Launch Pad
2018 Winner: SpeakEasy Stage Company's Boston Project
Photo Credit: Nile Scott Studios
Turning an initial idea into a stage-ready script is no easy feat. But for the past three years, up-and-coming playwrights with Boston-set projects have gotten a hand with stipends, dramaturgical meetings, research assistance, table reads and beyond. Plays in development include Obehi Janice’s Ole White Sugah Daddy, which follows a Dorchester native courting an angel investor for her startup. The goal: To spotlight stories that reflect the breadth of life in Boston today. We’ll clap for that.
Speakeasy Stage Company
539 Tremont St., Boston • (617) 482-3279
speakeasystage.com/boston-project-2018
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Launch Pad
2016 Winner: The Workout at Laugh Boston
Since it opened in the Seaport in 2013, Laugh Boston has become a destination for local and nationally touring comedy acts...
- 425 Summer St., Boston
- (617) 725-2844
- laughboston.com
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Launch Pad
2017 Winner: GrubStreet
Writing is often thought of as a solitary, even lonely pursuit, but local scribes find practical support and community at this nonprofit creative writing center...
- 162 Boylston St., Boston
- (617) 695-0075
- grubstreet.org
Photo Credit: Sri Thumati
