ArtsBoston (GBA)

• What: Theatre & Arts Non-Profit that offers discount tickets, as well as other theatre-adjacent programming. 

• For: All Theatre Artists

Booked & Scene Instagram (GBA)

• What: Instagram account run by reviewer Kapiolani Kassal, featuring reviews, recommendations and interviews with Boston Theatre community members. Booked & Scene also covers the Norton Awards. 

• For: All Theatre Artists

Boston Area Theatre Audition Instagram (GBA)

• What:  Follow our instagram for updates on all of these resources, community events, and comp opportunities, as well as the annual Boston Area Theatre Auditions (BATA) which takes place in April. 

• For: All Theatre Artists, although BATA itself is limited to Non-Equity actors

Boston Center for the Arts (GBA)

• What: The BCA, as it’s colloquially called, is one of the major centers for theatre in Boston. The BCA is made up of the Calderwood Pavilion, The Cyclone, and the BCA offices, which house SpeakEasy Stage, Company One, and a few other resident theatres. They also have rehearsal rooms for rent. 

• For: All Theatre Artists

Boston Curtain Call Instagram  (GBA)

• What: Discounted/free tickets and show reviews

• For:  All Theatre Artists
  
  

Boston Theatre Database  (GBA)

• What: This database is run by Boston theatre director Shira Helena Gitlin and is part-database, part-listserv. This list is private, but Shira often sends out tailored job opportunities and passes recommendations on to other community members. 

• For:  All Theatre Artists

Boston Theatre Season Tracker (GBA)

• What: This spreadsheet tracks the seasons of many major Boston Theaters, including The Huntington, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Greater Boston Stage Company, and more. The lighter highlight shows approximate rehearsal spans, while the darker colors represent how long the show runs. Created by Boston-based actor, educator, and coach Allison Beauregard! 

• For:  All Theatre Artists

Boston Theatre Scene (GBA)

• What: The main ticketing site for Boston theatre. You can also find a calendar with pretty much every production happening in Boston

• For:  All Theatre Artist

Elliot Norton Awards (GBA)

• What: Boston area Professional Theatre award association

• For:  All Theatre Artists

EntWork

• What: EntWork is a directory of sites to find work in the live entertainment industry, particularly in the theatre and dance worlds. They offer a list of summerstock theatres, which are a great option for Boston theatre students and professionals. 

• For:  All Theatre Artists
  
  

HowlRound Theatre Commons:

• What: HowlRound is a free and open platform for theatre makers worldwide that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and facilitates connection between diverse practitioners. This is a great resource for essays, podcasts, videos, and other theatre resources. HowRound is national, but the headquarters are right here in Boston!

• For:  All Theatre Artists
  
  
  

Inclusive Stages: Podcast (GBA)

• What: A podcast for theater makers, creatives, and arts leaders who believe we can build a better industry—one brave, emotionally intelligent, and trauma-informed space at a time. Hosted by Kira Troilo, founder of Art & Soul Consulting. 

•  For:  All Theatre Artists
  
  

Getting Started in Boston - Theatre Panel (GBA)

• What: A panel hosted by BATA in May 2025 addressing questions around beginning a career in the Boston theatre scene. Panelists: Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Alex Lonati, Lyndsay Allyn Cox, and Georgia Lyman. Moderated by Shira Helena Gitlin. [Passcode: KC%rLR4$] 

• For:  All Theatre Artists
  
  

List of Theaters / GigIntel

• What: “Yelp for Theater Workers” - a list of theaters, along with notes from past employees on working conditions. 

• For:  All Theatre Artists

Community Theater in New England  (GBA)

• What: Facebook page for community theatres in New England. 

• For:  All Theatre Artists looking to get involved with Community Theater
  
  

Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theater (EMACT)  (GBA)

• What: Community Theatre award association, offers educational programming and recognition of excellence.

• For:  All Theatre Artists looking to get involved with Community Theater

Massachusetts Community Theatre Resources Facebook Group

• What: Facebook page for community theatres in Massachusetts.

• For:  All Theatre Artists looking to get involved with Community Theater

North of Boston Community/Regional Theater (GBA)

• What: Facebook page for theatres North of Boston.

• For:  All Theatre Artists

South O' Boston Community Theater (GBA)

• What: Facebook page for community theatres South of Boston.

• For:  All Theatre Artists

Theatre 411

• What: Audition/Job board for community theatres.

• For: Actors, but some Production and Director jobs

ActorsPlaybook

• What: Free resources and sides for actors. They also have paid continuing education and workshops. 

• For: Actors/Performers   

Advice and Resources for Beginning Actors in Boston (GBA)

• What:  Created by Boston theatre maker and former StageSource Executive Director Jen Lewis, this document offers advice, tips, and tricks for beginning and emerging actors. You can also find acting resources from Jen here.

