New Repertory Theatre

New Repertory Theatre
Map
Address321 Arsenal St
Watertown, Massachusetts
U.S.
Coordinates42°21′46″N 71°09′53″W / 42.3627°N 71.1648°W / 42.3627; -71.1648
Capacity430
Opened1984
Website
newrep.org

The New Repertory Theatre (New Rep) is a Boston-area regional theater company founded in 1984, it has produced more than 70 East Coast, US, or World premieres.[1] Since 2005 New Rep has been the resident company at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA.[2] It creates productions for the 340-seat Main Stage Theater, the 90-seat Black Box Theater, and its outreach program, New Rep Classic Repertory Company, performs for over 14,000 students, many from underserved communities, each year.[3] In 2019, Michael J. Bobbitt was appointed as executive artistic director.[4] In April 2021, New Rep named M. Bevin O’Gara its interim executive artistic director,[5] as Bobbitt moved to the position of executive director for the Massachusetts Cultural Council.[5]

New Rep's Next Voices Playwriting Fellowship sponsors playwrights each year to develop new work.[6] Recent fellows include Walt McGough,[7] John Minigan,[8] Ellen O'Brien,[9] Lila Rose Kaplan, and Patrick Gabridge.[8] In 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, New Rep transitioned from live to virtual performances and later the next year featured outdoor performances at the Arsenal on the Charles.[10] In July 2021, the theatre announced it would be suspending operations due to pandemic related challenges.[10] In 2022, the company announced it would be producing two shows for the 2022 season; We Celebrate: Storytelling through Song, Music, and Sound at the Mosesian Center Main Stage, and Solo Moments in New Reps Black Box Theater.[10]

  1. ^ "New Repertory Theatre Inc". Broadway and Main. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ^ Henry, Alan. "Review Roundup: New Repertory Theatre's Gender-Bent Production Of 1776". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. ^ "Resident Companies". www.mosesianarts.org. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. ^ Aucoin, Don (March 21, 2019). "Reflecting a vision of diversity, New Rep names a new artistic director". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ^ a b "New Rep Theatre names interim executive arts director". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ^ "New Rep to Stage Next Voices: New Play Readings at Arsenal Center, 3/24-4/21". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  7. ^ "New Rep and BCAP to Stage Walt McGough's Pattern of Life, 6/14-29". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  8. ^ a b Cristi, A. A. "Boston Playwrights' Theatre Presents Boston Theater Marathon XXIV, May 1". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  9. ^ "Ellen O'Brien". newplayexchange.org. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  10. ^ a b c Breitrose, Charlie. "New Rep Theatre Reemerges from Break, Returns to the Stage With a New Focus". Watertown News. Retrieved 2022-08-16.