Auditions

Reservations are now open for auditions, Monday June 5 and Tuesday June 6. Auditions are by reservation only. See our Auditions page for more information and to sign up for a time slot!

Performances

Friday, August 18, 2023 at 8pm

Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 8pm

Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 4pm (matinee)

Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 8pm

Friday, August 25, 2023 at 8pm

Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 4pm (matinee)

Location

Festival@First 11: Myths & Legends will be presented at Unity Somerville, 6 William Street, Somerville.

The performance space is not wheelchair-accessible.

Parking on William St is by permit only. General parking is available on College Ave. Please read signs carefully to avoid ticketing.

A musician comes across the Devil at a crossroads, but before they can strike a deal God appears to keep the Devil from falling off the wagon on their way to recovery from addicted gambling. 

Monsters are much less frightening when you realize they have rules: bogeymen hide under beds, kelpies stick to fords and streams, and Black Dogs can only kill you if you look behind. But where do those rules come from? And can they be broken, if you come at them the right way? 

One of Odysseus's sailors begins to have doubts about his place in the story. 

A king attempts to leave his infant nephew to die of exposure on a hillside, but a passing shepherd is having none of it. A spoof on a trope common to a number of different mythologies. 

Four women in Heaven try to perfect their pitch, convincing God to include their planet, Earth, in the big plans.

Two best friends, Jack and Luis, look for UFOs at night in the summer and find something deeper in their friendship along the way.

It is Rome in 120 A.D. Festus is quite excited when he learns that he has been cast in the role of Icarus in a performance at the Colosseum. However, his enthusiasm quickly wanes when stage workers Sabina and Brutus gradually fill him in as to what exactly the role requires.

The eagle charged with eating Prometheus’s liver each day is growing weary of the routine. But when Heracles shows up to free the titan, the two unlikely friends are forced to decide whether to take a risk on a new life or stick with what they know.