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- The Great Privation is one of @wbur.org's 12 theatre productions to see this winter! www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
- Congratulations to The Great Privation director Mina Morita, who was just named a 2026 United States Artists Fellow! Learn more at unitedstatesartists.org
- The Great Privation is a @bostonglobe.com Critic's Pick! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/a...
- Critics and audiences agree: The Great Privation is "powerful." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/a...
- "Remarkable performances . . . A fabulously rendered production." — GBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen on The Great Privation Watch the full @wgbh.org interview with Summer L. Williams: www.youtube.com/live/DXHpUX7...
- We condemn ICE violence, from Minneapolis to Boston. We mourn the murder of Renee Nicole Good and stand in solidarity with all communities in Minneapolis and beyond impacted by state-sanctioned violence and discriminatory enforcement. Actions and resources ⬇️
- Every ticket for The Great Privation is Pay-What-You-Want ($0 minimum). We asked the cast: what does that mean to you? Performances begin January 9 at the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University. Get your tickets at companyone.org www.instagram.com/p/DTOTVxmk4Ek/
- The Great Privation is both serious and seriously funny. We asked the cast: how does the play balance humor and heaviness? Performances begin January 9! All tickets are Pay-What-You-Want ($0 minimum). Get yours at companyone.org www.instagram.com/p/DTDTZmNE_hj/
- We asked the cast of The Great Privation: what excites you most about bringing the play to Boston? Our co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company arrives in Boston January 9-31 after an acclaimed run in DC this fall. Watch the video: www.instagram.com/p/DS-ZAapk4Hd/
- Make your gift before midnight to support the artists, students, and partners who make up the C1 community! We only have $5,000 left to raise to reach our 2025 fundraising goal! YOU can help us cross the finish line! Make a gift today at companyone.org/donate www.instagram.com/reel/DS7gxtH...
- Chris Ehlers highlights Aubrey Dube's design: "My favorite of Dube’s soundscapes this year were The Glass Menagerie & The Meeting Tree... the latter animated by a sonic world so delicately realized that even the rustling leaves of the titular tree felt palpably real." substack.com/home/post/p-...
- Shoutout to C1 artist & Broadway star Krystal Hernandez, who was featured this week on @playbill.com "I consider my big break to be when I played Olivia in Miss You Like Hell in the joint production with Company One Theatre and American Repertory Theater in 2019." playbill.com/article/krys...
- Help us reach our year-end fundraising goal! Text 50155 with the message c1boston to make a gift today, or visit companyone.org/donate. Pictured: participants at Better Future Series: Your Vote Our Future. 📸: Annielly Camargo
- Help us reach our year-end fundraising goal! Text 50155 with the message c1boston to make a gift today, or visit companyone.org/donate. Pictured: C1 students at Boston Adult Techinical Academy. 📸: Annielly Camargo
- The Great Privation is one of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' theatre picks of 2025! You might remember BJJ as the playwright of Season 17's An Octoroon and Season 12's Neighbors. Check out his full list of faves via @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/cult...
- Boston’s Company One Theatre & DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company — two of the country’s most progressive theatres — are teaming up for the first time. After an acclaimed run in D.C., our co-production of The Great Privation arrives in Boston this January! Tickets: companyone.org/the-great-pr...
- Help us reach our year-end fundraising goal! Text 50155 with the message c1boston to make a gift today, or visit companyone.org/donate. Pictured: Bradley Lewis in Haunted. Photo by Ken Yotsukura.
- Read @barrfoundation.org's feature on how Company One is making theatre differently. Check out the article to learn more about our Pay-What-You-Want ticketing model, our approach to community partnerships, our actor training and casting philosophy, and more! www.barrfoundation.org/blog/company...
- This winter, C1 kicks off Season 27 with a darkly comic new play co-produced with DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Pay-What-You-Want tickets now available! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/comp...
- Shoutout to C1 Managing Director @karthiksub.bsky.social, who joined the Asian Community Fund last week for a Legislative Briefing at the State House on The State of the AAPI Arts & Culture Sector in MA. The cohort shared key findings, recommendations, and a vision for how to move forward together.
- What does it mean to return to the land of your ancestors, even when that land holds painful history? That’s one of the questions The Meeting Tree's dramaturgy team pose in the blog post Reclaiming Our Roots: Returning to Ancestral Homes. Read it here: c1meetingtree.wordpress.com/2025/07/02/r...
- "The Meeting Tree is a perfect 75-minute play... with director [Summer L.] Williams’ guidance, the cast tells one hell of a story." Read the full review: www.netheatregeek.com/2025/07/29/w...
- "Poignant and meaningful... the play presents the struggle for reparations for centuries of racial injustice in microcosm." Read the full review: stageandcinema.com/2025/07/27/r...