• For: Actors/Performers  

New Play Exchange Acting Subscription

• What: Paid subscription to unlimited monologue searches and downloads, a library of favorite audition monologues and scripts. 

• Cost: $10 for Actor, $15 for Actor Pro 

• For:  Actors/Performers  

The Actor’s Playground ✷

• What: The Actor’s Playground is a safe, judgment-free rehearsal space where actors can experiment, make bold choices, and fall back in love with their craft. Whether you’re an emerging artist or a seasoned pro, this affordable, no-stakes space is designed to help you rediscover the joy and spontaneity of acting—on your terms. Weekly 30-minute Zoom sessions, flexible, and all about play!

• Cost: $25/month 

• For:  Actors/Performers

Deconstructing Directing

• What: Deconstructing Directing is a content library and paradigm for theatre directors of all experience levels, but created especially for those working in "upstream" environments like community and educational theatre.

• For: Directors

Directors Gathering 

• What: Directors Gathering (DG) builds a consistent community for theatre directors. They offer directors resources of connectivity, skill-sharing, and peer advocacy.

• For: Directors

Directors Lab North

• What: Based on the now-defunct Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Directors Lab North is a week-long directing incubator that takes place in Toronto, Canada.  

• For: Directors
  
  

Directors Lab West 

• What: Based on the now-defunct Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Directors Lab North is a week-long directing incubator that takes place in Los Angeles.  

• For: Directors

Drama League Directors Project

• What: Drama League offers a wide selection of Directing Fellowships, Residencies, and Assistantships

• For: Directors

SDCF Professional Development Program

• What: The SDCF Professional Development Program provides opportunities for early career directors and choreographers to observe and/or support experienced directors and choreographers during the production process.

• For: Directors

U.S. Theatre Director Resources

• What: A Facebook group for U.S. theatre directors to find and post upcoming opportunities/grants/fellowships, as well as share and discuss issues and inspiration.

• For: Directors

Boston United Theater Resource Potluck  (GBA)

• What: Facebook group for sharing resources, mostly props, sound equipment, costumes, etc. People often list items that are free, for sale, or for rent. 

• For: Production Managers  Designers  Technicians

Prop Co-Op  (GBA)

• What: A go-to hub for theatre props in New England! Props can be rented, but they can also be stored if your group doesn’t have their own space. 

• For: Props Designers  Production Managers  Directors  Producers

Acting Monologues

• What:  Searchable collection of free monologues.

• For: Actors

Dramatists Guild

• What: The Dramatists Guild is committed to shepherding playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists through every stage of their careers by providing community, advocacy, contract reviews and professional development to aspiring and professional dramatists working in the United States.

• For: Playwrights

New Play Exchange

• What: A website hosting plays that are still in development. 

• For: Playwrights  Directors  Actors
  
  

New England New Play Alliance  (GBA)

• What: The New England New Play Alliance seeks to bring together the collective energy and resources of new play producers and developers in Greater Boston/New England.

• For: Playwrights  Directors Actors  interested in new work

Nonbinary Monologue Project 

• What: Monologues for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming individuals or non-gendered monologues for actors of any gender.

• For: Actors  Educators Directors

Playwrights’ Platform (GBA)

• What: Playwrights’ Platform is a Boston-based, non-profit cooperative of local – and some remote – playwrights, actors, and directors, dedicated to mutual assistance in the work of developing new plays.

• For: Playwrights Directors Actors/Performers 

Actors Equity Association (AEA)

• What: Union for Actors and Stage Managers 

• For: Actors/Performers  Stage Managers

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

• What: Union for Singers, Dancers, Staging staff, and faculty, staff, and instructors in Opera, Choral performance, and Concert Dance in the United States.

• For: Performers  Musicians

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

• What: Union for Teachers, Educators, and Professors

• For: Educators
  
  
  

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE)

• What: Union for Stagehands, Designers, Make-up Artists, Technicians and more.

  • • IATSE481 covers technicians, artisans, and craftspeople in the motion picture industry in New England. 

    • Local 11 covers Stage Employees in Boston, Lynn, Salem, Waltham, Brockton, Plymouth, and Cape Cod. 

    • Local 53 covers Worcester. 

    • Local 232 covers Northampton and Amherst. 

    • Local 798 covers Hairstylists and Make-up Artists. 

    • Local B-4 represents Front of House in Boston.  

    • USA829 covers Designers and Scenic Artists. 

• For: Designers  Technicians   Production Managers

SAG-AFTRA

• What: SAG-AFTRA represents approximately Film/TV actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals.

• For: Actors/Performers

Stage Directors & Choreographers Society (SDC)

• What: National Union for Directors and Choreographers.

• For: Directors  Choreographers

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