagings for our smaller-audience productions. To kick things off in our new space with August Wilson's Fences, Dan Daly has created a lovingly researched and rendered version of an African-American... Keep Reading »
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October 22, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
Actor Damon Singletary is known to The Umbrella audiences from his performance in Angels in America. And though his career as an equity actor has been on a fast-track since then through many memorable roles, he says that taking on the iconic role of Troy Maxson "feels like reaching a pinnacle as an actor...as though all of my previous work has prepared me for... Keep Reading »
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September 24, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
This new, behind-the-scenes trailer for The Umbrella Stage Company's Season 12 opener, 42nd Street, was captured through the eyes (and lens) of multitalented cast member, Ryan Mark Malyar.As we head into tech week, we hope that you enjoy this sneak peek, and that we'll see you at our new main stage for this delightful celebration of musical theater! The cast,... Keep Reading »
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August 15, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
With The Umbrella Stage Company's debut as Greater Boston's newest professional theater in new state-of-the-art facilities, it's no wonder that theater enthusiasts are excited by the changes here in Concord.Since turning professional earlier this year, The Umbrella Stage Company's developments have been covered in publications from Art New England and Broadway... Keep Reading »
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March 5, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
The Umbrella Stage Company has released its video announcing the line-up of shows for its first, expanded season as Greater Boston's newest professional theater.The 2019-2020 season will take place in the two theaters of the newly constructed Performing Arts Wing at The Umbrella's 40 Stow Street complex.See the complete video announcement and show descriptions here.
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February 21, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
The Umbrella Stage Company to Go Equity, Expand Programs in New Multi-theater HomeThe Umbrella Performing Arts Program has announced that it will kick off its 2019/2020 season in September in its new home, with a new name -- The Umbrella Stage Company -- and a new status as Greater Boston’s newest professional theater.In a news release issued this week,... Keep Reading »
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