Plays in Place

06/13/2026

We are delighted to announce that Plays in Place was selected as a 2026 Award of Excellence winner by the Leadership in History awards committee for The Kittie Knox Plays. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards program is the nation’s most prestigious competition for recognition of achievement in state and local history.

We are honored to receive this recognition!

06/13/2026

We are so excited to announce that we have been honored by the American Association for State and Local History for The Kittie Knox Plays!

We are thrilled to have our work recognized with the Award of Excellence for Massachusetts.

The Award of Excellence is presented to recognize excellence for projects (including civic engagement, special projects, educational programs, exhibits, publications, etc.), and individual lifetime achievement. This is the main award in the Leadership in History Awards program.

The 2026 AASLH Leadership in History Awards winners are examples of superior and innovative achievements in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history that make the past more meaningful to all people. See this year's winners at tinyurl.com/5ayppmn4.

06/13/2026

Did you know that the Ruggles Center sits across Nonotuck Street from where both Sojourner Truth and David Ruggles lived in the factory/boardinghouse of the Northampton Association? https://davidrugglescenter.org/northampton-association-education-industry/ Come visit us this or any Sunday through October between 12 and 4 to hear the story of local resistance to the slave-power and promotion of human rights and justice in the 19th century. Visit us at https://davidrugglescenter.org/

06/11/2026

Thank you to our partners at The Preservation Society of Newport County for hosting our cast and crew for the first reading of "Loyalty or Liberty: Tales from Revolutionary Newport," kicking off our rehearsal process to bring three original plays to life about Hunter House. Following the reading, we visited the beautiful grounds of Hunter House, where we'll perform these plays this summer from June 30 - September 1. Check out the beautiful bay view!

Tickets are available now: https://www.newportmansions.org/events/loyalty-or-liberty-tales-from-revolutionary-newport/ or linked on our website at playsinplace.com/loyalty-or-liberty/
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06/11/2026

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06/07/2026

There’s something supercharged about creating theatre on the sites where the stories took place. Not only do Plays in Place artists engage with history and embody historical personages, the artistic process is enriched through deep interaction with the sites themselves.

This picture shows the first read through of The Slippery Truth, on-site at Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine in East Granby CT. At this rehearsal , cast members were able to tour of the museum, and the curator offered some background on the prison break that is covered in the play - which happened on May 18, 1781 - 245 years ago almost to the day of the read through.

06/04/2026

06/02/2026

Design meeting .northampton today for the Hull/Hawley plays. It was great to be back in the Shepherd Barn, where we produced Pulling at the Roots in 2023 and 2024. We were excited to share our cool season poster with the barn’s resident horse.

05/25/2026

Thanks to for having Producing Artistic Director Patrick Gabridge on the pod! Tune in to give a listen! And don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Kittie Knox Plays book - order on our website and help spread Kittie’s amazing story.
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