Wellesley Repertory Theatre - WRT

Wellesley Repertory Theatre - WRT "There is a hunger to see the human presence acted out. As long as that need remains people will find a way to do theatre." - Zelda Fichandler

Wellesley Repertory Theatre was founded by Artistic Director Nora Hussey in June of 1998. The mission at the time was to provide an artistic home for Wellesley College alums as well as integrating Wellesley College graduates into the Boston theatre scene. It has since expanded its timeline and company to become Wellesley Repertory Theatre! The company has been awarded the Moss Hart Award for theat

rical excellence multiple times. What began with a core company of three, and one production of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" has grown in the intervening years to a core company of 21, with an age range of 13 to mid 70’s and an average of 3 Main Stage productions and occasionally a children’s theatre production. The productions over the years have been lauded by critics and audiences alike. Recent productions include The Clearing, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Dancing at Lughnasa, Holiday, Our Town, and Season’s Greetings, Hay Fever, and Orlando. The idea of a “company’ has long been a dream held by the director. The mission statement puts forth this concept: ‘Putting together a diverse group of people that interacts, moves in sync, sometimes in competition, but always working toward a common goal is essentially organic. It is as complex or as simple as our own families. The success of families, or theatre companies, is in how well each member’s personal strengths and weaknesses are utilized or overcome. In this spirit the emotional power of a dramatic endeavor comes together – knowing each other so well over the years that the individuals form a highly efficient artistic entity. Maturity and growth happens as you work day in and day out with the same people toiling toward a common goal.”Wellesley Repertory Theatre runs winter and summer and is a fixture in the theatre scene in the Boston area.

Celebrating Wellesley's incredible at last night's Spotlight Gala for the Huntington Theatre Company - at which a recor...
05/12/2026

Celebrating Wellesley's incredible at last night's Spotlight Gala for the Huntington Theatre Company - at which a record-breaking amount of funds were raised to support audacious art-making, engagement and education! Watching 's grad be honored with the Wimberly Award was a true thrill.

From :
Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle has been the catalyst for unprecedented collaboration in Greater Boston, from full-scale productions of her work on our stages to in-process presentations at her alma mater, Wellesley College. This year, we celebrate her momentous contributions to the American theatre canon and her incredible impact with the Wimberly Award.

Wellesley Repertory Theatre is honored to be a part of this journey and this artistic family, and we look forward to the final two productions of the cycle! Happy first read-through of In Old Age to !

This year's featured a hilarious & touching original play by student Nyah Massey, starring grad Karina Ithier and stu...
05/11/2026

This year's featured a hilarious & touching original play by student Nyah Massey, starring grad Karina Ithier and student Candace Beverly.

I'M GOING TO EAT YOU NOW at the Boston Theatre Marathon! Forks up! And congrats!

Boston Theater Marathon is coming up - and is bringing their appetite!Current student has a remarkable 10 minute play ...
04/28/2026

Boston Theater Marathon is coming up - and is bringing their appetite!

Current student has a remarkable 10 minute play featured in the final block, starring alum and Wellesley Theatre Studies student .bev. Come be part of this fantastic tradition and support the Theater Community Benevolent Fund!

WHAT:
Boston Theater Marathon XXVIII
presented by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre

WHERE:
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

—and—
Available to livestream from a computer or other device—visit www.BostonPlaywrights.org for details.

WHEN:
Sunday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Plays are grouped into five “blocks,” each including 10 plays, beginning at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.

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*Tickets are available online only. Tickets per Block: $30 advance, $35 day of event. $100 All-Day Pass. $15 all-day livestream. NO FEES!

Boston Theater Marathon is coming up - and is bringing their appetite!Current student has a remarkable 10 minute play ...
04/28/2026

Boston Theater Marathon is coming up - and is bringing their appetite!

Current student has a remarkable 10 minute play featured in the final block, starring alum and Wellesley Theatre Studies student .bev. Come be part of this fantastic tradition and support the Theater Community Benevolent Fund!

WHAT:
Boston Theater Marathon XXVIII
presented by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre

WHERE:
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

—and—
Available to livestream from a computer or other device—visit www.BostonPlaywrights.org for details.

WHEN:
Sunday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Plays are grouped into five “blocks,” each including 10 plays, beginning at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.

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*Tickets are available online only. Tickets per Block: $30 advance, $35 day of event. $100 All-Day Pass. $15 all-day livestream. NO FEES!

We spy Wellesley grad and WRT grantee in conversation with David Henry Hwang in CA!
04/24/2026

We spy Wellesley grad and WRT grantee in conversation with David Henry Hwang in CA!

Friends! Your enthusiastic engagement in our in-process presentations of LIFTED by means the world. We have three left,...
03/27/2026

Friends! Your enthusiastic engagement in our in-process presentations of LIFTED by means the world. We have three left, and limited tickets available for the final event at Wellesley College on Sunday.

All audience members on Sunday are invited to a pre-show reception at 6pm to recognize the power of the artistic process together, and celebrate the journey of LIFTED within the UFOT Family Cycle together!

While tickets are SOLD OUT and SELLING OUT, we will do our best to seat you if you join us.

Thank you for your support!

Thanks to our first audience at the Maso Studio at the Huntington Theatre!Your engagement before, during and after our i...
03/25/2026

Thanks to our first audience at the Maso Studio at the Huntington Theatre!

Your engagement before, during and after our in-process presentations of Lifted continue to inspire and inform.

Come be part of it! Visit link in bio to reserve tickets for remaining shows.

Next week! 6 opportunities to see 7 remarkable actors being you1 of a kind in-process presentations of the7th play of Mf...
03/20/2026

Next week!
6 opportunities to see
7 remarkable actors being you
1 of a kind in-process presentations of the
7th play of Mfoniso Udofia's
9 play Ufot Family Cycle!

3/24-3/27 at 7pm
3/28 at 2pm
at the Maso Studio at the Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston

3/29 at 7pm
at Walsh Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College
106 Central Street

Reserve via link in bio!

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(781) 283-2000

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