PAST PRODUCTIONS
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ONGOING EVENTS
OpenVoice Series – Community-centered workshops in writing, performance, and collaborative storytelling.
JP Concerts – Community music program at St. John’s Church managed by OTP.
Boston Theater Marathon – Annual marathon of new 10-minute plays produced by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre with participation from area companies.
JP Porchfest – Jamaica Plain’s community-run arts festival and part of the local creative ecosystem.
Plays in Progress – New play development lab featuring workshops, readings, and public sharings.
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PRODUCTION HISTORY
2025
Weighting the Wait – A community act of healing and resistance created in partnership with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute.
2020–2024
In 2020, during the dual upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national reckoning following the murder of George Floyd, Open Theatre Project paused and took a hard look at ourselves. Rather than waiting to return to “normal,” we examined the structures we had inherited from American theatre — governance, compensation, leadership pathways, and artistic processes — and asked who held power, who was centered, and where inequities persisted. We committed to doing more than issuing statements; we committed to structural change.
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Out of that reckoning, we reshaped our organizational framework to prioritize transparency, shared leadership, equitable resource distribution, and accountability rooted in anti-racist practice. The work was foundational, not cosmetic, and it remains ongoing. 2020 marked a turning point for OTP — a conscious shift from participating in inherited systems to actively building a theatre culture aligned with our values.
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Community Write – Launched during COVID isolation as an ongoing collaborative writing and performance initiative.
2022
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My Body No Choice – Performance and action-based theatrical response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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Boston Theatre Marathon – Boston's Annual 10-Min Play Festival featuring 50 plays in one day .
2019
5th Annual Theatre Porch – As part of JP Porchfest, a city wide celebration of music, art and community.
Gay Shorts Pt. 3 – Created by Georgia Smart, this festival of short plays centered LGBTQ+ playwrights, actors and stories.
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2018
4th Annual Theatre Porch – As part of JP Porchfest, a city wide celebration of music, art and community.
Gay Shorts Pt. 2 – Created by Georgia Smart, this festival of short plays centered LGBTQ+ playwrights, actors and stories.
An Education in Prudence – Production by Stefan Lanfer exploring race, authorship, and representation.
2017
SLAM Boston: Diverse Voices in Theatre – Festival amplifying underrepresented playwrights.
3rd Annual Theatre Porch – As part of JP Porchfest, a city wide celebration of music, art and community.
Gay Shorts – Annual short play festival.
FEAR PROJECT – Devised documentary theatre production.
2016
MURPH – Production by Catherine M. O’Neill.
2nd Annual Theatre Porch – As part of JP Porchfest, a city wide celebration of music, art and community.
SAUL – Production by Howard Zilber.
SLAM Boston: Diverse Voices in Theatre – Festival participation.
2015
SLAM Boston: Diverse Voices in Theatre – Festival participation.
Song Book: Travelogue – Music and theatre event.
1st Annual Theatre Porch – As part of JP Porchfest, a city wide celebration of music, art and community.
The Love of the Nightingale – Production by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Song Book: Looking Up – Music and theatre performance event.
2009-2014
Past Productions Archive – Early productions, workshops, festivals, and milestone events including:
SLAM Boston : Diverse Voices in Theatre
Death & the Maiden with Flat Earth Theatre
Henry & Vanessa: UNBOUND
Resident Actor Program
New Works Festival
Ithaca Theatre Project
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IN THE PRESS
DEC 30, 2018 - ARTSFUSE
"Best Stage Productions of 2018"
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MAY 29, 2018 - THE ARTS FUSE
“Gay Shorts, Part 2: We Are Family” — Amusement Galore!
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APRIL 18, 2018 - WBUR
Using Theater as a platform for Activism
FEB 9, 2018 - WBUR
New Play Forces A White Playwright And A Black Actor To Confront Feelings About Racism
FEB 15, 2018 - THE ARTS FUSE
“An Education in Prudence” — An Admirable History Lesson
FEB 17, 2018 - BOSTON ARTS DIARY
An Education in Prudence Review
FEB 19, 2018 - THEATRE MIRROR
OTP’s ‘An Education in Prudence’ Hits Timely Note
FEB 23, 2018 - EDGE MEDIA NETWORK
An Education in Prudence Review
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JUNE 2014 –New England Theatre Geek
APRIL 2014 – JP GAZETTE
“New Theatre Company Opens in JP”
JUNE 2013 – WICKED LOCAL
“OTP helps raise money for One Fund in Brighton”
SEPT 2009 – THE ITHACAN
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