WERS, New England’s first and oldest non-commercial radio station alongside its musical theater weekend programming, Standing Room Only, is hosting their first ever virtual musical theater extravaganza, Standing Room Only: Kitchen Kickine on October 3rd and 4th, 2020. In partnership with Greater Boston Stage Company, Moonbox Productions, New Repertory Theater, SpeakEasy Stage, Voices of Hope, and Wheelock Family Theatre, this broadcast event will feature live, at-home performances from each of these companies. Performances will air during Standing Room Only at 10 am Saturday, and 12 pm Sunday.

In addition to on-air performances from some of our favorite local theaters, WERS 88.9 FM’s own Phil Jones will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the future of Boston’s theater scene in the face of the pandemic and social justice movement. Moderated by Emerson College’s Annie Levy, Artistic Director of Emerson Stage, this conversation will stream on Facebook Live at 2pm on Saturday October 3rd, and cover topics such as keeping the spirit of theater alive during quarantine, considerations for an equitable and accessible theater community that drives missions for the future of theater in a post-COVID world.