Theatre Productions

Each year, the Department of Theatre offers a variety of production projects, covering a wide spectrum of genres and styles.

 

Our 2026-2027 Boston Production Program has been announced! Read more about the productions and performances coming to The Studio Theatre during Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 below.

 

In Boston, participation in Department of Theatre Productions is open to all current Northeastern students regardless of major or year. Please visit our Production Auditions Page for more information about auditioning or reach out to our Production Manager, Cate Agis, about how to get involved.

Please visit our Tickets and Audience Information Page for more information about specific performances and to register for tickets.

OUR 26/27 PRODUCTIONS

Fall 2026 Productions

Meeting Notes

By Rory O’Neill (’24)
Directed by Devon Whitney (’23)

Performances October 21-25, 2026

Production Synopsis:
The following are meeting notes from April 10th. Does anyone want to follow up on any action items from last week? Does anyone have any news to share? We noticed some buzzing boxes in the trees – It might be serious. But it’s probably nothing.

Every week at sundown, Judy (a hen), Georgie (a show pig), Bill (a wren), Croquette (also a wren), Cooper (a beagle), and Rose (a dairy cow), meet to discuss their concerns, their observations, and the logistics of their lives on the Johnson Family Farm. When the wrens notice that electric fly zappers have gone up in the trees, the animals must decide how seriously to take the changes around here.

***MUSIC ENSEMBLE CALL: Meeting Notes is seeking:

  1. Student Vocalists, Instrumentalists, and Sound Artists for an on-stage ensemble, working from a score by composer Nathan Halbur
  2. A Music Director to guide the ensemble, in collaboration with the composer

Sound plays a crucial role in the play, signifying the increasing – and increasingly dangerous – presence of electricity on a farm. The musical ensemble will embody this soundscape and bring it to life, dynamically interacting with other elements of the play.

Due to the open and flexible design of the score, ALL vocalists, instrumentalists, sound artists, composers, conductors, etc. are welcome to apply.

You do NOT need any prior experience with:

  • Improvisation
  • Traditional or graphic score notation
  • Acting / theatre / movement
  • Music directing

The ensemble will emerge from YOU & what you’re interested in creating together. We’ll collectively find forms of expression that feel meaningful and rewarding, according to your unique wheelhouses.

If being part of a playful and adventurous music ensemble in a work of theatre sounds intriguing to you, we’d love to hear from you.

Submissions are welcome ASAP and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until August 31.

If you would like to be part of this ensemble, please fill out the Google form HERE.

Here are the important dates for MEETING NOTES:
First Rehearsal: Sept 16
Techical Rehearsals: Oct 14-16
Dress Rehearsal: Oct 20
Performances: Oct 21-25

FUN HOME

Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron
Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel
Directed by Jonathan Carr

Performances: November 18-22, 2026

Production Synopsis: 
Life in the Bechdel Funeral Home was confusing, full of cadavers and lovingly-restored antiques, barely hidden affairs and childish games, explosive tempers and unyielding expectations. Fun Home tells the story of Alison Bechdel’s complex relationship with her closeted father, and the damage his obsessions and unfulfilled desires wreaked at home. She unpacks her own growth as a lesbian cartoonist alongside her quest to understand his sudden death. Come to the Fun Home, award-winning musical adaptation of Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir that explores the ongoing mystery of the past and the present, and the puzzle of our evolving identities.

FUN HOME is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals: www.concordtheatricals.com

Fall 2026 Auditions

Auditions: Thursday, September 10th (MEETING NOTES and FUN HOME, combined)
Callbacks: Sunday, September 13th

Spring 2027 Productions

The Grown-Ups

By Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox
Directed by Melinda Lopez

Performances: February 24-28, 2027

Production Synopsis:
The kids are asleep and the lake is quiet. Have a beer; make a s’more; tell a scary story. Figure out what you’re going to do tomorrow and keep Camp fun and sage without letting the kids find out about…well, you’ve seen the news. I just got a push notification – they’re getting closer.

The Grown Ups follows a group of camp counselors trying to mold the young adults of tomorrow. But tomorrow is looking bleaker and bleaker. How do you lead when you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for any of this? How fast can you grow up?

This coming of age/ghost story/survival epic features a cast of 5. All characters are between ages 18-22. These are all great fun roles! Open to students of any gender identity and ethnicity.

THE GROWN-UPS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Dance Nation

By Clare Barron
Directed by Samantha Richert Boehm

Dance nation – Somewhere in America, a group of pre-teen competitive dancers plot world domination one routine at a time. Can they claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay? As they vie for the coveted lead role of Gandhi, they push their bodies and dreams to the limit, grappling with identity, jealousy, and the realization that their own limitations in a world where it’s hard to get to the top, but it’s even harder to stay at the top.

A play about ambition, the messy realities of puberty, and the terrifying threshold of adolescence through feral contradictions of girlhood. Dance Nation is a blur of reality and fantasy; dream and nightmare, it could make you or break you and everyone’s replaceable.

DANCE NATION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals: www.concordtheatricals.com

 

 

Spring 2027 Auditions

Auditions: Thursday, January 14th
Callbacks: Friday, January 15th

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Production Handbook

This Production Handbook promotes constructive communication and offers easily accessible information for all students involved in our Production Program. It also provides an overview of the various roles in the production process, explaining and clarifying the expectations and responsibilities of each.

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