Step Behind the Curtain at Boch Center Open House Celebration

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Dates:	Sunday, October 19, 2025 - Sunday, October 19, 2025
Hours:	10:00am - 4:00pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Special Events

🎭 Step Behind the Curtain at the Boch Center

Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Boch Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA Ages: All ages
Cost: FREE (registration encouraged)

Celebrate 100 Years of Theater Magic!

The iconic Wang Theatre is turning 100—and you're invited to go behind the scenes like never before at this one-day-only community celebration!

Behind the Curtain: A Community Celebration opens the doors of the Boch Center for a fun and immersive free open house.

Step into the spotlight with backstage tours, peek inside dressing rooms, and walk through the storied history of one of Boston’s most beloved cultural landmarks.

🎨 Activities Include:

- Backstage access + on-stage photo ops
- Dance workshops
- Instrument-making crafts
- Scavenger hunts
- Live performances
- Interactive family-friendly activities
- Food trucks & more!

🎤 Special Guest: MC appearance by Billy Costa
🎁 Raffles, giveaways, and a silent auction with autographed memorabilia from past performers

Full Activities Schedule

ALL DAY CELEBRATIONS | 10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Feeling lucky? Take a spin on our Prize Wheel.
- Complete the Wang Theatre Scavenger Hunt for your chance to win tickets!
- Watch a mural painting in progress.
- Make Your Own Instrument.
- Celebrate in full color with Face Painting.
- Bid on Dozens of Items in our Silent Auction.
- Buy a Wang Theatre seat!
- Take a once-in-a-lifetime photo on the Wang Theatre stage.
- Visit the Les Paul Innovation Station.
- Play Ping Pong!
- Enjoy music by DJ Vic.

EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

10:00 a.m. – Dance Around the World with Alex Nunweiler
11:00 a.m. – Interactive Reading with the Boch Center Education Team
12:00 p.m. – A Century of Stories: Improvisation & Scene Building with Jalyse
1:00 p.m. – Spice: A Self-Empowerment Hip Hop Dance Class
2:15 p.m. – Introduction to Songwriting with Zumix
3:15 p.m. – Finding Home in House: A Freestyle & Social Dance Class with Kei Phillip

FOOD TRUCKS

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. – Zinneken’s Belgian Waffles
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – Chicken & Rice Guys

LIVE MUSIC IN THE MUSIC HALL

12:00 p.m. – Sean Thomas Black
1:00 p.m. – Undercover Cameo
2:15 p.m. – Tyler Donkoh-Halm
3:15 p.m. – Kayla Blackburn

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

Photo Booth on the Stage
‘Twas the Night Before Activation (with Acrobats 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
100th Anniversary Step & Repeat

📸 A perfect day for families, art lovers, and curious kids—come explore the theater's past and peek at its bright future!

COST

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Free | Donations appreciated

WEBSITE

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www.bochcenter.org/events/detail/behindthecurtain

LOCATION

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270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 map
Phone: (617) 482-9393