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Company One is a resident company at the Boston Center for the Arts. Company One redefines the typical theatrical experience by developing, producing, and promoting socially relevant plays and innovative educational programming that appeal to, represent and include Boston's diverse urban communities.

Our mission includes:

* Making socially- relevant theatre a must see event by producing world premieres, off Broadway hits, experimental theatre and collaborative projects
* Increasing the accessibility of fringe theatre among Boston's diverse under 35- population
* Ensuring future generations of theatre artists by teaching theatre with a focus on individual artistic growth

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  • Contact Info

    Company One

    539 Tremont St
    Boston, MA 02116

    Phone: 617 292 7110   |   Email   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    05/25/12- 06/23/12

    Love Person BCA Plaza Theatre Love Person Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre May 25-June 23, 2012 Love Person won playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil the 2009 Barrie & Bernice Stavis Award for Playwriting. Two couples are rocked to their cores when love unexpectedly transcends everything they think they know. This net of a love story is woven across Sanskrit, American Sign Language, English and email, with translation for the audience. Two couples, three cultures, and four relationships— Love Person is truly a modern romance. “Heart-pounding attraction, intense...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/12/12	Out of the Box BCA Plaza Theatre Out of the Box Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre June 12, 2012 A competitive multimedia event of extravagant, show stopping brilliance spanning over three nights, Out-of-the-Box brings performance to the next level. Using a theme for each evening, local performers from all backgrounds — actors, musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers and everything in between — will converge in a multimedia cabaret, the likes of which the Boston theatre scene has never seen. A winner will arise from the dust, judged completely by you, the audience.
    07/27/12- 08/25/12	The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity Presented by Company One and Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA July 27-August 25, 2012 A Boston Premiere by Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Shawn LaCount Having just won the Obie for Best New American Play, this Pulitzer finalist is as hilarious as it is relevant. Mace is a professional wrestler. He’s a really good professional wrestler. He’s not the champion though — that’s the impossibly charismatic Chad Deity. When Mace discovers a young Indian-American Brooklyn kid whose charisma rivals that of the champ, Mace decides to get him a...
    08/14/12	Out of the Box BCA Plaza Theatre Out of the Box Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre August 14, 2012 A competitive multimedia event of extravagant, show stopping brilliance spanning over three nights, Out-of-the-Box brings performance to the next level. Using a theme for each evening, local performers from all backgrounds — actors, musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers and everything in between — will converge in a multimedia cabaret, the likes of which the Boston theatre scene has never seen. A winner will arise from the dust, judged completely by you, the audience.

