A storm. A shipwreck. Four survivors. As they fight to stay alive, these New Bedford whalers must confront who they are, what they’ve done, and whether forgiveness is possible. Featuring music from The Avett Brothers, Swept Away is a gripping, …


JEREMY JOHNSON (Director) is thrilled to return to SpeakEasy, where he appeared in The
Inheritance and The Last Sunday in June. A director, actor, writer and teacher, Jeremy has worked in Boston theater for over 25 years, with directing credits that include productions at Lyric Stage Company (Elliot Norton Award – Best Production – Speech & Debate), Gloucester Stage, Argos Productions, Foothills Theatre and Boston Directors’ Lab. A proud Emerson College undergraduate, Jeremy earned his Master’s from Roosevelt University in Chicago and has trained at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA and Shakespeare’s Globe, London, UK. He spent over a decade at StageSource, the Greater Boston Theater Alliance and he currently teaches and directs at The Winsor School. (he/him)
A storm. A shipwreck. Four survivors. As they fight to stay alive, these New Bedford whalers must confront who they are, what they’ve done, and whether forgiveness is possible. Featuring music from The Avett Brothers, Swept Away is a gripping, …
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