Artistic Director
Email
Melissa J. Wentworth
ootbtc@aol.com
Out of the Blue Theater Company was founded in 1992 by Melissa Wentworth and Karen Woodward Massey to produce exceptional works and promote Boston-based theater artists. Past productions include "The School for Scandal", "The Elephant Man", "Twelfth Night", "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", "Suddenly Last Summer", and "Antigone". Past world premieres include "Womb Song" and "The Loved One" by Dorothy Tan, and "Aesop's Fables" by Brian Wolfe-Leonard which was produced as part of the Boston Center for the Arts residency program. In the last four Boston Theater Marathons Out of the Blue has been proud to present works by Patrick Gabridge, David Valdez Greenwood, and Leslie Dillen.
"Action Jesus"
Written and performed by
Leslie Harrell Dillen
Directed by Melissa J. Wentworth
was performed at
Boston Playwright's Theater and then taken to The NYC Fringe Festival
This Manhattan based spiritual comedy wrestles with God and sex. Our "Closet Christian" heroine confronts midlife, searches for faith, and ponders why she "prays to God for big things and Jesus for parking spaces."
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"The Maternal Instinct"
By Monica Bauer
Directed by Melissa J. Wentworth
was performed as an
AEA Members Showcase at the Boston Playwright's Theater and then taken to the Midtown International Theater Festival in New York City under an Actor's Equity New York Showcase code.
more about Maternal Instincts >
Closed on April 17, 2005
after a fabulous time
was had by all.
Directed
by Melissa J. Wentworth
March
31-April 17, 2005
Thu-Sat @ 8:00, Sun @ 3:00
DEN OF INIQUITY
by Patrick Gabridge was reprised in a reading at the Herring Run Arts Festival on September 11th. And, at the Arlington Friends of the Drama Short Takes Festival DEN was nominated for all awards, and won Best Actor (Joseph Zamparelli, Jr.), and Best Ensemble (Joe, Rena, and Karen).
Photos by Robert Massey of Pulse Media
NONPROFIT
Sunday, August 15, 2004
Directed by
Karen Woodward Massey
Starring: Michele Proude, Kippy Goldfarb, Joseph Zamparelli Jr., Dorothy Dwyer, Evan O'Sullivan, and Ayana Morse
It’s an exciting time for the Urban Arts Center, as the prospect of a hot new grant promises to revitalize its ailing facilities and put its street musicians, muralists, and theater guerillas on the map. Most optimistic of all is Fred, an aspiring glass-painter, who dreams of rising above her entry-level job and making her mark on the Center’s famous window (and perhaps even winning the heart of a handsome juggler). Less enthusiastic are Fred’s musician coworker, Artaud, who would rather be playing on the streets than leading sing-a-longs at public events, and some disgruntled artists who think UAC is a bit too beholden to its well-heeled sponsors. Nonetheless, Fred looks to Louise, the charismatic Executive Director, to fulfill the Center’s mission of art for art’s sake. Teaming up with her enthusiastic but scatterbrained supervisor, Terry, Fred works hard to support Louise’s directives. But as the pressure mounts to deliver the promised funding, so do the mishaps and chaos. Disaster strikes and Terry goes down in flames, along with everyone’s hopes. Louise quickly rebounds and secures a lucrative new corporate sponsorship, which will save UAC but jeopardizes the annual artists’ ball. Fred is soon forced to choose between supporting the artists and keeping her job; in the end, she must give up what she thought she most wanted in order to find her true artistic home.
WELCOME TO LIBERTY
Monday July 19, 2004
by Dorothy Tan
Directed by Melissa Wentworth
In "Welcome to Liberty" a young couple and their mother in law have a mystery to explore... who is this gardener named Teddy? Who are the neighbors that have moved in next door? And, most importantly, who is the leader of the "four fingered gang"?
Staged Reading of
BLINDERS—
by Patrick Gabridge.
Directed by Melissa Wentworth
Tuesday June 27, 2004
At right, some of the Cast and Crew:
Top right to left... Joseph Zamparelli Jr., Karen Woodward Massey, Aaron Crutchfield, Michael Filisky. Bottom right to left... Alisha Jansky, Rena Baskin, Melissa Wentworth, Pat Gabridge.
