✷✷✷ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS ✷✷✷
✷✷✷ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS ✷✷✷
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WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
“Thank you, Ten!” Workshop (Ten Things to Know about Ten-Minute Plays)
Who: Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
What: This workshop will explore all the various aspects of crafting a ten-minute play, from structure to author’s intent and audience appeal. You’ll read, do some writing, and analyze the form to discover how to make it work for writers as artists and theatres as producers. This workshop is designed for writers of any age who are less experienced in the ten-minute form and who live in New England.
Where: Brookline, MA
When: Tuesday, October 1, from 6-9 p.m. on Zoom
Cost: Free, but spots are limited!
For: Playwrights
Cambridge Center for Adult Education Theatre Workshops
Who: Cambridge Center for Adult Education
What: CCAE has a large selection of theatre classes running this Fall, including:
A Singing Actor’s Masterclass - Music Theatre
Basic Acting for the Stage
Improvisation & Acting For Life
Playwrights' Workshop (Online)
Writing for Movies, TV, Theater, Games, and Social Media (Online)
Acting, Speaking, and Listening
Improv & Acting for Life
Play Reading Book Club: Macbeth
Decoding Shakespeare
Storytelling Workshop & Showcase
Where: Cambridge, MA
When: Most classes start in September
Cost: Ranges, but most 8 session classes are $400
For: All Theatre Artists
Who: Puppet Showplace Theatre
What: Puppet Showplace Theatre has a selection of puppetry classes running this Fall, including:
Puppet Jumpstart: Creating Short Performance — Virtual Class with Brad Shur of Paper Heart Puppets
Puppet Improv: Class with Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion
Beginner Hand Puppetry Techniques: Workshop with Chad Williams of WonderSpark Puppets
Advanced Hand Puppetry Techniques: Workshop with Chad Williams of WonderSpark Puppets
Marionette Fundamentals: Workshop with Emmanuel Elpenord
Where: Brookline, MA
When: Most classes start in September
Cost: Ranges, single classes are $65-100 and multi-week classes are $275-400
For: All Theatre Artists
First Steps: Introduction to Scene Study ✷
Who: The Treehouse Collective
What: Curious about acting? Acted before but have taken a break? Thinking about auditioning for a play? “First Steps” is a welcoming, no-pressure introduction to acting through scene work. Join us for this 6-week course led by Boston-area director and Treehouse founding ensemble member Katie Swimm.
Where: Somerville, MA
When: Wednesdays 7-10pm (10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3)
Cost: Tiered Pricing: $250 | $325 | $375
For: Actors Performers
Living The Scene: Advanced Scene Study for Theatre Actors
Who: The Treehouse Collective
What: What happens when you give a great scene the time it truly deserves? In “Living the Scene,” actors will dive deeply into one theatrical scene from a published play, layering in character work, detailed text analysis, and the rehearsal discipline required for compelling live performance. Join us for this 6-week course for advanced actors led by Boston-area director and Treehouse founding ensemble member Katie Swimm.
Where: Somerville, MA
When: Tuesdays 7-10pm (10/21, 10/28, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2)
Cost: Tiered Pricing: $250 | $325 | $375
For: Actors Performers
Explore the Triple Threat: Teen Musical Theatre Intensive
Who: The Treehouse Collective
What: Sign up for this 6-week program—led by Boston-area director, Ashley DiFranza—for your chance to practice your acting, voice, and movement skills in a supportive and empowering environment designed to help you grow.
Where: Somerville, MA
When: Thursdays 6-9pm (10/23, 10/30, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/4)
Cost: Tiered Pricing: $250 | $325 | $375
For: Actors Performers
Who: The Huntington Academy
What: Through improvisations, explorations of status, games of one-upmanship, dress ups, song and dance, the class will take a journey into the fragile and madcap world of clown. In this course, the goal is for each student to encounter, share, and develop their unique voice in clown. Designed and facilitated by Lecoq-trained teacher, director, and theatre artist Susan Thompson, this course invites students to discover their clown identity, culminating in a final sharing of their collaborative work.
