Announcing the
2021/2022 Season!
Fresh Ink is thrilled to announce our lineup for the 2021/2022 season! We are so excited to share our new play development work in person with you again, and can't wait for our official reopening in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts this January.
Join us in celebrating the resiliency of our local artists, the power of creativity during uncertain times, and the hope that meaningful stories can bring us closer together again, no matter what lies ahead this coming season. All of Fresh Ink's work over the past 10 seasons, but especially during this last year, has been possible because of the continued support of our community. Thank you for helping us forge lasting relationships with our audiences and artists alike and championing new voices and stories right here in Boston.
We can’t wait to continue our work on these two incredible plays and bring them to life for our audiences this season!
Written by Erin Lerch
Directed by Josh Glenn-Kayden
January 15-29, 2022
Boston Center for the Arts
When the alien Legion came, Sheena lost everything. All she has left is one final, unlikely dream: the Rebellion. But when she arrives, it’s to a Rebellion shattered by the loss of its leader, pushed to increasingly desperate measures – including working with their alien enemy. As tensions mount, Sheena has to face the question: when you have nothing left, what do you fight for?
Erin Lerch (they/them) is a Boston-area playwright and stage manager who can’t/won’t stop writing deeply queer sci-fi. They recently appeared on ArtsBoston’s July 2020 list of 10 Boston Playwrights You Should Know. Their play CROSSING FLIGHT (first in the Legion Cycle) had its world premiere in Boston at TC Squared Theatre Company in January 2018. They are the writer and co-producer of The Legion Tapes podcast. Their short play WORLD LINE had a full staged reading with Blunt Objects Theatre Company in New Orleans, and was presented online as part of TC Squared’s VOLUME UP Virtual Reading series in summer 2020. Erin’s ten minute plays (which include RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY and DON’T LOOK BACK) have been read and produced in Texas, West Virginia, Florida, Washington, and throughout Massachusetts. SHRIKE was originally written and developed through Company One Theatre's PlayLab Fellows program, and Erin is so excited to be working on it with Fresh Ink!
Written by Andrew Siañez-De La O
Directed by Jasmine Brooks
April 30 - May 14, 2022
Boston Center for the Arts
Agent Chavez is on her way back to headquarters after losing her partner during a mission gone wrong. Agent Hogan is days away from retiring after twenty-five years of service. And thanks to budget cuts, these two agents from The Bureau of [REDACTED] are going to have to share a dusty motel room in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. But this is no ordinary stopover. As they come to realize The Bureau may have put them directly in harm's way, these two Agents have to grapple with their darkest memories and deepest regrets if they want to survive the demands of the El Dorado Motel.
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Andrew Siañez-De La O (he/him) is a Mexican-American writer from El Paso, Texas. He is currently a Huntington Playwriting Fellow at Huntington Theatre Company. His work has been developed across the nation with the support of companies such as The Playwrights Realm, Pipeline Theatre Company, Milagro Theatre, Company One, and Echo Theater Company. Additionally, he is a committee member for the WGA Audio Alliance, helping organize for a more equitable future for creators of audio drama. He is a scriptwriter for the Latinx children’s fiction podcast, TIMESTORM, with Cocotazo Media and his play, THE ORTIZ TWINS ARE COMING HOME, is currently being adapted for audio in partnership with Stormfire Productions and slated for a 2021 release. Learn more about Andrew at www.andrewsianezdelao.com.
Auditions for Truth or Consequences will be virtual, with videos due by end of day on December 1st. Callbacks will be held in person the afternoon of December 11th. Get full details and sign up for a timeslot on the audition form — be sure to sign up to audition by November 28th to receive a side provided with your audition confirmation.
We're working alongside our partners at the Boston Center for the Arts to ensure a safe return to live theatre for all artists and audience members. At this time, we anticipate these productions happening in person, but may need to adjust our plans according to changing statewide health and safety guidelines. Please feel free to reach out to management@freshinktheatre.org with any questions!