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Festival@First 13: Superstitious

directed by Renée Walsh 

About the Show

Festival@First 13: Superstitious, features 8 original short plays by Massachusetts playwrights which explore the weird, wacky, and sometimes spooky world of superstition.

A superstition is a widely held belief, typically not based on reason or science, that future events can be influenced by one's behavior in some supernatural way. Why do some people have all the good luck, while others seem like they've been cursed? Are we surrounded by ghosts who haven't found their eternal rest? Do we really have free will, or are our lives dictated by forces beyond ourselves? 

Join Theatre@First for a night of theatre that's sure to be hilarious, uncanny, and maybe a little twisted!

Performances

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 8pm

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 8pm

Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 8pm

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 8pm - Masked Performance

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 8pm

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 2pm - Matinee!

Masking Policy

Our Thursday night performance will require audience members to wear a face mask. If you forget to bring one, a mask will be provided at the door.

Location

Festival@First 13 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.

DEPARTMENT OF OCCULT DIFFICULTIES

by Marielle Boudreau
directed by Tegan Kehoe

A couple brings an unusual—but adorable—case to the Department of Occult Difficulties, looking for help. 

CAM

JULES

AVERY 

Elizabeth Raible

Carolyn Salvi

Theresa Griffin

No Such Thing

by Brian Rust
directed by Santiago Rivas

Beth and Mac are both magnets for bad luck, but it never affects them directly. When they have a meet-cute in a restaurant it's the people around them who pay the price.

MAC 

BETH

CAT

CLOWN

DELIVERY DRIVER

Hann Allen

Rachel Tessler

River Hayes

Jodee Frias

Katie Stratton


Unfinished Business

by Amy Bennett-Zendzian
directed by Helen Edgar

A mother and daughter head into the graveyard to confront old ghosts, literal and figurative.

MOM

ERIN

GHOST MYRNA

GHOST JESSIE

Julia Novina

Zoe Snyder

Bethany Croteau

Naomi Ibasitas

There's The Rub

by Christian Krenek
directed by Angele Maraj

In the courtyard of the Casa di Giulietta stands a bronze statue of Juliet Capulet, and legend has it that if you rub the statue’s right breast, you will be lucky in love. When Rosalyn visits the statue one summer afternoon on a trip to Verona, she finds herself making an unexpected connection.

ROSALYN

JULIET

PASSERBY

Jess Weaver

Lisa Aquino

Jordan Waterworth

Under the Ghost Light

by Isabelle M. Tinti-Kane
directed by Julia Hurley

The show is over and the audience is gone; the theater is dark. After Beatrice’s last performance before retirement, she and stage manager Helena linger on the stage. But are they truly alone, or are there ghosts listening?

BEATRICE

HELENA

Christina Bontempo

Ruby Simonoff

The Right Ingredients

by Michael Lin (with co-writer Gabriela Tovar)
directed by Ryan Walsh

A group of teenagers meet in a parking lot to summon the spirit of a beloved family member, but the manner in which they perform the ritual may prove to have dangerous consequences.

ASH

LESLIE

STEVIE

CHAD

Eli Saracino

Serena Wong

Jadyn Washington

Jordan Waterworth

The Pond Girl

by Phoebe Roberts
directed by Emily Osterloh

Amy and Olivia want to use a ouijia board to contact the ghost of a girl who died on the grounds of their high school, but another student they don’t know warns them of a few things they hadn’t considered. 

AMY

OLIVIA

WENDY

Julia Mangeym

Sonia Fisher-Taub

Mariel Rojas

The Thirteenth Hour

by Shari Caplan
directed by Alex Gorowara

In the moment between moments, the forces of fortune—foul, fair, and fickle—meet to determine the fate of a village. Black cat, white rabbit, and crow barter destinies grand and small, each with their own agenda. 

BEELZEBUB

EOSTRE

CORONIS

Bey Woodward

Bethany Croteau

Ewa Sitarska

Production Team

Director

Technical Director

Producer

Stage Manager

Asst. SM / Rehearsal Asst.

Set Designer

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

Costumer

Costume Assistant

Hair & Makeup

Properties Manager

House Manager

Publicity Lead

Intimacy Coach / Choreo

Graphic Designer

Photographer

Renée Walsh

Shelley MacAskill

Sean Phillips

Katie Carroll

Audra Congress

Brie Frame

Jonah Yannis

Han Taub

Emma Joyce

Annie Barnett

Rose Conley

Miranda Cashman

Jason Rhode

Jamie Lin

Cari Keebaugh

Gilly Rosenthal

Audra Congress

If you are interested in joining the Production Team, or being a House Volunteer, please email us!

Theatre@First is part of the Massachusetts Community Theatre Corporation, a non-profit arts organization recognized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)3.

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