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Theatre@First will hold auditions, by appointment only, for The Revenger's Tragedy, a cynical satire of the revenge tragedies popular in the Jacobean era. Directed by Mary Parker (The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Spanish Tragedy, R.U.R.) this production will be set amidst a failing circus in the 1940s.

AUDITIONS: Monday, May 20th and Tuesday, May 21st, 7-10pm

PERFORMANCES: September 13 - 22 at Unity Somerville

For more information and to schedule your audition, please visit our website.

The mission of Theatre@First is to work together to provide a fun, friendly, and creative theater experience for cast, crew, and audience alike. We welcome volunteers at all levels, without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, body type, age or disability. We encourage a supportive environment in which to work, play, grow, and explore new areas of the theatre arts. We offer affordable and eclectic performances to the community, aiming to surprise, delight, entertain, and educate our audiences.

This Friday a team of actors, playwrights and directors will come together as the stopwatch starts on Theatre@First's next 24-hour play festival!

In just one day we will write, rehearse, costume, and stage a set of brand new short plays. And at the end of the day, you get to see the results! It's a whirl of fast, fun, super-live theatre as Somerville's community theatre puts our talents on the line for a worthy cause!


Giving@First: A 24-Hour Play Festival to Benefit the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Saturday, April 7th at 8pm
Unity Somerville
6 William Street, Somerville 02144

Suggested Donation $20
100% of proceeds goes directly to the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Theatre@First seeks new, unproduced plays from local playwrights for its workshopping program, FirstWorks. Playwrights will have the opportunity to gain feedback on their work from experienced directors and actors during the revision process. Revision sessions include a closed roundtable reading with actors, and culminate in a performed staged reading with feedback from our enthusiastic and insightful audience. One full-length play will be selected. Due to logistical constraints, only shows able to be performed by a maximum of six actors will be considered. Roles may be doubled to accommodate the six actor limit within reason. Work submitted will be subject to extensive feedback with the expectation that revisions respective of deadlines will be performed by the playwright throughout this process. There are no subject matter criteria--we hope to be surprised and delighted. Submissions are due by Dec. 29, 2017 Performance date is May 17, 2018 To submit, please send an email to firstworks@theatreatfirst.org with the playwright’s name, email, phone, mailing address, bio (250 words or less), play title, # of characters in the play (plays will be performed by a maximum of six actors), a brief synopsis, and ten-page sample of the play. Submissions are due by December 29, 2017. FirstWorks encourages submissions from playwrights regardless of race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, body type, age, disability or any other identity factor. Women, LGBT and POC are particularly encouraged to submit. This program aims to engage with Boston-area playwrights and support new works. Playwrights not residing within local travel distance of the Boston-area will not be chosen. For more information please email firstworks@theatreatfirst.org or go to http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/firstworks/.

​Theatre@First takes the stage this weekend with six brand new short plays to raise money for hurricane disaster relief!

Giving@First: A 24-Hour Play Festival for Hurricane Relief
Saturday, October 14th at 8pm
UNITY SOMERVILLE
Suggested Donation $20

Giving@First is a one-night-only festival of short plays that will be created from page to stage within a 24-hour period. Our talented team of more than 20 writers, directors, and actors will scramble overnight and all day long to create a full festival from scratch! This play-in-a-day event will be a unique experience to see live theatre that is fun, frantic, unforgettable, and for an important cause!

All donations and sales collected at this event will be given to Americares' Hurricane Disaster Relief efforts, which directly aids survivors of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. For every $10 they receive, Americares provides $200 in aid. Help us make a difference in the lives of those in need.

To learn more about Americares and their work, visit their website, Americares.org.

For more information about Giving@First, visit theatreatfirst.org.