A Pretty Crazy Ride

March 21, 2012

Patrick McDonald talks with us about the “pretty crazy ride” of writing and rehearsing his new play, Rough & Tumble, our 2012 NewFest production:

Behind the Scenes

Actually, Actually, Actually by Davante Jackson
September 25, 2019June 1, 2022

Actually, Actually, Actually A blog post by Davante Jackson For the past month I have been working with an incredible team of people on Emerson Stage’s 2019–2020 Season opener, Stupid F##king…

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Plays

Theresa Rebeck’s “O Beautiful”: Why here? Why now?
September 29, 2015

By Elizabeth Gilchrist, production dramaturg In 2011, playwright Theresa Rebeck (creator of TV drama Smash; plays include Seminar and Omnium Gatherum) was commissioned by the theater department at University of…

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Winter 2023 Cast Lists
October 23, 2023December 11, 2023

THE IMPRACTICALITY OF MODERN-DAY MASTODONS By Rachel TeagleDirected by Joshua M. Feder CAST LIST JESS – Sophia InezCLARENCE / CLINT & CHORUS – Spencer DanielDELORES & CHORUS – Zoe HalperinPAT…

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KEEP SPEAKING LOUDLY: An Interview with “Lizzie Stranton” Playwright Lydia Diamond
February 1, 2016

In 2008, you set the play to be in the “future” of 2016. How do you think Lizzie’s world compares with the world today? I can’t get over how far…

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Behind the Scenes

INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST | This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
September 30, 2021June 1, 2022

Coordinated and Compiled by Emeline Shepard, Dramaturg (This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing) What was your favorite fairy tale as a kid?Alieyah Brown (Narrator): My favorite…

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Plays

Remembrances of the LA Riots
February 23, 2012

by Jason Allen-Forrest I remember watching the video of Rodney King being beaten – it played continuously on the news. I remember my stomach knotting in anger and disgust. I…

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