Book a Show
Introduction
Theatre Espresso books programs from October through June, and occasionally performs at fundraisers or special events on evenings or weekends. Our actors are available to teach in after-school programs. We present our programs in a wide variety of venues, including school auditoriums, gymnasiums, libraries, courtrooms, conference rooms, and proscenium theatres! We also offer two free programs for Boston Public Schools (see below). We can perform in most settings as long as there is sufficient room for our equipment, a large enough 'stage' area and, of course, room for the desired audience.
Opportunity for Boston Public Schools
Through its new Road to Tolerance program, Theatre Espresso is making it possible for Boston Public School students to attend performances of any one of four dramas--American Tapestry, The Nine Who Dared, The Trial of Anthony Burns and Justice at War--at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, in partnership with the Supreme Judicial Court and the Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society. Fall of 2012 marks the 5th year that Nine Who Dared can be seen at the John Adams Courthouse. The Road to Tolerance performances are grant-funded and free for Boston Public Schools. Schools can arrange for transportation to the John Adams Courthouse through Mass Cultural Council's "Big Yellow School Bus" program. Please contact Shelley Bolman Woodberry, Managing Director, at desrik@comcast.net or 617-413-1771 to learn more about this program or to book one of the three plays at the John Adams Courthouse during the 2011-12 school year.
Before You Book
To streamline the booking process, please try to gather the following information before contacting us:
- grade and number of students
- optimum dates (day, week, month)
- number of performances desired
We need at least 30 days lead time to schedule a program. Look over the Theatre Espresso performance fees and lengths, audience size limits, and discount possibilities listed below. Because Theatre Espresso charges $5.00 per student over the stated audience limits, we request that sponsors notify us when student numbers will exceed our audience limits so that the contract reflects the extra students.
Programs & Fees 2012-13
Justice At War: The Japanese Internment Camps
| Length: 1 hour | 1 performance = $935 |
| Audience limit: 120 | 2 performances = $1235. |
| Cast: 5 - 6 actors | 3 performances = $1535. |
Uprising on King Street, The Nine Who Dared, Trial of Anthony Burns and American Tapestry
| Length: 1 ¼ hours | 1 performance = $1550. |
| Audience limit: 150 | 2 performances = $1990. |
| Cast: 8 - 9 actors | 3 performances = $2430. |
Theatre Espresso adds a gas/mileage surcharge to contracts with schools beyond 100 miles from Boston. In recent years we have performed for schools in New Hampshire, Connecticut, and even Maine.
TE's dramas are available to be booked on any weekday as long as no other school or sponsor has a prior program booking on the date. Justice at War runs about 1 hour, including Q & A with actors in character and an informal talkback with the company actors. The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little Rock, Uprising on King Street, Trial of Anthony Burns, and American Tapestry run approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, including Q & A with actors in character and an informal talkback.
*** Boston Public Schools may book a performance of Nine Who Dared, American Tapestry, Trial of Anthony Burns or Justice At War at the John John Adams Courthouse. Discovering Justice, a non-profit also serving schools at the JAC, offers tours of the Courthouse and schools are welcome to try to coordinate attending Theatre Espresso's Roads to Tolerance program and a tour of the John Adams Courthouse. For more information, contact: Shelley Bolman Woodberry, Managing Director, Theatre Espresso, 617-413-1771, desrik@comcast.net.
To learn more about Theatre Espresso's programs and workshops or to book a performance, please contact Managing Director Shelley Bolman Woodberry at desrik@comcast.net or 617-413-1771.