S1 E0: Welcome to Scene in Boston

In this introductory episode, Scene in Boston hosts Laura Amico and Lisa Thalhamer warm up the feed by previewing the kinds of connections Scene in Boston will explore across the season. 

Laura and Lisa tease upcoming conversations about theater and online life (Job and The Moderate), ambitious long-form storytelling like the Ufot Family Cycle, and Boston’s fascination with retelling epic myths—from Penelope to Hadestown to Oedipus El Rey. 

Along the way, they talk about seeing shows before they head to Broadway, theater beyond the physical stage (including audio and streaming experiments), and how patterns emerge when you zoom out across a season. 

Whether you see twenty shows a year or are just starting to find your way back into the theater, Episode Zero sets the tone: Scene in Boston is about orientation, connection, and making Boston’s remarkable theater scene feel accessible, alive, and worth talking about.

Recording and transcript will be posted soon.

Mentioned are:

The Ufot Family Cycle and runboyrun, a three- episode staged podcast.

Kim’s Convenience (Huntington Theatre)

Wonder (American Repertory Theater)

Our Town (Thornton Wilder) (Broadway) (Lyric Stage)

Job (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

The Moderate (Central Square Theater)

Penelope (Lyric Stage)

Hadestown (touring production)

Oedipus El Rey (Huntington Theatre)

Six (ART)

Real Women Have Curves (ART)