Where: Boston, MA
When: Wednesdays 6-8pm (9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29)
Cost: $350
For: Actors Performers
Who: The Huntington Academy
What: In partnership with The Click, this course aims to support performers in connecting and expressing their inner emotions and thoughts through physicality, dance, and devising. Students will explore how movement qualities and rhythms can convey relationships, characters, and stories.
Where: Boston, MA
When: Tuesdays 6-8pm (10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18)
Cost: $300
For: Actors Performers Dancers
Who: The Huntington Academy
What: This course is perfect for anyone seeking to learn the basic tenants and foundations of improvisation. Through laugh-filled exercises and improv games, students will gain new skills in a fun and welcoming learning environment. Students will work together to experience the joy and freedom of improvisational play alongside other performers, artists, and playmakers.
Where: Boston, MA
When: Mondays 6-8pm (10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8)
Cost: $325
For: Actors Performers
Who: The Huntington Academy
What: Under the umbrella program EPIC: Empowered Performers in Conversation, this is a course for actors who are excited to develop their theatrical physicality, ensemble work, and creative writing. Students will work together to create an original piece of theatre utilizing devised theatre techniques taught by theatre industry professionals.
Where: Boston, MA
When: Thursdays 6-8pm (10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11) Performance on 12/15
Cost: $350
For: All Theatre Artists
Monologues & Physical Acting Workshop
Who: Studio Playground
What: Led by Matthew Bretschneider, this class integrates fundamental concepts for script analysis with movement games and physical theater. Over two days, participants explore techniques designed to promote range and flexibility as they apply physical acting exercises to material from contemporary theater, film, and television.
Where: Boston Center for the Arts
When: October 25-26, 2025 (1-6pm both days)
Cost: $95
For: Actors Performers
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Who: Neve Pires
What: A harvest evening of nature-based magic and mystery, creating an embodied performance piece centering Shakespeare's classic "Macbeth"! We begin by conjuring up a witchy charm. After that, we will create a performance piece for ourselves using devised methods of theatre. No experience required, just openness to an evening of play! We encourage you to come in your best witch or warlock attire (also not required). Refreshments will be provided. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes!
Where: Somerville, MA
When: September 13th, 5pm-8pm
Cost: Free
For: All Theatre Artists
Macbeth + BATA Theatre Community Night ✷
Who: BATA & Actors’ Shakespeare Project
What: Join us for a theatre community night at ASP’s production of Macbeth! Come a bit early, we’ll be gathering at Branchline to celebrate together. Use the code MACBATA to access tickets.
Where: Watertown, MA
When: Sunday, October 5th, 7pm
Cost: $25 for side, $45 for center
For: All Theatre Artists
WHO ARE THESE RESOURCES FOR?
WHO ARE THESE RESOURCES FOR?
Actors/Performers/Dancers
Administrators
Educators
Stage Managers/Production Managers/Designers/Technicians
All Theatre Artists
Intimacy/Movement/Fight Directors
Playwrights/Dramaturgs
Directors/Producers/Casting Directors/Choreographers
Music Directors/Musicians
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Upcoming Workshops/Events
✷ ✷ ✷ BOSTON THEATRE RESOURCE ROUND-UP ✷ ✷ ✷
✷ ✷ ✷ BOSTON THEATRE RESOURCE ROUND-UP ✷ ✷ ✷
All resources are listed alphabetically and we’ve noted the ones that are specific to the Greater Boston Area (GBA).
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All resources are listed alphabetically and we’ve noted the ones that are specific to the Greater Boston Area (GBA).
Please follow our Instagram for the most up-to-date resources. You can find an downloadable version of this resource list here.
This page is updated weekly on Tuesdays, ✷ denotes a new resource
SUBMIT COMMUNITY RESOURCES HERE
✷ This page was last updated on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 ✷
Resource Round-Up is curated by Shira Helena Gitlin, along with the BATA Leadership team.
This is a living document and we are experimenting! Have feedback? Send us an email!
✷ This page was last updated on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 ✷
Resource Round-Up is curated by Shira Helena Gitlin, along with the BATA Leadership team.
This is a living document and we are experimenting! Have feedback? Send us an email!
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