- "A small gem of a play that deserves a much bigger audience." Read @bostonglobe.com's review of The Meeting Tree: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/a...
- Thanks to all who came out last night to the Boston Mayoral Forum on Arts & Culture! C1 has been a proud host committee member for this event. We were so energized to see the Strand filled with arts & culture advocates, while the candidates responded to questions from the set of The Meeting Tree!
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- "It's a story about an American family. It's a story about what it means to repair. Is there a pathway for reparation — and not just reparation, but reconciliation?" — The Meeting Tree playwright B. Elle Borders on Java With Jimmy Check out the full interview: www.youtube.com/live/q2FKvai...
- How do we center values and community in our self-producing? In this resource sharing event, join us for a moderated conversation on producing your own work in a value-centered framework. www.ticketleap.events/tickets/comp...
- You're invited to join us for a special Opening Night Celebration for The Meeting Tree on Saturday, July 19 at 7:30pm. Join us for an evening like no other, with food, drinks, and music at the historic Strand Theatre! Learn more: companyone.org/the-meeting-...
- We invite you to show up and COME TOGETHER in celebration of this brand new World Premiere play by Boston's own B. Elle Borders! All performances are FREE with Pay-What-You-Want tickets ($0 minimum).
- Reposted by Company One TheatreThanks to @companyone.org for including Citizens for Public Schools and our partners from Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance and Boston Education Justice Alliance in their June 28 Our Future Looks Bright event. (It's not a party if there's no dancing, right?)
- The Meeting Tree is one of BroadwayWorld's summer theatre picks! Don't miss it at the Strand Theatre from July 18 - August 9. All tickets are Pay-What-You-Want ($0 minimum). www.broadwayworld.com/boston/artic...
- Are you a playwright, dramaturg, or director? Spend the season in a nurturing, supportive program dedicated to your growth as a new play collaborator! Applications are now open through August 1: forms.gle/qP2ywNvbDqxy...
- C1 returns to The Strand Theatre this summer with a new play by Boston's own B. Elle Borders! A story of kinship and healing, The Meeting Tree empowers us to break cycles of trauma and discover just how deep and tangled our roots really are. companyone.org/the-meeting-...
- Company One Theatre is seeking AEA & non-AEA actors for The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar) by Nia Akilah Robinson, directed by Mina Morita. This is a co-production between Company One Theatre & Woolly Mammoth Theater in Washington, DC. Learn more: companyone.org/work-with-c1/
- A story of kinship and healing, B. Elle Border's The Meeting Tree empowers us to break cycles of trauma and discover just how deep and tangled our roots really are. See it July 18 - August 9 at Dorchester's historic Strand Theatre! Pay-What-You-Want tickets: companyone.org/the-meeting-...
- The Meeting Tree replaces C1’s planned production of Miranda ADEkoje’s A New Era, which had been slated for this summer at the Strand in partnership with Plays in Place, until federal funding was cut. C1 is committed to developing A New Era next season through its Flux Lab development program.
- Company One Theatre proudly supports the rights and dignity of immigrants. We stand in solidarity with communities fighting for justice, safety, and belonging. [⬇ Resources & Actions thread]
- See ICE in your community? Call the Immigrant Justice Network of MA’s LUCE Defense Hotline at 617-370-5023. The hotline operates from 5am to 9pm every day of the week across multiple languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, and more to be added.
- Volunteer for ICE watch in your neighborhood or the LUCE Defense hotline at lucemass.org
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View full threadThe Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement works to serve immigrants in Boston. Follow @bosimmigrants on Instagram to stay updated, or visit boston.gov/departments/immigrant-advancement for legal resources.
- Reposted by Company One TheatreA Truck Full of Props and Asian Joy www.americantheatre.org/2025/05/22/a... @mayorwu.boston.gov @boston.gov @americantheatre.org @companyone.org @itsafrikah.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com
- "With a truck full of props and joy along for the ride, Moonlight is more than a play... it is an activation that aims to vibrantly transform traditional theatre venues and neighborhood centers into colorful, celebratory spaces." - @americantheatre.org www.americantheatre.org/2025/05/22/a...
- “The story centers this little boy who's immigrated to the U.S., who is trying to navigate life as someone who's learning English, who's undocumented and doesn't feel that they belong.” —Playwright Gaven D. Trinidad Learning How to Read by Moonlight opens this weekend! www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
- Join us at Boston Playwrights' Theatre for the Professional Development for Actors Spring 2025 Showcase! This year's class of 14 actors has been honing their craft through in-depth script analysis and monologue work, preparing them for future auditions & roles. www.ticketleap.events/tickets/comp...
