BOSTON THEATER COMPANY INC

Mission:

Boston Theater Company (BTC) is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to celebrating and exploring language in theater, creating modern innovative productions and educational outreach. BTC preserves the historical language of classical scripts, develops documentary theater and creates educational programming that serves artists of all ages.

In our approach to classical works, we strive for an original interpretation and gender-blind casting, always seeking to work with best person regardless of gender. Our approach involves rearranging dialogue and combining roles in order to tell these stories dynamically, while preserving the original text by leaving the remaining text unedited.

Documentary theater allows us to represent those impacted by real events and offer a platform for untold stories to be shared. As we dedicate ourselves to preserving the historical language of classical texts, we also preserve the important topics of our time through documentary theater, letting the voices of real people speak for themselves on stage.

BTC’s education department revolves around the belief that theater and creative drama can unlock a child’s creativity, confidence, and penchant for collaboration. We design our programs with the goal to engage youths creatively, physically and analytically, to challenge students to think in new ways, and to promote reflection about themselves, each other, and the world around them.

BTC consists of a team of Boston-based artists who are passionate about collaboration, exploring the conversation between classical and new works, and creating art in fresh ways.

Past

In Romeo and Juliet, we changed the Capulets and Montagues to Democrats and Republicans to reflect upon and pose the question: where does the unwillingness to cooperate that exists in our current bipartisan political system stem from?
In Much Ado About Nothing, we used modern-day technology to enhance the play’s theme of miscommunication. With iPads as characters, sonnets sent via text message, and some mischievous photoshopping, we explored the question: in a world dependent on technology, do we overlook the value of face-to-face communication?



In Hamlet, our touring educational production, we created a gender-reversed adaption, featuring a female in the title role. While still maintaining the show’s original themes, our production showcases the power of women. Hamlet is quite possibly the world’s most iconic male role, but we argue that it is not a story about a man; rather, it is a piece about the human condition.

Upcoming:
Finish Line, is a documentary play created to honor and remember those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings of 2013. Finish Line is the untold story of the Boston Marathon bombing, the recovery of our people, and how each reacted and got through it.

Finish Line will represent the voices of those who were impacted and the community that rose up on April 15, 2013. It will focus on powerful, profound, and inspiring stories, captured in the words of over 85 interviews, conducted by a team of journalists, graduate students and theater professionals. The script is being created verbatim from those transcriptions.