Past Seasons

The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Tonasia Jones. Learn more.

The Spitfire Grill music and book by James Valcq, lyrics and book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff, directed by Nicholas Vargas '10, music direction by Jonathan Goldberg. Learn more.

Old Jake’s Skirts adapted by José Cruz González, from the Book by C. Anne Scott, directed by Joshua Streeter. Learn more.

Are You Someone to Somebody? conceived of and directed by Lindsay Beamish.  Created by the Company. Learn more.

Paris by Eboni Booth, directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo. Learn more.

The Secret in the Wings by Mary Zimmerman, directed by Annie G. Levy. Learn more.

NewFest: Rod Parker Production: Mary, Sweet Mary by Munroe Shearer ’23 directed by Joe Antoun. Learn more.

NewFest Short Works, written and directed by Emerson College Students. Learn more.

NewFest: New Play Workshop: The Loyals by Allison Gregory, directed by Courtney Sale. Learn more.

Cabaret, book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz, Music Direction by Sariva Goetz, Choreography by Christopher Shin. Learn more.

The Late Wedding by Christopher Chen, directed by Javier Hurtado. Learn more.

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing written by Finegan Kruckemeyer, directed by Pascale Florestal. Learn more.

Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge, directed by Timothy Douglas. Learn more.  

Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi, directed by Annie G. Levy. Learn more.

Next to Normal, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, music by Tom Kitt, directed by M. Bevin O'Gara, music direction by Jonathan Goldberg. Learn more.

As You Like It by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Eddie DeHais, staged by Annie G. Levy. Learn more.

NewFest New Play Workshop: RAGE by Greg T. Nanni, directed by Rebecca Miller Kratzer. Learn more. 

NewFest Rod Parker Award-Winning Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise by Elena Frech ‘22, directed by Joe Antoun. Learn more.

Into the Woods music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine, originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, directed by Scott LaFeber, music direction by Jonathan Goldberg. Learn more. 

Men On Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus, Co-directed by Sarah Hickler and Maureen Shea. Learn more.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Timothy Douglas. Learn more.

Corduroy; based on the books by Don Freeman; adapted for the stage by Barry Kornhauser; directed by Melia Bensussen; movement direction by Nathaniel Justiniano. Learn more.

This Golden Day: A virtual musical; presented in cooperation with Live & In Color; conceived and created by Annie G. Levy & Devanand Janki; directed by Devanand Janki; music direction by Jonathan Goldberg; featuring songs written by Masi Asare, Joshua Betancourt, Nancy Cheser, Maggie-Kate Coleman, David Dabbon, Tia DeShazor, Timothy Huang, Trent Jefford, Kim Jinhyoung, Erato A. Kremmyda, Yan Li, Jaime Lozano, Marcus Perkins, SEVAN, Rona Siddiqui, Paulo K Tiról, and Jessica Wu. Learn more.

Marisol by José Rivera, directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo. Learn more.

Everybody by Branden Jacob-Jenkins, directed by Annie G. Levy. Learn more.

NewFest New Play Workshop: Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister by Masha Obolensky, directed by Melia Bensussen. Learn more.

NewFest Rod Parker Award-Winning Going to California by Sabrina Sexauer '22, directed by Joe Antoun. Learn more.

Spring Awakening, book and lyrics by Steven Sater; music by Duncan Sheik; based on the play by Frank Wedekind; directed by Diane DiCroce; music direction by Sariva Goetz; choreographed by Ella C. Shaw; intimacy/fight direction by Ted Hewlett. Learn more.
 

Stupid F##king Bird by Aaron Posner, directed by Rebecca Bradshaw. View production photos.

Augusta and Noble by Carlos Murillo, directed by Michelle Aguillon. View production photos.

Flora, the Red Menace; book by David Thompson; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb; directed and choreographed by Larry Sousa; music direction by Jonathan Goldberg. View production photos.

10 Out of 12 by Anne Washburn, directed by Maureen Shea. View production photos.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Clay Hopper. View production photos.

Good Breeding by Robert O’Hara, directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue. View production photos.

NewFest Rod Parker Award-Winning Squeaky Fromme Love Song by James La Bella '20, directed by Joe Antoun. View production photos.

