SUNDAY PERFORMANCES CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW!

The SOMA backStage Reading Series provides a platform for new plays and musicals to be showcased in a public presentation starring our incredible local Broadway actors. You will get the unique opportunity to see these new works in their earliest form and provide feedback to help shape the future of their development. All presentations are open to the public, with a suggested $25 donation to support programs like this.

AHOY-HOY, a new play

By: Jenny Stafford
Directed by: Matt DiCarlo

A Play About That Relatable Feeling When Someone Else Invents the Telephone Three Hours Before You Do

It’s 1876, and inventor Elisha Gray and his assistant, Cornelius, are hard at work on his latest invention–the telephone.  Elisha is determined to leave a legacy that will last for all time, and to talk his idiotic assistant out of trying to invent things that no one will ever want, like the lightbulb and disposable rubber gloves.  However, when he finds out that his archnemesis, Alexander Graham Bell, is also working on a telephone, Elisha and Cornelius go to ridiculous and extraordinary lengths to make sure the invention is theirs.  Based on the true story of the invention of the telephone, Ahoy-Hoy is a deliriously unhinged, unapologetic sprint through American ambition, innovation, and the absurd quest for legacy.

Reserve seats for Ahoy-Hoy HERE

TRUE NORTH, a magical new holiday musical

By: Holly and Kelvin Reed
Directed by: Richard H. Blake

Every Christmas, an elite team of North Pole elves deploys to the Southern Yonder to care for families who need hope the most.

But when seasoned agent Charley Tinseltoes bends the rules to help his family, he sets off a chain of events that could change Christmas forever.

Blending heart, humor, and a touch of holiday wonder, True North is a joy-filled new Christmas musical about the power of belief, the strength of family, and finding your way—no matter how lost you feel.

True North. Follow the magic home.

Reserve seats for TRUE NORTH HERE

ALL MATINEE PERFORMANCES WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TALKBACK