Central Square Theater

Central Square Theater is a collaboration between two nonprofit professional theater companies, The Nora Theatre Company and Underground Railway Theater, which together have more than 50 years of experience producing theater and educational programs for the Greater Boston community. Its productions explore social justice, science and gender politics, and the theater sums up its outlook with the tagline “Connections. Revelations. Refuge.” It is based in Cambridge’s Central Square.

Several programs run under its roof. Catalyst Collaborative@MIT connects theater with science, including the This is What A Scientist Looks Like series; The Nora presents That’s What She Said: A Feminine Perspective; and the theater is also home to The Front Porch Arts Collective and the God’s Closet Reading Series. In January 2023 the theater published a strategic plan update focused on anti-racism and inclusion.

What to Know

• Discounted single tickets and donation-matching campaigns are offered at times.
• Resumes from directors, designers and production staff, including puppet designers and builders, are accepted on a rolling basis.
• The theater posts job openings, volunteer opportunities and audition notices on its website.
• The theater is a member of the Central Square Business Improvement District.