Please join us for The Central Square Theater Soiree on May 11 at the MIT Museum, where imagination and innovation take the spotlight. Join fellow supporters, leaders, staff, and luminaries in toasting bold theater and radical collaboration. 

Participation in this special evening will empower CST to continue to tell ground-breaking stories onstage. Enjoy performances from exciting Greater Boston talent, help us to raise essential funds, and experience the illuminating exhibits at MIT Museum..

Central Square Theater Soiree
Monday, May 11, 2026
630pm-930pm
MIT Museum
Festive attire

All support to this event catalyzes the future of Catalyst Collaborative@MIT and Central Square Theater. Sponsorships range from $2,500 to $10,000 with personalized benefits. 

Gifts will be matched up to $50,000!

Support Innovative Theater & Secure Your Seat

 

$175 Soiree Individual Ticket

Cocktails, Cuisine, and General Admission Soiree Program Seating

$125 Sponsor an Artist

Help Support a Greater Boston Artist to join the Soiree! Limited Availability

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Attend as a Sponsor

Select a sponsorship level to celebrate with our community and help power the future of innovative theater at Central Square Theater.

Pioneer – $10,000

As a Pioneer Level Sponsor, you enjoy the following benefits:

Attendance for Eight to the Soirée; Reserved Soirée Program Seating, Attendance to VIP dress rehearsal for rDNA project & reception on June 12; Social Media Spotlights of an Organization/Cause of your choosing; Full Page Soirêe Program Ad; Complimentary Parking for you and your guests; and Concierge services leading up to the Soirée; and Season-Long acknowledgement in programs and donor acknowledgments.  The Central Square Theater  Development Team will work with you directly to coordinate the specifics of your benefits, including coordinating your Soirée Program ad/social media spotlight and confirming your Guest Soirée tickets. 

Visionary – $5,000

As a Visionary Level Sponsor, you enjoy the following benefits:

Attendance for Four to the Soirée; Reserved Soirée Program Seating,  Social Media Spotlights of an Organization/Cause of your choosing; Half Page Soirêe Program Ad; Complimentary Parking for you and your guests; Concierge services leading up to the Soirée.; and Season-Long acknowledgement in programs and donor acknowledgments.  The Central Square Theater  Development Team will work with you directly to coordinate the specifics of your  benefits, including coordinating your Soirée Program ad/social media spotlight and confirming your Guest Soirée tickets. 

Innovator  – $2,500

As an Innovator Level Sponsor, you enjoy the following benefits:

Attendance for Two to the Soirée tickets; Reserved Soirée Program Seating,  Quarter page ad in Soirée Program. Complimentary Parking for you and your guests; and Concierge services leading up to the Soirée; and Season-Long acknowledgement in programs and donor acknowledgments.  The Central Square Theater  Development Team will work with you directly to coordinate the specifics of your  benefits, including coordinating your Soirée social media spotlight and confirming your Guest Soirée tickets. 

To secure your Sponsorship, please contact Maggie Moore Abdow at 617-576-9278, ext.208, mma@centralsquaretheater.org. 

Contributions made by check may be made payable to:  

Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue, Ste. 4
Cambridge, MA 02139-4106

To coordinate giving to Central Square Theater through your DAF of choice, please contact Maggie Moore Abdow for personalized assistance at 617.576.9278 ext. 208. 

Event Questions:  please contact Shari at scaplan@centralsquaretheater.org. 

Donation inquiries please be in touch with Maggie at mma@centralsquaretheater.org or 617.576.9278 ext. 208.

Prefer to pay by check? Please make payable to:

A bumbling (yet lovable) maintenance crew finds a magical bird and a mad chase begins!

Racing over land, across the sea, and through the air – battling pirates and monsters – how far will our heroes go… without ever leaving the maintenance room?

Yellow Bird Chase reveals the power of imagination and shows us how to play nice together. Join an adventure of masks, puppets, and gibberish. Appropriate for the whole family. Fully accessible to the Deaf and hard of hearing audiences, as well as to non English speakers.

YELLOW BIRD CHASE
conceived and directed by Jason Slavick
written by the LAB ensemble
December 12 – 21, 2025
produced by Liars and Believers
presented by Central Square Theater

Performance Schedule:
Fri. Dec 12 at 7:30pm
Sat. Dec 13 at 1pm & 4pm
Sun. Dec 14 at 1pm

Thu. Dec 18 at 10am
Fri. Dec 19 at 7:30pm
Sat. Dec 20 at 1pm & 4pm
Sun. Dec 21 at 1pm

Interested in bringing your school to see Yellow Bird Chase? A student matinee are scheduled for Thursday, December 18 at 10am. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.

Free Make Your Own Puppet Workshops!
After the Saturday 1pm and before the 4pm performances, please join Liars and Believers in the joy of puppetry at Central Square Theater!

Workshops will begin shortly after the 1pm performances. Those arriving at before 4pm performances may also participate in a workshop.

In the workshop you’ll learn how to make your own puppets from found objects around the house. You will make them come to life – and bring them home as a keepsake!

All the art materials will be supplied. Instructors will be on hand to give guidance and keep things safe. All you need to do is bring your creativity and imagination.

Appropriate for children ages 3-10.

Too Fat for China is a one hour comedic storytelling performance about adoption, race in America and making a family by any means necessary. It’s just Phoebe and her traveling crankie – a giant roll of mural sized comix.

“RIOTOUS AND RAW” –NPR’s Morning Edition

Too Fat for China is a hilarious, introspective, and poignant glimpse into one woman’s journey to motherhood – warts and all. Phoebe is an immensely talented storyteller who can take your breath away with one sentence and leave you laugh-crying the next. She weaves a masterful and compelling narrative of the unavoidable trauma, tragedy, and commodification that surrounds the adoption industry, along with the groundswell of primal love -from both birth and chosen family – surrounding the process.

TOO FAT FOR CHINA
Written, drawn, and performed by Phoebe Potts
August 7 – 10, 2025
Presented by Central Square Theater

Recommended Ages 13+

Watch the trailer for Too Fat For China!