Thank you…
…to everyone who made Boston Theater Marathon XX possible! See you next year!
Voices of BTM XX: Bill Lattanzi
Tell us a little bit about your play. This is a weird little piece. I’m not sure how it started, but what it’s turned into is an attempt to conjure and reckon with the persistent, particular feeling of unease brought on by the Trump disaster. So, naturally, jokes… and something more, I hope. There are […]
Voices of BTM XX: Melinda Lopez
Tell us a little bit about your play. My short play is a sneak peek into the world of egg donation and the market that has sprung up around it. Two women, a donor and her ‘agent’ spar over fees, contract issues, future liability and SAT scores—while coming to an agreement for a high-income client. […]
Voices of BTM XX: Laura Neill
Tell us a little bit about your play. In We the Sisters, Becky approaches her old sorority sister Lara—who is now a Congresswoman—to convince her to vote “no” on the latest healthcare repeal bill. Long story short, things get ugly quickly. I’m pretty sure everyone can guess why I wrote this play—our country is in […]
Voices of BTM XX: Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro
Tell us a little bit about your play. An addict of the Rachel Maddow and Stephen Colbert shows, I felt like writing a political monologue of my own: in a Trumpian rant a vicious old woman lashes out against her neighbors in a cul-de-sac, including eight-year-old Mexican twins, a gay couple, and her ex-husband. What […]
Voices of BTM XX: Michael Towers
Tell us a little bit about your play. Hatched is a walk on the beach. It’s a delicate intervention between an uncle and his niece. Most importantly, it’s a play that challenges us to find the significance and beauty every life. What interests you about the ten-minute format? Just as the ten-minute play is a […]
BTM XX Schedule of Plays
Here is the running order, hour by hour, of plays in Sunday’s (May 6) Boston Theater Marathon XX. Make a day of it, drop by for a few hours—whatever strikes your fancy. Your all-day pass ($25 in advance; $35 the day of the event) allows you to come and go as you please. As always, net […]
Theatres of BTM XX
ACTING OUT PRODUCTIONS ACTORS’ SHAKESPEARE PROJECT ACTORS STUDIO OF NEWBURYPORT AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER BATTLEGROUND STATE
Plays and playwrights of BTM XX
Here is the official list of playwrights and plays selected for Boston Theater Marathon XX on Sunday, May 6—mark your calendar! Still by Miranda ADEkoje Not A Playground by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro Ocean View by Raymond Arsenault Elephant by Brysen O. Boyd Like it Is by Alan Brody