Company One Theatre, in partnership with the Boston Public Library, announces the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of HAUNTED

Haunted, which was commissioned by C1 as component of their PlayLab Circuit Flux Laboratory, tells the story of Ash and Aaron, Aboriginal brother or sisters whose ghosts are caught in the house where they died twenty years ago. While they obtain some enjoyment out of haunting an endless cycle of brand-new home owners and their family members, the siblings simply intend to make it to the spirit globe– and they’ll do anything to arrive. Soundtracked by timeless 2000s stand out jams from the similarity Britney Spears and Mariah Carey, this off-kilter comedy turns the conventional scary manuscript by blurring the lines of who (or what) is haunting who. By producing Haunted, C1 enhances the decolonization and land justice work executed by Native communities for centuries.

C1 Partner Artistic Director Summer L. Williams adds, “We’re so thrilled to create the world best of Haunted and enhance poignant Indigenous voices throughout such a dangerous and volatile political moment. This manufacturing is the secondly of a three-show collaboration with the Boston Public Collection (the very first program being The Interrobangers) with $250,000 of support to create public programs and activate the collection’s areas and neighborhoods with performances and occasions. And as with previous productions, C1 is boosting the job of neighborhood community organizations via post-show conversations, civic interaction chances, and the Branch Out with C1 occasion series.

“Collection rooms are social areas, ideal given birth to with innovative partnerships,” stated David Leonard, Head Of State of the Boston Town Library. “We are thrilled to partner with Firm One for the 5th time bringing a totally Pay-What-You-Want production to the Boston Town Library, and are thrilled to see this as a driver for connective interaction throughout the neighborhoods and neighborhoods of Boston.”

“I am thrilled to have the possibility to produce this play that I’ve been thinking of for many years with Company One,” says Moses, whose play Sugar is likewise receiving its world premiere this period by Fresh Ink Theater. “C1 has actually not just been supportive of authentic Native job, however likewise delighted regarding connection building and using theatre as a device of radical change. It’s rarely that tales like Haunted are created, and I can’t wait for Aboriginal target market participants to see themselves and their experiences showed onstage with the love and treatment that they are worthy of.”

This production is the secondly of a three-show collaboration with the Boston Public Library (the very first program being The Interrobangers) with $250,000 of support to produce public programs and turn on the library’s rooms and neighborhoods with efficiencies and events. And as with previous productions, C1 is uplifting the job of regional community organizations through post-show discussions, civic involvement opportunities, and the Branch Out with C1 occasion series.

As a National New Play Network Rolling Opening Night, Haunted will also be produced by Native Voices at the Autry (Los Angeles, CA) and Cleveland Public Theatre (Cleveland, OH) as part of their 2025/26 periods. Haunted is especially the first Indigenous play to be supported by the Rolling Opening night program.

Ash and Aaron have actually been dead for twenty years, and the Native siblings pass their time dancing to Britney Spears, haunting the family members that attempt to relocate into their home, and asking yourself if they’ll ever be devoid of the shackles of racist stereotypes. As the cycle starts once more, the brother or sisters ask: will they ever before make it to the Spirit World? A Native scary funny with the coolest Y2K hits, Tara Moses’ Haunted forces us to confront the very land we walk on and our connection (or do not have thereof) with Native communities today.

“There’s no better area to kick points off than at the BostonPublic Library, a publicly easily accessible space where harmful stereotypes are dispelled throughactive discussion concerning social heritage and background. Haunted is a timely and sharply-writtengalvanization versus gentrified and siloed areas.

C1 Partner Artistic Supervisor Summer L. Williams includes, “We’re so fired up to generate the world premiere of Haunted and magnify emotional Native voices during such a harmful and unpredictable political minute. We remain in a time of believing not only with our background, however likewise the roles we play in decolonizing the rooms we inhabit. Haunted is an urgent tip that neglecting the injury and problems triggered by emigration will only strengthen the origins that harm our most susceptible neighborhood members.”

Business One Theatre (C1) announces the National New Play Network Rolling Opening Night of Haunted, written and routed by Tara Moses, with dramaturgy by Quita Sullivan, and generated in collaboration with the Boston Public Library. Press opening will be Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 pm with a sneak peek performance on Friday, January 24. Performances continue with February 15 at Rabb Hall, Central Library in Copley Square (700 Boylston St, Boston). Tickets are offered currently at companyone.org. As part of C1’s ongoing dedication to Public Art for Public Good, all tickets are Pay-What-You-Want.

the first-ever full-length staged work by an Aboriginal musician at the Boston Town Library, where people can find out more regarding Native background, stories, artists, and area members in an accessible public area.

the Land Back activity and our cumulative task to be liable guardians of Planet’s natural resources, in uniformity with the Native communities who have actually stood firm against colonization, gentrification, and variation across generations.

the vibrant voice of Tara Moses, a multi-hyphenate Seminole/Mvskoke playwright whose job is the first-ever created Native play sustained by the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere program.

Company One Theater (C1) announces the National New Play Network Rolling Globe Best of Haunted, created and guided by Tara Moses, with dramaturgy by Quita Sullivan, and created in partnership with the Boston Public Library. As part of C1’s recurring dedication to Public Art for Public Good, all tickets are Pay-What-You-Want.