On March 5, 1770, British soldiers in Boston killed four unarmed civilians and wounded eight more in what is known today as the Boston Massacre. This play focuses on the events that took place the day after—March 6, 1770—when the leaders of Boston gathered in the Council Chamber of what is now the Old State House and made decisions that placed Massachusetts on the road to revolution. 

This live reading will be the first time this play has been performed outside of Boston. It will be directed by Brianna Sloane and feature local professional actors, many of whom performed in Pulling at the Roots at Historic Northampton in 2023 and 2024. The actors include: Matt Haas, Bill Stewart, Gabriel Levey, Andrew Roberts, Marcus Neverson, Lindel Hart, Scott Braidman, Luke Haskell, Rich Vaden, and Patrick Toole.

Each hour-long performance will be followed by a discussion with the playwright and a historian.

Presented by

Historic Northampton in collaboration with Plays In Place

and in partnership with the Unitarian Society of

Northampton and Florence.

“History has a burning immediacy in Blood on the Snow.” 

Boston Globe

“This is an interesting drama for interesting times. So many themes relevant to today’s world are present in the piece: witness credibility, fake news …, racism, governance by the rich. And indeed, doing right by the people is the source of the play’s conflict." 

Michael Hoban, Theater Mirror