Alex Lonati on Standing Room Only

Between her work as SpeakEasy’s Community Engagement and Special Events Manager and as an up-and-coming director in Boston, Alex Lonati wears a lot of hats. But even over six years later, she’s still remembered for her first major role in the Boston theatre scene: host of WERS’ Standing Room Only, Boston’s premier and only musical theatre radio show.

With Standing Room Only’s Kitchen Kickline on Saturday, we thought we’d ask Alex about her four years as the host of SRO to build some excitement for this weekend!

An Interview with Playwright Alexis Scheer

We’re excited to have Playwright Alexis Scheer curating Series 4 of our Play Discussion Club, entitled A Spotlight on Latinx Voices. Alexis’ play, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, recently made its Off-Broadway debut at WP Theater and was named to the Kilroy’s List in 2019. Her most recent play, Laughs in Spanish, had its world premiere at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre in 2019 and was recently selected for the National New Play Network’s Annual National Showcase of New Plays. We asked Alexis a few questions about what to expect for the upcoming series of plays and what she’s been up to during the pandemic.

SpeakEasy University

At SpeakEasy Stage Company, we are dedicated to championing emerging arts leaders and facilitating room for education, conversation, and growth. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all aspects of both theatre and education, we have decided to expand our programming so that all interested members of our community can take this time to continue their professional journeys from home.

The Boston Project Podcast

The Usual Unusual is a scrappy and quaint bookstore where Boston’s LGBTQ+ community has gathered to shop, organize, and flirt since the 70’s. When the store’s charismatic founder Penn announces his retirement, neurotic staff-member Charlie persuades him to pass leadership on, rather than close the store. The staff’s efforts to unite a fractured community under one banner – or simply coordinate a weekly reading night — stoke generational disputes about identity, community, and trauma, and lead to fraught and hilarious results.

Who’s Who: The Usual Unusual Cast

Meet the cast of our first Boston Project Podcast Series: The Usual Unusual!

Black Lives Matter Resource List

So many of us have spent the last few days wondering what role we’re meant to play as Black Lives Matter protesters around the nation fight against injustice and for a better future. _ n our conversations as a staff this week, we became focused on three actions that we can all take as individuals […]