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/25/12- 06/23/12

    Love Person BCA Plaza Theatre Love Person Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre May 25-June 23, 2012 Love Person won playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil the 2009 Barrie & Bernice Stavis Award for Playwriting. Two couples are rocked to their cores when love unexpectedly transcends everything they think they know. This net of a love story is woven across Sanskrit, American Sign Language, English and email, with translation for the audience. Two couples, three cultures, and four relationships— Love Person is truly a modern romance. “Heart-pounding attraction, intense...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/12/12	Out of the Box BCA Plaza Theatre Out of the Box Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre June 12, 2012 A competitive multimedia event of extravagant, show stopping brilliance spanning over three nights, Out-of-the-Box brings performance to the next level. Using a theme for each evening, local performers from all backgrounds — actors, musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers and everything in between — will converge in a multimedia cabaret, the likes of which the Boston theatre scene has never seen. A winner will arise from the dust, judged completely by you, the audience.
    07/27/12- 08/25/12	The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity Presented by Company One and Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA July 27-August 25, 2012 A Boston Premiere by Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Shawn LaCount Having just won the Obie for Best New American Play, this Pulitzer finalist is as hilarious as it is relevant. Mace is a professional wrestler. He’s a really good professional wrestler. He’s not the champion though — that’s the impossibly charismatic Chad Deity. When Mace discovers a young Indian-American Brooklyn kid whose charisma rivals that of the champ, Mace decides to get him a...
    08/14/12	Out of the Box BCA Plaza Theatre Out of the Box Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre August 14, 2012 A competitive multimedia event of extravagant, show stopping brilliance spanning over three nights, Out-of-the-Box brings performance to the next level. Using a theme for each evening, local performers from all backgrounds — actors, musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers and everything in between — will converge in a multimedia cabaret, the likes of which the Boston theatre scene has never seen. A winner will arise from the dust, judged completely by you, the audience.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    03/27/12	In Our Name: A Play of the Torture Years Boston Playwrights' Theatre
    03/23/12- 04/14/12	XX PlayLab: HOOKMAN Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    01/18/12- 02/12/12	Green Eyes
    01/05/12	Hookman, Second Public Reading Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
    11/28/11	Out of the Box BCA Plaza Theatre
    10/28/11- 12/03/11	The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red & Brown Water, The Brothers Size, Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet BCA Plaza Theatre
    07/26/11	Fringe Wars BCA Plaza Theatre
    07/15/11- 08/13/11	1001 BCA Plaza Theatre
    06/10/11- 06/25/11	Pig Pen's The Mountain Song Calderwood Rehearsal Hall A
    05/13/11- 06/05/11	Learn to be Latina Boston Playwrights' Theatre
    04/15/11- 05/07/11	THE BOOK OF GRACE BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre
    04/15/11- 05/07/11	The Book of Grace BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre
    01/14/11- 02/05/11	Neighbors BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre
    10/22/10- 11/20/10	The Aliens Calderwood Rehearsal Hall A
    07/16/10- 08/14/10	Grimm BCA Plaza Theatre
    04/30/10- 05/22/10	The Emancipation of Mandy and Miz Ellie BCA Plaza Theatre
    03/12/10- 04/03/10	Apple Boston Playwrights' Theatre
    01/15/10- 02/06/10	The Good Negro BCA Plaza Theatre
    12/04/09- 12/19/09	Christmas Belles Boston Playwrights' Theatre
    10/30/09- 11/21/09	The Overwhelming BCA Plaza Theatre
    09/10/09- 09/26/09	The Superheroine Monologues- Extended Edition! BCA Cyclorama
    07/17/09- 08/15/09	after the quake
    03/13/09- 04/04/09	The Pain & The Itch BCA Plaza Theatre

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  • Media Reviews

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: Company One, SpeakEasy and Huntington Make us LoVermont
      Boston Metro - Oct 29, 2010
      By Nick Dussault

      “The Aliens” is Company One’s finest work to date. It’s a beautifully written piece that slowly draws you into a world of chaos, heartache and, ironically, hope. It does so with great levity and crisp, intelligent wit. Expand

      “The Aliens” is Company One’s finest work to date. It’s a beautifully written piece that slowly draws you into a world of chaos, heartache and, ironically, hope. It does so with great levity and crisp, intelligent wit. Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: Challenging play spares words but not emotions
      The Boston Globe - Oct 29, 2010
      By Don Aucoin

      At Annie Baker’s compassionate and insightful best, she can endow a few stammered words with the illuminating force of a soliloquy. Expand

      At Annie Baker’s compassionate and insightful best, she can endow a few stammered words with the illuminating force of a soliloquy. Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: A Lesson in Humanity
      South End News - Oct 29, 2010
      By Chantal Mendes

      Aside from great performances, what is most exciting about this collaboration is the impact it may have on Boston Theatre. LaCount is hoping it will encourage more collaborative work in the future, heralding in a new era. This partnership is one way… Expand

      Aside from great performances, what is most exciting about this collaboration is the impact it may have on Boston Theatre. LaCount is hoping it will encourage more collaborative work in the future, heralding in a new era. This partnership is one way which truly sets Boston apart, LaCount said, making it a contender in the cutting-edge and highly competitive, critical world of performance. Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: Belief in 'Aliens' is Rewarded
      The Boston Herald - Oct 29, 2010
      By Jenna Scherer

      With her “Shirley, Vt.” triptych, playwright Annie Baker is fast establishing herself as the bard of small-town New England. Her work traffics in a particular quasi-realistic, slow-paced style, one that’s as initially maddening as it is ultimately re… Expand

      With her “Shirley, Vt.” triptych, playwright Annie Baker is fast establishing herself as the bard of small-town New England. Her work traffics in a particular quasi-realistic, slow-paced style, one that’s as initially maddening as it is ultimately rewarding.
      
