New Play in Fall 2008:
The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little Rock

Will Counts Collection, Indiana University Archives.

What is the effect of racial segregation on society? What happens to citizens who dare to confront systemic discrimination? How can civic engagement help to challenge social injustices? Beginning in October 2008, Theatre Espresso will encourage student audiences to wrestle with these questions in their newest drama about the school desegregation crisis in Little Rock in 1957. The play will be performed at the Museum of African American History, the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, and schools throughout Massachusetts! Learn more...

Uprising on King Street:
Third Year of Residency!

Next fall Uprising on King Street will begin its 3rd year at the John Adams Courthouse in a grant funded program for Boston Public School students. Over 3,400 BPS students have seen Uprising on King Street since October 2006. Learn more...

Theatre Espresso uses Theatre in Education to teach young people to think critically. We believe that student participation is the key to intellectual engagement with history, issues of human rights, and the concept of justice. Our historical dramas empower students to explore the parallels between historical events and contemporary issues. By putting students in role as Supreme Court Justices, state senators, or members of a jury, our actors invite them to reflect on and debate the issues raised by our plays. We are committed to the idea that educational theatre provides an ideal learning medium for promoting civic engagement. Learn more...