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Boston Theater Marathon XXVIII (Sunday, May 3, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.) features 50 ten-minute plays written by New England playwrights and presented by New England theatre companies which donate their time and talent to this annual event. Net proceeds are gifted to the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, which helps area theatre artists and companies in crisis. You can learn more about this annual event here.
Boston Theater Marathon XXVIII will be divided into five blocks (each block $30 advance/$35 day-of-event, no fees), each featuring ten plays and running approximately one hour and 40 minutes (or 100 minutes). For those of you making a day of it, the break between Blocks will allow you to stretch your legs and grab a snack...or race home to continue watching the event via livestream!
Patrons who purchase a ticket to the in-person event will also receive a link to the event livestream, so they may continue their BTM experience outside the theatre if they wish.
BTM XXVIII also includes a Block Party at 5 p.m., featuring Marathon-themed nibbles and beverages, music, and the chance to connect in person with the Boston theatre community!
If this event sells out, we will start a waitlist for unclaimed tickets (first-come, first-served) in-person at the Box Office on May 3. Come see us!
BTM XXVIII—11AM Block (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Madam Tiffani, the Minor Arcane by Michael Lin/Fresh Ink Theatre
Saw it Coming by Bob Eiland/Fort Point Theatre Channel
Same Sky by Iris Ledell/Wheelock Family Theatre
I Can Do Evil All By Myself… by Ken Green/Northeastern University
Terrarium by Yide Cai/Moonbox Productions
Quantum Love by Mj Sj/Open Theatre Project
Sinergy by James McLindon/Exiled Theatre
Glow in the Dark by Sierra Hitchcock and Charlie Hitchcock/Hub Theatre Company
Smile Chip by Sarah Unger/Lyric Stage Boston
Shiver Me Timbers by Elisabeth Burdick/Centastage
BTM XXVIII—1PM Block (1-3 p.m.)
Werewolf Transgenderism by Noah Good/Liars and Believers
The Cleaners by Joyce Van Dyke/Central Square Theater
Broken Wing by John Shanahan/Titanic Theatre Company
Out of Tune by Gabrielle Franklin/Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Soothsay by Gabriela Sanders/Studio Theatre Worcester
Reorganizing the Craft Supplies at 3am by Lee Forrest/The Huntington
Girl Knocking by Ellen Davis Sullivan/Dream Role Players
The Lesson by Dan Takács/Deadword Theatre Company
Sealskin by Shari Caplan/Boston Playwrights' Theatre
The Noir Before Christmas by John Minigan/Fork & Shoe Theatre Cooperative
BTM XXVIII—3PM Block (3-5 p.m.)
The Blue Bike by Lily Telegdy/Little Birdie Theatre Company
GRL PRAYR by Ysabel Cardona/Teatro Chelsea
Thresholds by Deniz Aydemir and Marie Jones/American Repertory Theater
Mathilda by John Rabinowitz/Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
15 Minutes Till the End by Amanda Tafeen/M&D Playhouse
My Roommate John is Moving to the Moon by Sam Noble/Sleeping Weazel
Breathing Through the Ashes by Judith Strang-Waldau/The Wilbury Theatre Group
How to Play the Fool by Amy Tibbetts/Greater Boston Stage Company
Muse by Natalie Weinberg/The Hive Theatre Company
Do Vampires Have Asian Festishes? by Karina Cowperthwaite/CHUANG Stage
BTM XXVIII—6PM Block (6-8 p.m.)
Le Chef! (A 10-Minute Musical) by Nancy Flynn-Barvick and Kate Barvick/Apollinaire Theatre
Halley's Comet by Katie Meade/Gloucester Stage Company
The Curator by Max Rissman/The Provincetown Theater
No More Second Chances by Patrick Gabridge/Plays in Place
Badgering by Isabella Madrigal and Sophia Madrigal/Company One Theatre
Jailbirds by Ilene A. Fischer/Witch Hunt Theatre
UConn Good by Kirsten Greenidge/Boston University School of Theatre
A Piece of the Pie by Hortense Gerardo/Umbrella Stage Company
All Sewn Up in Needle Park by Donna Sorbello/SpeakEasy Stage Company
Body Check is Through the Tent by Maggie Kearnan/Shit-faced Shakespeare
BTM XXVIII—8PM Block (8-10 p.m.)
GXXXDXT (some miles away), or The Green Dot Play by Elijah Estolano Punzal/Asian American Playwright Collective
The First Time, The Last Time by Bianca Vranceanu/Front Porch Arts Collective
Wada Wada Desu (Long Way to Go) by Bill Lattanzi/Asian American Theatre Artists of Boston
I'm Going to Eat You Now by Nyah Estelle Massey/Wellesley Repertory Theatre
Just Another Coffee by Mary Conroy/Here Comes Everybody Players
Was Not This Love by Rachel Beth Greene/Forge Theater Company
The Complaint Department by Jack Neary/Acting Out Productions
The Panel by Tegan Garon/Marblehead Little Theatre
Bar None by Grant MacDermott/Entropy Theatre
Grin and Bear It by Rick Park/Actors' Shakespeare Project
BTM XXVIII—Livestream (11 a.m.-10 p.m.)
Patrons who wish to enjoy the BTM entirely from home may purchase a ticket to the livestream ($15, no fees) here. You will receive a link to the livestream approximately two hours before the event begins on May 3. (BTM XXVIII begins at 11 a.m. EDT)
BTM XXVIII—All-Day Pass (in-person admission to all Blocks)
Note: It is only possible to purchase an All-Day Pass if all five of the day’s Blocks have seats available. (If you’ve tried to buy an All-Day Pass and it’s not working, this is probably why.) You can always check back on this option, though—it will become available again if new seats are released!