      “The Aliens,” Baker’s third play in a series set in the fictional Vermont town, opens with a long, antsy stretch of silence. Baker and Shawn LaCount, the director of Company One’s production, seem to be daring someone to blurt something out. Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: Stage Review: 'The Aliens' Company One
      Blast - Oct 29, 2010
      By Jason Rabin

      Sometimes it can be uncomfortable to sit in silence with a neo-hippie burnout on shrooms and his pissed off, chain smoking sidekick. In “The Aliens,” now on stage at the BCA courtesy of Company One, the experience turns out to be well worthwhile. Expand

      Sometimes it can be uncomfortable to sit in silence with a neo-hippie burnout on shrooms and his pissed off, chain smoking sidekick. In “The Aliens,” now on stage at the BCA courtesy of Company One, the experience turns out to be well worthwhile. Collapse

    • Event Name: The Overwhelming
      Article: No easy answers...
      The Boston Globe - Nov 03, 2009
      By Don Aucoin

      Near the beginning of “The Overwhelming,’’ a white academic named Jack Exley, newly arrived in Rwanda in early 1994, wastes no time in lecturing his hosts about the need to throw off the shackles of history. Expand

      Near the beginning of “The Overwhelming,’’ a white academic named Jack Exley, newly arrived in Rwanda in early 1994, wastes no time in lecturing his hosts about the need to throw off the shackles of history. Collapse

    • Event Name: The Overwhelming
      Article: Bringing the Rwandan Genocide Home
      The Boston Globe - Nov 01, 2009
      By Joel Brown

      Playwright's questions about Rwanda result in Company One's stunning production of
      THE OVERWHELMING. Expand

      Playwright's questions about Rwanda result in Company One's stunning production of
      THE OVERWHELMING. Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: "IN 'QUAKE' THE AFTERSHOCKS TELL ALL"
      The Boston Globe - Jul 22, 2009
      By Louise Kennedy

      Improbable blending of tales succeeds in 'After the Quake' Expand

      Improbable blending of tales succeeds in 'After the Quake' Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: "After the Quake"
      The Theatre Mirror - Jul 22, 2009
      By Larry Stark

      What a delightful play!
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      What a delightful play!
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    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: "'AFTER THE QUAKE' AT COMPANY ONE"
      The Arts Fuse - Jul 22, 2009
      By Bill Marx

      An elegant and sleek meditation on the reverberations of trauma adapted for the stage from a collection of stories by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.
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      An elegant and sleek meditation on the reverberations of trauma adapted for the stage from a collection of stories by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.
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    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: "COMPANY ONE MESHES MURAKAMI"
      The Boston Phoenix - Jul 21, 2009
      By Carolyn Clay

      The seismic shifts take place as much in the heart as underground. Expand

      The seismic shifts take place as much in the heart as underground. Collapse

    • Event Name: after the quake
      Article: "AFTER THE QUAKE"
      EDGE Boston - Jul 19, 2009
      By Kilian Melloy

      After the Quake, now being presented by Company One at the Boston Center for the Arts through August 15, plays like a fusion of Japanese fable and psychologically-driven Western drama. The result is a high-flying, highly stylized one-act play that ex… Expand

      After the Quake, now being presented by Company One at the Boston Center for the Arts through August 15, plays like a fusion of Japanese fable and psychologically-driven Western drama. The result is a high-flying, highly stylized one-act play that examines love and regret through a hyperbolic, sometimes comically hyperventilating fairly tale in which a super-hero frog and an accounts manager save Tokyo.
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  • Member Reviews

    • Event Name: Green Eyes
      "scorching hot"
      Review posted by: d_papademetriou@hotmail.com from 1, Jan 24, 2012
      

      Serious play dealing with inter-personal relationships, sexuality, and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it is very visceral, and the actors are right in your face. (But the audience does not... Expand

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      Serious play dealing with inter-personal relationships, sexuality, and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it is very visceral, and the actors are right in your face. (But the audience does not get picked on, so don't be afraid of that.) Great setting in a hotel room and the actors are intense. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 1001
      "Worst show ever from company one"
      Review posted by: Anindya Sen from Boston, Aug 22, 2011
      

      Walked out at the interval. Incoherent story line. Trying too hard to convey a serious message and the end result is just a pretentious mish-mash. At times I also felt that it is a little insensitive... Expand

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      Walked out at the interval. Incoherent story line. Trying too hard to convey a serious message and the end result is just a pretentious mish-mash. At times I also felt that it is a little insensitive towards a different culture. Heard from friends, that the second half gets better. Well...well. Acting was borderline hysterical. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 1001
      "Bold adaptation attempt"
      Review posted by: M. from Boston, MA, Aug 22, 2011
      

      The 'old' part of the play was entertaining and interesting to learn. The contemporary aspect of the play was more laid back. In a nutshell: this was a bold attempt to adapt a millenarian tale to... Expand

