Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events

Audition With True Colors

Intergenerational Project

TREAT & GREET: The Theater Offensive's First Social Media Meetup (21+)

Intergenerational Project

Intergenerational Project

The Theater Offensive and Abe Rybeck
have received many honors and awards, including:

Boston Center for the Arts, Artist in Residence, 1993-Present
Distinguished Leadership Award, Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), 2010
Outstanding Youth Group, Hyde Square Task Force, 2010
Valued Ally Award: Somos Latinas LGBT Coalition of Mass., 2010
True Colors: Social Innovator for Empowering Youth Through the Arts: Boston Social Innovation Forum, 2008
Jonathan Larson Musical Theatre Award, 2007
IN Newsweekly Artist of the Year, 2006
Improper Bostonian Best Fringe Theater, 2004
Massachusetts Cultural Council Gold Star, 2004
Gay Fathers of Greater Boston Youth Service Award, 2001
MIT Theater Arts Playwright in Res. & Visiting Lecturer, 2001-2002
James Dawson Community Service Award, 2000
Elliot Norton Boston Theater Award – Special Citation, 1999
Boston Women’s Fund Take a Stand Award, 1999
AIDS Action Committee Unsung Heroes Award, 1999
City of Cambridge Lavender Alliance Award, 1999
Greater Boston Business Council Award for Individual Excellence, 1999
City of Cambridge Peace & Justice Award, 1997
Bessie Smith Creative Leadership Award, Boston Lesbian & Gay Political Alliance, 1989

9 Audition With True Colors 6:00 pm True Colors: Out Youth Theater is seeking talented, motivated, committed individuals between the ages of 14 and 22 who are interested in acting, singing, dancing, music, writing, LGBTQQA activism, and/or technical theater. Troupe members are paid a stipend for rehearsal and performance time. Audition With True Colors»

22 Intergenerational Project 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free Theater Workshop Series for LGBTQ Elders & Youth. Join us for the final sharing of the Intergenerational Theater Series work on Friday, February 24th at 4 pm at United South End Settlements! Facilitated by Evelyn Francis, Director of Programs, this series is a collaboration between The Theater Offensive and United South End Settlements, LGBT Aging Project and Stonewall Communities. The Theater Offensive is engaging LGBT seniors and youth for this three-day workshop series through which participants will share their stories, and work together to bring them to life on stage. The series takes place February 22-24 and includes three workshops: (These workshops are full. For current participants, each workshop runs from 2-5 pm.) Day One - Telling Our Stories Across Generations Day Two - From Page to Stage - scene building based our stories Day Three - Take the Stage - rehearsing and sharing our stories with an audience Intergenerational Project» TREAT & GREET: The Theater Offensive's First Social Media Meetup (21+) 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join The Theater Offensive at our first ever TREAT & GREET! Come enjoy free food & beer & mingle with like-minded folks in the Boston area who believe in LGBTQ equality and appreciate the arts. (21+, sorry underage folks!) LET US TREAT YOU: - Free delicious food - Free craft beer courtesy of Sam Adams - Opportunity to win 2 tickets to ClimACTS! ($200 value) - Opportunity to win tickets to upcoming OUT in Your Neighborhood events - Other fun activities YOUR TICKET TO FREE FOOD & BOOZE: 1) Like The Theater Offensive on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetheateroffensive 2) RSVP by e-mailing your name to rsvp@thetheateroffensive.org It's that simple! Share this event with your friends & coworkers so they can get in on the fun. TREAT & GREET: The Theater Offensive's First Social Media Meetup (21+)»

23 Intergenerational Project 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free Theater Workshop Series for LGBTQ Elders & Youth. Join us for the final sharing of the Intergenerational Theater Series work on Friday, February 24th at 4 pm at United South End Settlements! Facilitated by Evelyn Francis, Director of Programs, this series is a collaboration between The Theater Offensive and United South End Settlements, LGBT Aging Project and Stonewall Communities. The Theater Offensive is engaging LGBT seniors and youth for this three-day workshop series through which participants will share their stories, and work together to bring them to life on stage. The series takes place February 22-24 and includes three workshops: (These workshops are full. For current participants, each workshop runs from 2-5 pm.) Day One - Telling Our Stories Across Generations Day Two - From Page to Stage - scene building based our stories Day Three - Take the Stage - rehearsing and sharing our stories with an audience Intergenerational Project»

24 Intergenerational Project 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free Theater Workshop Series for LGBTQ Elders & Youth. Join us for the final sharing of the Intergenerational Theater Series work on Friday, February 24th at 4 pm at United South End Settlements! Facilitated by Evelyn Francis, Director of Programs, this series is a collaboration between The Theater Offensive and United South End Settlements, LGBT Aging Project and Stonewall Communities. The Theater Offensive is engaging LGBT seniors and youth for this three-day workshop series through which participants will share their stories, and work together to bring them to life on stage. The series takes place February 22-24 and includes three workshops: (These workshops are full. For current participants, each workshop runs from 2-5 pm.) Day One - Telling Our Stories Across Generations Day Two - From Page to Stage - scene building based our stories Day Three - Take the Stage - rehearsing and sharing our stories with an audience Intergenerational Project»