boston Theater Marathon xxvii
Boston Theater Marathon XXVII (Sunday, May 4, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.) features 50 ten-minute plays written by New England playwrights and presented by New England theatre companies which donate their time and talent to this annual event. Net proceeds are gifted to the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, which helps area theatre artists and companies in crisis. You can learn more about this annual event here.
Boston Theater Marathon XXVII will be divided into five blocks (each block $30 advance/$35 day-of-event, no fees), each featuring ten plays and running approximately one hour and 40 minutes (or 100 minutes). For those of you making a day of it, the break between Blocks will allow you to stretch your legs and grab a snack...or race home to continue watching the event via livestream!
Patrons who purchase a ticket to the in-person event will also receive a link to the event livestream, so they may continue their BTM experience outside the theatre if they wish.
This year’s event also includes a Block Party at 5 p.m., featuring Marathon-themed nibbles and beverages, music, and the chance to connect in person with the Boston theatre community!
If this event sells out, we will start a waitlist for unclaimed tickets (first come, first serve) in-person at the Box Office on 5/4. Come see us!
11AM Block (11 a.m.–1 p.m.)
Send in the... by Katie Meade/Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Stacy and Tommy by Susan Lumenello/Hub Theatre Company
Parent-Teacher-Gina Conference by Rachel Greene/American Repertory Theater
Unfinished Business by Amy Bennett-Zendzian/Wheelock Family Theater
Orange by Dan Takacs/Entropy Theatre
Love is in the Arrow by Bianca Vranceanu/Liars and Believers
Compression by Noah Good/Company One Theatre
Denialism and Disengagement: The Fall of the American Empire by Marc Harpin/Fork and Shoe Theatre Co-op
Given: A Way by Michael Towers/Forge Theatre Company
Viva Las Vegas by Jayne Hannah/The Wilbury Group
1PM Block (1–3 p.m.)
Present Mirth by August W. Guszkowski/Wellesley Rep
Recess by Kara Emily Krantz/Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
To Bee or Not to Bee by James C. Ferguson/Theatre@First
For All Have Sinned by Fabiola R. Decius/Moonbox Productions
Dr. Frank, Therapy App by Richard Grossman/M&D Playhouse
Mumble Bumble by Ana Guigui/Titanic Theatre
Seeds of Change by Steven Bruce Myerson/The Provincetown Theater
The Problem Play by Gabrielle Franklin/Boston University School of Theatre
Triple Threat by Jackie Martin/Theatre on Fire
Like A Jellyfish by Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens/imaginary beasts
3PM Block (3-5 p.m.)
Young at Heart by Judith Black/Open Theatre Project
Hope is the Thing With Feathers by Lindsey Walko/Greater Boston Stage Company
Fresh Start? by Ruby Davis/Sleeping Weazel
The Tent by Monica Jimenez/Central Square Theater
Shed by Fintan Bracken/Teatro Chelsea
Missing by Mary McCullough/Northeastern University
Hares are Made To Fly by Cassidy Guimares/Umbrella Stage
The Sacristy by Micah Livesay/The Huntington
Landlord Special by Michael Lin/Boston Theater Company
The Intervention by Peter M. Floyd/Dream Role Players
6PM Block (6–8 p.m.)
The Melon Baller by Emmett J. F. Huiskamp/Michael Chekhov Actors Studio
License and Registration by Ethan Mandile/Trinity Rep
A Stranger's Questions by Amelia Furlong/Tufts University
Phone Banking by Virginia Courtney/Cunning Folk
A New Adventure Awaits by Melanie Garber-Letitia/Off-Kendrik
Through the Valley by Anna Kraffmiller/Studio Theatre Worcester
A Meeting by Nathan Alan Davis/The Front Porch Arts Collective
Holy Water by Chuck Brestman/Apollinaire Theater
A Poetic Finale by Tegan Garon/SpeakEasy Stage Company
Bob in 4b by Bruce Deveau/Playwrights Collaborative
8PM Block (8–10 p.m.)
Nolan Jones' Last Day as a Guidance Counselor by MV Kartoz/Exiled Theatre
Blood by Lily Telegdy/Lyric Stage
A Step Too Far by Conor Casey/Fresh Ink Theatre
3,247 by Maggie Kearnan/YASPLZ
Bob Dole For President by Anne Undeland/Fort Point Theatre Channel
Just a Little Tug by John Minigan/Centastage
Custody by Christopher Lockheardt/Deadword Theatre Company
Ammo by Brandon Zang/Asian American Playwrights Collective
Novice A by K. Alexa Mavromatis/Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
Bethlehem Night Court by Jack Neary/Acting Out Productions
All-day livestream
Patrons who wish to enjoy the BTM entirely from home may purchase a ticket to the livestream ($15, no fees) here. You will receive a link to the livestream approximately two hours before the event begins on May 4. (BTM XXVII begins at 11 a.m. EDT)
All-Day Pass
This package offers admission to all five Blocks (11AM, 1PM, 3PM, 6PM, and 8PM) of Boston Theater Marathon XXVII at a discounted rate, as well as access to the livestream of the event. Please note: Pass holders will be required to exit the theatre between performance blocks.