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      The 'old' part of the play was entertaining and interesting to learn. The contemporary aspect of the play was more laid back. In a nutshell: this was a bold attempt to adapt a millenarian tale to current integration issues. Collapse

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    • Event Name: 1001
      "1001 (or One Thousand Nights and One Night)"
      Review posted by: Cindy (1/2 of that old couple who shows up at everything) from Holbrook, MA, Jul 21, 2011
      

      There are a number of reviews on the internet that explain the story and a few that even review this production, so I would like to contribute something different. Exactly one month ago, we had the... Expand

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      There are a number of reviews on the internet that explain the story and a few that even review this production, so I would like to contribute something different. Exactly one month ago, we had the privilege (as Company One Members) to attend an open rehearsal of 1001, where the actors were only beginning to master their lines. And did they ever! This is not a simple script and last night I was so impressed with the end result. There were many scene changes, costume changes and accent changes, yet flawless delivery from all six actors. I've seen Nael Nacer in four productions recently, and I think he is going places! This was a great night of theater and I want to see it again. Everything Company One does is top notch, and I very much appreciate the opportunities and extras they offer their members! Membership is very reasonable and Company One is a gem. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Learn to be Latina
      "Just a Bit Too Racy for My Taste"
      Review posted by: Mystique from Boston, MA, Jun 13, 2011
      

      I enjoyed Learn to be Latina for the same reasons that I love all of Company One's productions; it challenged our American culture. It was very funny, but equally lewd and sometimes offensive to me.... Expand

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      I enjoyed Learn to be Latina for the same reasons that I love all of Company One's productions; it challenged our American culture. It was very funny, but equally lewd and sometimes offensive to me. I respected it as art and someone's freedom of expression and a reflection of what we have come to tolerate and perpetuate as okay in our world. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Pig Pen's The Mountain Song
      "Uplifiting entertainment"
      Review posted by: JayC from Montreal from Montreal, Qc, Jun 12, 2011
      

      Incredible show. Multi-talented crew of musician/singers/actors/puppeters... The show is perfectly built: great script, great "special effects", great story...Only one word to say: WOW I'm expecting... Expand

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      Incredible show. Multi-talented crew of musician/singers/actors/puppeters... The show is perfectly built: great script, great "special effects", great story...Only one word to say: WOW I'm expecting to see some of those guys in big production movies someday! Collapse

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    • Event Name: Neighbors
      "Neighbors"
      Review posted by: tim jackson from somerville, Feb 01, 2011
      

      It's like Spike Lee’s Bamboozled meets Sam Shepard. It’s entertaining, troubling, and provocative with tangents on art, society, identity, and the burdens of history. You won't laugh without... Expand

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      It's like Spike Lee’s Bamboozled meets Sam Shepard. It’s entertaining, troubling, and provocative with tangents on art, society, identity, and the burdens of history. You won't laugh without cringing, It works so many tangents on race and representation that I recommend going with a group so you can battle it out. Like the best theater it raises huge questions and demands conversation Collapse

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    • Event Name: Neighbors
      "A Riveting Experience"
      Comment posted by: John Harris, Jamaica Plain from Jamaica Plain, MA, USA, Jan 31, 2011
      

      the play was disturbing and we're still talking about it a week later. You just don't know at any time what's OK to think. It really makes you see race and class in a new way.

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      the play was disturbing and we're still talking about it a week later. You just don't know at any time what's OK to think. It really makes you see race and class in a new way.

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    • Event Name: Neighbors
      "Intriguing"
      Review posted by: Joygiver from Boston, MA, Jan 31, 2011
      

      The show really stated some (obvious) realities of the so-called "post-racial" America. We can't bring enough attention to these social issues.

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      The show really stated some (obvious) realities of the so-called "post-racial" America. We can't bring enough attention to these social issues.

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    • Event Name: The Aliens
      "The Sounds of Silence"
      Comment posted by: Nora from Boston, MA, Oct 29, 2010
      

      This production was superbly acted, beautifully staged and simply wrought. The script is a subtly dense investigation into three provocative characters. A gorgeous evening at the theatre - and, no,... Expand

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      This production was superbly acted, beautifully staged and simply wrought. The script is a subtly dense investigation into three provocative characters. A gorgeous evening at the theatre - and, no, the smoke isn't bad. Go see it already! Collapse

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