Also Known As Theatre

04/17/2020

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards, especially Also Known As Theatre co-founder Kelly Smith, a member of the design team of Company One Theatre's production of VIETGONE!

The show will go on, albeit virtually, when the prizes for the Boston area’s theater season are announced May 11th.

12/30/2019

We're so proud to see our production of EXTREMITIES included on the Boston Stage Notes - Best of Boston 2019 list.

"What kept the play in my mind through the year, though, were the subtle ways it challenged the audience to rethink how we view survivors of r**e. As the collective culture is finally taking steps to grapple with that issue, Extremities felt like necessary viewing."

BostonStageNotes 2019 – A Year in Boston Theatre A culmination by James Wilkinson What a time to be alive, huh? Now at the end of 2019, I’m recalling a moment way back in the early months when I was speaking with an Artistic Director about reviewing theater. “Really?” She inquired, “You en...

11/08/2019

Congrats to the Also Known As Theatre artists nominated for 2019 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Click below to cast your votes for:

Best Actor in a Play: Padraig Sullivan for Joe in EXTREMITIES

Best Actress in a Play: Alissa Cordeiro for Marjorie in EXTREMITIES and Kira Compton for Lucy in IN THE FOREST, SHE GREW FANGS

Best Creative Team: IN THE FOREST, SHE GREW FANGS (Kelly Smith, Maggie Kearnan, Samuel Biondolillo, Julianne Mason, Rachael Linker, Kelsey Brown, and Jessica Scout Malone)

Best Director: Alexandra Smith for EXTREMITIES

Best Drama: EXTREMITIES

Best Original Concept for a Play: IN THE FOREST, SHE GREW FANGS

Voting is NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized!

04/16/2019

Thank you to everyone who came out for one of our nine performances of EXTREMITIES. We've heard so many stories about the intense but nuanced discussions the show prompted among our audience--thank you for digging in to these tough topics with us. We're also grateful for the support of our community partner, the Boston Area R**e Crisis Center and our closing weekend guest, the Cambridge Women's Commission. Please reach out to these organizations with questions or to get involved in the important work they do in our community.

Also Known As Theatre presents EXTREMITIES by William Mastrosimone
Directed by Alexandra Smith
Runs March 28-April 13
Margarett Jewett Hall at First Church, Cambridge
Marjorie: Alissa Cordeiro
Joe: Padraig Sullivan
Terry: Srin Chakravorty
Patricia: Amanda Dane
Stage Manager: Karlie Fitzgerald
Producer: Kelly Smith
Scenic/Props Design: Erin McCarthy
Costume Design: Heather Oshinsky
Fight Choreography: Jessica Scout Malone
Fireplace Design/Construction: Ben Lieberson
Technical Consultants: Hunter McKee, Ben Moll
Photos by Ashley Yung and Alexandra Smith

04/15/2019

Also Known As Theatre presents EXTREMITIES by William Mastrosimone
Directed by Alexandra Smith
Runs March 28-April 13
Margarett Jewett Hall at First Church, Cambridge
Marjorie: Alissa Cordeiro
Joe: Padraig Sullivan
Terry: Srin Chakravorty
Patricia: Amanda Dane
Stage Manager: Karlie Fitzgerald
Producer: Kelly Smith
Scenic/Props Design: Erin McCarthy
Costume Design: Heather Oshinsky
Fight Choreography: Jessica Scout Malone
Fireplace Design/Construction: Ben Lieberson
Technical Consultants: Hunter McKee, Ben Moll
Photos by Ashley Yung and Alexandra Smith

04/14/2019

It’s a full house for our closing performance of EXTREMITIES!

04/13/2019

Thank you to our friends at the Cambridge Women's Commission for joining us at last night's performance of Extremities and leading an insightful conversation examining how sexual assault and r**e culture have and have not evolved since the play was first produced in the early 1980s.

There's still one performance left, tonight at 8pm! Get your tickets: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17031

04/13/2019

ATTENTION: There are only TWO tickets left to tonight's closing performance of Extremities: One is on GoldStar and the other is via the link below. GO GET THEM NOW.

https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17031

04/13/2019

Thank you to Extremities audience members Sue Smith, Mark Sullivan, and Cynthia Winston, all of whom made additional donations to Also Known As Theatre after attending our production. We are proud to be a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, so if you'd also like to support small theatre in Boston, consider making a tax-deductible donation via the link below. And catch our final performance of Extremities tonight at 8pm! Tickets available at: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17031

https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/also-known-as-theatre

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04/12/2019

Tonight! 8pm! Tomorrow! 8pm! And then it's over. Get your tickets now for one of our last two performances of Extremities: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17031

04/12/2019

Tonight! See Extremities at 8pm and then chat with representatives from the Cambridge Women's Commission about opportunities to work on behalf of women and girls in our community. Learn more at https://cambridgewomenscommission.org

Tickets to Extremities are on sale now: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17031

04/12/2019

Also Known As Theatre presents "How to Talk to the Cast Backstage" or "Santa Wears Lululemon." Starring stage manager Karlie Fitzgerald, photos by director Alexandra Smith.

Catch Extremities on Friday, April 12 or Saturday, April 13 at 8pm: https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17031