SpeakEasy News
2019 Boston Project
Having been named “Boston’s Best Launch Pad of 2018” by The Improper Bostonian magazine, SpeakEasy’s Boston Project is back for a fourth season, featuring two brand new locally-set plays by playwrights MJ Halberstadt of Brookline and Laura Neill of Brighton. …
2020 Call for Proposals
The Boston Project is a new works initiative supporting the creation and development of plays set right here in our hometown. Our goal is to create more plays that explore what it means to be in this city at this moment, …
Interview with Actor Eliott Purcell on Sensory Friendly Performance
Eliott Purcell (Christopher Boone) returns to SpeakEasy after previously appearing in HAND TO GOD [Elliot Norton Award Nomination – Outstanding Actor] and APPROPRIATE. Recent credits: Romeo and Juliet, Cymbeline, King Lear, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Commonwealth Shakespeare); Our Town (Huntington Theatre); Laura, Meet Me in St. Louis, (Stoneham Theatre); A Measure …
2018 Boston Project
SpeakEasy’s Boston Project is back for a third season, featuring two brand new locally-set plays by playwrights Phaedra Scott and Ethan Warren. We are thrilled to announce the return of Obehi Janice, a 2016-2017 Boston Project Playwright, who will continue development …
Remembering Thomas Derrah
The Thomas Derrah Emerging Artists Fund at SpeakEasy Stage Company will ensure that Thomas’ vibrant and influential legacy can live on, continuing to provide opportunities and inspire new talent for years to come.
Playwright Heidi Schreck
Heidi Schreck does a little bit of everything: playwriting, acting, television, theatre, and more. To say she is a busy artist is to vastly understate her different talents. Recently, Ms. Schreck spoke with SpeakEasy Artistic Associate Walt McGough, and dug …
Road Show Host Greg Maraio
On Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm, SpeakEasy’s friends and family will gather at the Calderwood Pavilion for our entertaining and hilarious third-annual fall benefit performance!
Playwright Walt McGough
Find out what to expect from The SwellTime Variety Hour and how it got its inspiration from old-time radio shows.
Confronting the Legacy
Minstrelsy is not alone. The history of American popular entertainment includes countless stereotypes of specific ethnic and immigrant groups.
Sponsor the Event
Join us for “Celebrating 30 Seasons of Groundbreaking Theatre”, a virtual benefit concert to celebrate 30 seasons of telling important stories, creating meaningful conversation, and inspiring audiences and artists alike. It is directly thanks to our generous SpeakEasy family that …
The Most Important Thing About Dating
Meredith Goldstein, advice columnist and entertainment reporter for The Boston Globe, answers your questions about workplace romance, dating websites, saying “I love you”, and Jordan’s dilemma in Significant Other.