PAST SEASONS

2023-2024 PRODUCTIONS

MR. parent

BY Melinda lopez with Maurice emmanuel parent

October 10 - 22, 2023 at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
November 1 - 19, 2023 at Geva Theatre Center

Conceived with and Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian

  • A struggling actor turns to teaching for a steady paycheck, thinking “how hard could it be?” It doesn’t take long to realize that the answer is somewhere between “very” and “impossible.” But then—as he careens from the Boston Public Schools by day to serious thespian at night—Mr. Parent starts to wonder where he really belongs.

    Mr. Parent is a deeply felt and hilarious solo performance about crushingly inequitable systems, the brilliance of every kid, and how we might all find the space to be ourselves.

  • Mr. Parent: Maurice Emmanuel Parent

  • Director: Megan Sandberg-Zakian

    Scenic Designer: Cristina Todesco

    Lighting Designer: Karen Perlow

    Sound Designer: Arshan Gailus

    Costume Designer: Yao Chen

    Production Stage Manager: Jenna Worden

  • Click here for the full Mr. Parent program

Photos by Scornavacca Photography. All names are listed from left to right unless noted otherwise.


driving in circles

A NEW MUSICAL written and performed by jay eddy

March 21 - April 6, 2024

Directed by Sam Plattus

  • Driving in Circles

    is a solo-ish new work that traverses the highway between confessional monologue, stand-up comedy, and rock concert. Set to a sometimes whispering, sometimes screaming folktronica score, Driving traces the aftermath of intimate violence—mapping our hero’s darkly funny, deeply felt, defiantly hopeful journey through the bodymind-altering landscapes of trauma towards something like happiness.

  • Jill/Bill: Jay Eddy

    Ensemble: Zach Fontanez

    Ensemble: Jordan Palmer

  • Director: Sam Plattus

    Scenic Designer: Danielle DelaFuente

    Lighting Designer: Kevin Fulton

    Sound Designer: Gage Baker

    Costume Designer: Eric Tran

    Projection Designer: Maria Servellon

    Production Stage Manager: Fanni Horvath

  • Click here for the full Driving in Circles program

Photos by Scornavacca Photography. All names are listed from left to right unless noted otherwise.

Banner: The Salt Girl by John Kuntz (Photo: Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)