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SpeakEasy Stage Company

539 Tremont Street
617-482-3279

Our Mission:

SpeakEasy stages Boston premieres and champions local talent. We connect Boston audiences and artists by producing relevant, intimate and surprising theatre.

Our Vision:

SpeakEasy leads a courageous, compassionate and open-hearted theatre community that develops local talent and reflects the vibrance and diversity of our city.

Our Values:

Collaboration, Excellence, Responsibility, Courage, Respect, Inclusion and Joy.

About Us:

SpeakEasy Stage Company has distinguished itself as Boston's premiere theater, consistently winning acclaim for presenting top-quality productions of vital, cutting-edge plays and musicals. SpeakEasy's artistic success has garnered us numerous awards, including five Elliot Norton Awards in 2010. We also received the 2008 StageSource Theatre Hero Award for our dedication to nurturing and supporting Boston area theatre artists and for our leadership and inspiration to the theatre community of Greater Boston. SpeakEasy was named the Pavilion Resident Theater for the Boston Center for the Arts in 2007 and produces 28 weeks of new plays and musicals each season at the Nancy and Ed Roberts Studio Theater.


Upcoming Events at SpeakEasy Stage Company

Performance - Pru Payne

Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024 at 7:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Thursday, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Friday, Nov 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 at 2:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 at 7:30pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Sunday, Nov 10, 2024 at 3:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024 at 7:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 at 2:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 at 7:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 7:30pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 at 2:00pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Performance - Pru Payne

Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 at 7:30pm
Roberts Studio Theatre
Boston, MA
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Performance - Pru Payne

Recent News

Pru Payne: East Coast Premiere of MA Playwright’s Memory Play at SpeakEasy Stage

SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the East Coast Premiere of Pru Payne by Pulitzer Prize nominee and Newton, MA native Steven Drukman. Pru Payne tells the story of Prudence “Pru” Payne, a sharp-tongued intellectual and critic who…

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SpeakEasy Stage Company Presents StageReading: 'The Museum of Broken Relationships'

SpeakEasy Stage is pleased to join with Somerled Arts to present the stage reading of an exciting new musical -- THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS -- by David H. Bell and Daniel Green. Inspired by a curious and surprisingly impactful museum in…

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SpeakEasy Stage Company Announcing It's 2024-2025 Season

JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING; A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE; PRU PAYNE; AIN’T NO MO’; & LAUGHS IN SPANISH SET FOR SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY’S 24/25 SEASON The joyous and timely Tony-nominated play JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR…

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SpeakEasy Stage Announced 2024 Spring Gala Honorees

Boston, MA -- SpeakEasy Stage Company will honor long-time Boston philanthropists Gregory Bulger and Richard Dix, celebrated Hub actor Marianna Bassham, and pioneering EDI consultant Kira Troilo at the company’s 2024 Spring Gala, to be held…

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Announcing Potus At SpeakEasy Stage - September 15 - October 15, 2023

Nominated for three 2022 Tony Awards, this hit Broadway farce will run for five weeks, September 15 - October 15, 2023, at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, in Boston's South End. The press performance…

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SpeakEasy Stage Company Announcing its 2023-2024 Season

A Strange Loop, The Band’s Visit, Potus, Cost Of Living, And A Case For The Existence Of God Set For Speakeasy’s 23/24 Season BOSTON - The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A STRANGE LOOP; the Tony Award-winning musical…

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SpeakEasy Stage Company -Announcing Wild Goose Dreams

Attached please find the press release for SpeakEasy Stage Company's upcoming New England premiere production of WILD GOOSE DREAMS by Hansol Jung, author of the current Off-Broadway hit Wolf Play. This wildly imaginative drama, set in Seoul, South…

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