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Company 1 says it stepped in to produce 'A New Era' after commissioning body lost funding
Summary
Summer L. Williams told the podcast that the play was commissioned by Plays in Place with initial National Park Service support; when that support ended the company pivoted, moving the world premiere to The Strand in Dorchester.
Williams said A New Era was originally commissioned by Plays in Place and that the commission had included support tied to the National Park Service. When that outside support fell away, Company 1 worked with the playwright and others to find a way to present the work, ultimately staging the premiere at The Strand in Dorchester.
On the podcast Williams framed the loss of funding as part of broader federal and policy shifts affecting cultural support, stating, "when Elon Musk, took control... it allowed him to have access to your budgets and make wide... devastating budgetary decisions," a characterization she offered as context for the production’s funding changes. The episode presents this as Williams’s account and attribution; the podcast did not provide an independent confirmation of the specific federal decision she described.