*NewFest New Play Workshop: Amanuensis, or The Miltons by LM Feldman, directed by Annie G. Levy.

*Spring Awakening book and lyrics by Steven Sater; music by Duncan Sheik; based on the play by Frank Wedekind; directed by Timothy Douglas; choreographed by Jennifer Farrell; music direction by Sariva Goetz.

*All performances were cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Love and Information by Caryl Churchill, directed by Shana Gozansky. View Love and Information production photos.

Lucky Stiff by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, directed by Diane DiCroce, musical direction by Sariva Goetz. View Lucky Stiff production photos.

Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, adapted by John Glore, directed by Joe Antoun. View Flora and Ulysses production photos.

Bulrusher by Eisa Davis, directed by Jackie Parker. View Bulrusher production photos.

What Remains Hidden (Is Still Known), a devised theatre project by Rinde Eckert

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Maureen Shea

NewFest: The Devil On Your Shoulder by Caleb Palmer, 2019 Rod Parker Playwriting Award Winner, directed by Joe Antoun

NewFest: Readings and Shorts, various works by Emerson students, directed by various Emerson students

New Fest New Play Workshop: Mad Moon by Lisa D’Amour, music and lyrics by Sam Craft, directed by Alex Ates ‘13, choreographed by Ronald Duncan

Working - 2012 Revised Version, adapted by Nina Faso and Stephen Schwartz with additional contributions by Gordon Greenburg, directed by Scott LaFeber, choreographed by Rachel Bertone, musical direction by Jon Goldberg

A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, directed by Scott Zigler. View A Bright Room Called Day production photos.

Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger, directed by Joe Antoun. View Incorruptible production photos.

Stardust with lyrics by Mitchell Parish and music by various composers, directed by Scott LaFeber, musical direction by Sariva Goetz. View Stardust production photos.

Pride & Prejudice adapted by Jon Jory, directed by Courtney O'Connor. View Pride & Prejudice production photos.

Brazen created by Masha Obolensky and Melia Bensussen, directed by Melia Bensussen. View Brazen production photos.

Antigone Project: A Play in 5 Parts by Karen Hartman, Tanya Barfield, Caridad Svich, Lynn Nottage, and Chiori Miyagawa, directed by David R. Gammons. View Antigone Project: A Play in 5 Parts production photos.

New Works Festival

      Rod Parker Playwriting Award Production - Who Donut? by Arden Jurskis and Kenzy Peach. View Who Donut? production photos.

      Readings & Shorts by Victoria Brancazio, Deedee Elbieh, Holden Bernstein, Sam Fidler, Maggie McNulty & Jenny Griffin, and Katherine Logan

      New Play Workshop - Tiny Houses by Stefanie Zadravec, directed by Kip Fagan. View Tiny Houses production photos.

Urinetown with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Greg Kotis, directed by Diane DiCroce, musical direction by Jon Goldberg. View Urinetown production photos.

Caucasian Chalk Circle By Bertolt Brecht, translated by Frank McGuinness, directed by Courtney O'Connor. View Caucasian Chalk Circle production photos.

James and the Giant Peach Book by Timothy Allen McDonald, music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, directed by Robert Colby. View James and the Giant Peach production photos.

The House of Bernarda Alba By Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Caridad Svich, directed by Damon Krometis. View The House of Bernarda Alba production photos.

Mrs. Warren's Profession By George Bernard Shaw, directed by Rebecca Bradshaw. View Mrs. Warren’s Profession production photos.

Getting Out By Marsha Norman, directed by Maureen Shea. View Getting Out production photos.

King Liz By Fernanda Coppel, directed by Benny Sato Ambush. View King Liz production photos.

New Works Festival

      NewFest: Living Will, by Renee Lafond (2016 Rod Parker Playwright Award-winner), directed by Joe Antoun. View Living Will production photos.

      NewFest Readings by Marissa Tandon

      New Fest Shorts by Henry Aceves, Owen Elphick, and Pablo Mia

      New Play Workshop - Click By Jacqueline Goldfinger, directed by Cristina Alicea. View Click production photos.

Titanic Book by Peter Stone, music & lyrics by Maury Yeston, directed by Scott LaFeber. View Titanic production photos.