Where Boston talks about theater.
Scene in Boston
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Where Boston talks about theater.
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June 4, 2026
Curtain Call: Looking Back on a Season of Boston Theater, Community, and Discovery
<p dir="ltr">After ten episodes, about a dozen interviews, and more theater than we ever expected to see, we're wrapping up Season One of Scene in Boston.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this special season finale, hosts Laura Amico and Lisa Talhamer look back on the productions, conversations, and ideas that shaped the first season. From workshop productions and intimate black box theaters to major musicals and ambitious new works, they reflect on what surprised them, what stayed with them, and why live performance feels especially meaningful right now.</p> <p dir="ltr">Along the way, they revisit some of their favorite moments from the season, discuss the themes that emerged across Boston stages, and share a few ideas for what might be coming next.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mentioned in this episode:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Something Rotten – at Lyric Stage</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dead as a Dodo – at ArtsEmerson</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Swept Away –SpeakEasy Stage</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Outsiders – Broadway in Boston</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Hills of California – at The Huntington</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Wonder – A.R.T.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Things Around Us – at ArtsEmerson </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Mexodus – off-Broadway piece coming to ART next season</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Ufot Family Cycle </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Medea – Boston University</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee- The Hive Theater Company</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Breaking the Code – at Central Square Theater</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Great Privation- Company One Theater</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!– Company One Theater</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Looking ahead / upcoming plans</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Eureka Day – at The Huntington</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Black Swan – at A.R.T</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">A Midsummer Night's Dream – Shakespeare on the Common, by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p>
May 27, 2026
Theater as Witness: Weighting the Wait
<p class="isSelectedEnd">This week on Scene in Boston, we talk with director Dev Luthra about Weighting the Wait, Open Theater Project's new production created from writing circles with mothers impacted by gun violence.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Performed inside St. John's Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, the production uses movement, storytelling, ritual, and large-scale fabric artwork to transform the audience from observers into witnesses.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">In our conversation, Dev discusses:<br /> • building theater from lived experience<br /> • storytelling as a form of connection and healing<br /> • the relationship between audience and performer<br /> • performing inside a sanctuary space<br /> • and what it means to "help carry the weight of tragedy" through community and art</p> <p> </p>
May 18, 2026
Inside the Making of (Re)Dressing Miss Havisham: Miranda Jonté on solo performance, literary adaptation, and Boston Playwrights Theatre's new play incubator
<p dir="ltr">In this episode of Scene in Boston, hosts Laura Amico and Lisa Thalhamer are joined by actor Miranda Jonté, who stars in (Re)Dressing Miss Havisham at Boston Playwrights' Theatre. The new solo play, written by John Minigan, reexamines the iconic Great Expectations character from her own perspective — asking what happens when women written off by literature get to tell their own stories.</p> <p dir="ltr">Jonté talks about collaborating with Minigan, building a one-woman performance, blending literary analysis with detective work, and why the play pushes back against familiar narratives about aging, heartbreak, and women's lives. Along the way, Laura and Lisa connect the production to other shows this season, including Gem of the Ocean, Penelope, The Outsiders, and this season's ongoing interest in revisiting classic stories through contemporary eyes.</p> <p dir="ltr">You can find tickets, show notes, and Boston-area theater listings at SceneInBoston.org.</p> <p> </p>
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