Special Projects
Sometimes our community members come up with a great idea that just doesn't fit anywhere else at Theatre@First. A cooperative performance at a brewery with another theatre troupe? Sure! An endurance theatre festival to benefit charity? Can do! Classes on improv comedy? You betcha! Special Projects is our catch-all for these amazing theatrical ideas, and more that we haven't yet imagined Sometimes these ideas grow up and become full programs – see our pages for Bare Bones and FirstWorks elsewhere on this site!
Ongoing Series
Skill Sharpening Workshops
Workshops for all kinds of theatre folks to improve their skills or learn new ones.
Giving@First Festivals
A festival of plays written on-site to raise money for charitable causes.
Other Events
Unhinged Auditions
April 28, 2024
Shakespeare's Birthday
April 23, 2022
Shakespeare's Birthday
April 23, 2021
Monthly Monologues
April-December 2020
Tales from the Internet
October 16, 2020
Instant Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
July 23, 2020
ArtBeat 2020
July 17, 2020
Instant Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor
December 12, 2019
Shakespeare's 455th Birthday: an open-mic variety show
April 23, 2019
Line 'Em Up!: an evening of improv comedy
January 26, 2019
Useless Questions: a staged reading
January 13, 2018 — presented at the Arisia sci-fi convention
January 20, 2018 — presented at Unity Somerville
Cage of Light: a staged reading
January 15, 2017 — presented at the Arisia sci-fi convention
January 28, 2017 — presented at Unity Somerville
The Revenger's Tragedy: a staged reading
April 20, 2016 — presented at Aeronaut Brewing Co. in conjunction with It's a Fiasco
SomerVaudeVille 2: a cabaret
May 14, 2014 — presented at Johnny D's
The Vagina Monologues: a benefit for women's health
February 9, 2013 — presented at The Somerville Theater
The Bakery: a staged reading
April 30–May 1, 2011
Impromptu: improv workshops for actors
classes March 24–May 5, 2010 — with final presentation May 6, 2010
Never After: an original musical
September 26–27, 2009
SomerVaudeVille: a cabaret
May 28, 2008 — presented at Johnny D's