We’re Stephen, Laura, Andrew, and Caitlin - a group of four best friends who have been working together running theater education programs for the past decade.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we all found ourselves back in Boston, after spending years apart across New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and New Haven. With our lives as theater and music professionals put on hold, we began work with a group of teenagers on a masked, socially distanced production of Into the Woods - a production that would never get to be performed in front of an audience. Though we knew the students would never be able to share the show live, we still designed a full production with sets, costumes and lights.

At a time that was incredibly dark across the globe, we carved out a space where we, and the teenagers we were working with, could connect and create. We rediscovered theater’s unique power to build community and to help students unlock their confidence and potential - and we were reminded of how much we all love working together.

Soon after Into the Woods, we started dreaming of what our own theater education business could look like. We bought a whiteboard, made a Pinterest board, and even started looking at real estate. Three years later after many brainstorming sessions fueled by Dunkin’ Donuts cold brew and many conversations over meals from Mr. Chans, we are so excited to be launching Boxcar Stage Company.