UPDATE: This event has been postponed due to recent advances with the COVID-19 Outbreak. Please see “Important Update About Our 2020 Gala” for more information.

CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER GALA 

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Central Square Theater

An evening celebration of Luminaries and innovators!

5:00pm Registration & Reception
6:15pm Performances, Awards, & Auction
7:45pm Dinner & Dancing at La Fabrica (optional ticket)

Honoring

Legacy Award Recipient
ERIC TUCKER
Artistic Director, Bedlam

 

and

The Margret and H.A. Rey Curious George Curiosity Award Recipient
NATALIE KULDELL, PhD
Founder and Executive Director, BioBuilder
Educational Affiliate, MIT Department of Biological Engineering

With Special Guest Emcee
MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT
Executive Director, The Front Porch Arts Collective

 

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[table width=”100%”]Attend as an Individual
Ingenue, $200, Includes Gala Reception and Program
Leading Role, $275, Includes Gala Reception Program and Dinner & Dancing at La Fabrica
Cameo, $200, Sponsor a CST Artist to Attend the Gala
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[table width=”100%”]Attend as an Sponsor
Includes Gala Tickets and Exclusive Benefits
Director, $2500, Includes 4 Gala & Dinner Tickets
Producer, $5000, Includes 6 Gala & Dinner Tickets
Benefactor, $10000, Includes 10 Gala & Dinner Tickets
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Gala Sponsorship Benefits

Director – $2,500
Includes 4 Gala & Dinner Tickets; Reserved Premium Seating at Gala Program & Dinner; Quarter Ad in Gala Program;  Quarter Page Ad in Production Program for remaining productions of the 2019-20 Season; Logo on Event website, emails, and social media; Four Peak Tickets to Central Square Theater show of your choice in the Central Square Theater 2020-21 Season

Producer – $5,000
Includes 6 Gala & Dinner Tickets; Reserved Premium Seating at Gala Program & Dinner; Half Page Ad in Gala Program;  Half Page Ad in Production Program for remaining productions of the 2018-19 Season; Four Peak Tickets to Central Square Theater show of choice in 2019-20 Season; Logo on Event website, emails, and social media; Social Media Spotlight (1);  Two Subscriptions to Central Square Theater 2020-21 Season

Benefactor – $10,000
Includes 10 Gala & Dinner Tickets; Reserved Premium Seating at Gala Program & Dinner; Full Page Ad in Gala Program;  Full Page Ad in Production Program for remaining productions of the 2018-19 Season; Logo on Event website, emails, and social media; Social Media Spotlight (2); Four Subscriptions to Central Square Theater 2020-21 Season

Host Committee

Central Square Theater Board of Directors

Sallie Adams
Betsy Bard
Mary Dill
Allison Coleman
Subrata Das
Lee Mikeska Gardner
Betsy Groban
Jane Minasian
Carolyn Mugar
Arlo Perez
Laura Roberts
Simar Singh
Jeffrey Song
Melanie Wallace
Debra Wise

 

Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT Sponsor

Philip Khoury, Chair, Advisory Committee
Ford International Professor of History, Associate Provost, MIT

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Thank you to our Sponsors:

Gala Reception Sponsor – Viale
Gala Dinner Sponsor – La Fabrica

 

 

Complimentary Parking for Gala Guests available at  University Garage@MIT. Just park there before the Gala and then when you check in ask for a  Parking Voucher and your parking is free!

18th century, Europe. Doctor Victor Frankenstein’s creation – the Creature – childlike in his innocence, is cast out into society by his horror-struck creator. As he learns to survive and master the highest of human skills, he searches for his creator to make a deal. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic tale that created the science fiction genre, Frankenstein brings urgent concerns about scientific responsibility and the nature of good and evil.

A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.

Content warning: Graphic content. Sexual violence.

Articles and Resources

Lee Mikeska Gardner & Debra Wise Introduce Frankenstein

Director David R. Gammons on Frankenstein

“Birth of a Genre” by Hilary Rappaport & Jacob Malin

“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – The Arts and Popular Culture” by Hilary Rappaport

“History and Science in Mary Shelley’s World” by Hilary Rappaport

“Mary Shelley and Frankenstein, A Personal History” by Hilary Rappaport

 

Bedlam returns! Fresh off a critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway run, Bedlam’s Pygmalion comes to Central Square Theater. Eric Tucker’s “revelatory” (Village Voice) and “playful” (New York Times) production brings Eliza Doolittle, Professor Higgins (performed by Tucker), and a cast of characters to life with just six actors. Immerse yourself in this gritty, fresh interpretation of George Bernard Shaw’s classic, exploring the negotiation of power through sexual politics.

London, 1952. British biophysicist Rosalind Franklin’s DNA discovery leads to the Nobel Prize – not for her, but for three men: Francis Crick, James Dewey Watson, and Maurice Wilkins. Recounting the competitive chase to map the DNA molecule, Photograph 51, moves deeper into the #MeToo movement and examines the pervasiveness of gender bias. This production  celebrates the anniversaries of The Nora, URT, and CST!

Photograph 51 is part of The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production Series. A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.

black odyssey junior is an adaptation of Marcus Gardley’s black odyssey, taking on the themes and stories from the original play but told through a child’s lens. The Front Porch Arts Collective partners with the Community Art Center in Cambridge to bring this story to life for their annual school-age production. Students from the art center help write the script over a six-week period and will perform their adaption to an audience May 13 – 14, 2019 at Central Square Theater.