Presenting our 2025/26 Season Many years ago, my mentor (the late Maureen Shea) was chatting with me about a play she was directing, and she said something that tickled me: “It’s a love letter, Courtney, a little valentine.” As I was looking at our titles altogether for the 2025/26 season, I realized that in fact, all of them are
Our Town September 19-October 19, 2025 By Thornton Wilder Directed by Courtney O’Connor Every minute is a gift. An American classic for our time. The day starts and ends pretty much the same way in Grover’s Corner. Beyond the humdrum of daily life, glimmers of joy, flickers of melancholy, and secret desires are hidden away in the mundane. It’s in the eyes of young
You’ll laugh so hard you’ll…well, you get the idea. A greedy and unethical corporation profits from the citizens of a city in the middle of a water shortage by banning public toilets forcing the people to pinch their pennies for the “privilege to pee.” But revolution is in the air. Led by Bobby Strong, a hopeful hero who
In honor of our current production, Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, the show’s cast and artistic team along with the Lyric Stage staff compiled a Spotify playlist of songs that remind us of the show. Here are some of our favorites: Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong “Oh I love to climb to mountain And reach the highest
Lyric Stage Boston Names Courtney O’Connor Producing Artistic Director The Lyric Stage Boston Board of Trustees has appointed Courtney O’Connor to Producing Artistic Director. President of the Lyric Stage Board of Trustees Ron Sudol says, “I am thrilled that Courtney has accepted the position of Producing Artistic Director of Lyric Stage Boston. After long experience as a stage director and theater
Courtney O’Connor° (Director/Producing Artistic Director) – Courtney joined the full-time staff of the Lyric Stage in 2018 and was named Artistic Director in 2020. She has directed several pieces for the Lyric Stage, including Be Here Now, The Book of Will, Preludes, Rooted, Assassins, Thirst, Urinetown: The Musical, and ART. Courtney was a senior affiliated faculty member in
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston has created a season of plays that will inspire audiences to share in one-of-a-kind experiences that only live theater can create. It’s a season to gather together and connect with the friends we come with and the ones we make in the seat next to us. That spark of inspiration, delight, and
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston, in conjunction with Boston Public Schools (BPS), announces its second annual Lyric First Page. Lyric First Page brings theater education into the classroom with its second playwriting festival tailored for students in grades 3-12 in the Greater Boston area. Lyric First Page is sponsored by The Village Bank. Lyric First Page was created
The cast and crew of The Book of Will and the Lyric staff compiled a Spotify playlist that remind us of the show. Here are some of our favorites! 1. “My Hero” by Foo Fighters There goes my hero Watch him as he goes There goes my hero He's ordinary “This is truly a rag tag group of people who will do anything to
Meet the leading duo of the Lyric’s production of The Last Five Years, Jared and Kira Troilo! Jared and Kira met when they were in first grade, had their first date at 15, and did theatre together in high school. They are now seven years into their marriage, and they also have an adorable son together! Jared Troilo* (Jamie)