Arrow Street Arts

Arrow Street Arts is a performance and event venue in Harvard Square that offers accessible, multi-arts spaces and production resources to artists and organizations. Its guiding idea is that art creates community and community creates belonging, so the calendar centers on live, in-person performance. Programming ranges widely, from a Brazilian night led by mandolinist Ian Coury to a Boston Symphony Orchestra presentation previewing new work for Roomful of Teeth and a music documentary screening.

The Cambridge venue has two flexible rooms. A 4,500-square-foot black box seats up to 260 on telescopic retractable seating, or roughly 300 in other layouts, while a smaller 1,100-square-foot room seats about 70 for performances and around 100 in other setups. Both can be rented for outside events. Moonbox Productions, a Cambridge theater company started in Harvard Square in 2011 and led by Producing Artistic Director Sharman Altshuler, is the resident company.

What to Know

• The venue works in partnership with the Cambridge Community Foundation, which helps its program calendar reflect the local arts scene.
• A rental subsidy funded by Arrow Street and administered by the foundation helps qualifying artists and organizations afford the space.
• Resident company Moonbox won the 2019 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Musical Production for its staging of Parade.
• Moonbox focuses on opportunities on and off stage for under-represented artists, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ performers.