The House of Bernarda Alba Is ‘Photographic Documentary’
Federico García Lorca bragged that, with The House of Bernarda Alba, he had finally managed to write a play without a word of poetry in it. But while he was writing…
James and the Giant Peach Sets Sail October 20th
From an Orchard in Buckinghamshire to Emerson Stage: The Journey of James Henry Trotter James and the Giant Peach is one of the world’s most beloved children’s stories. Author Roald…
Emerson Stage Opens Season with Caucasian Chalk Circle
Emerson Stage Opens 2016-2017 Season The Caucasian Chalk Circle By Bertolt Brecht Translated by Frank McGuinness Directed by Courtney O’Connor When a noblewoman abandons her son in the heat of…
The Origins of Runyonland in “Guys & Dolls”
By Dramaturg Michael Levine Guys and Dolls is one of the most produced musicals in American history. It gave the world songs like “Luck Be A Lady” and “A Bushel and…
We Are Pussy Riot: Context for This New Play
We Are Pussy Riot or (Everything Is P.R.), this year’s NewFest New Works Festival’s Workshop Production, opens on March 31 in the Greene Theater. We Are Pussy Riot is, in fact,…
KEEP SPEAKING LOUDLY: An Interview with “Lizzie Stranton” Playwright Lydia Diamond
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…
Why “Lizzie Stranton” Shows the Best of Emerson
Hello Readers! See below for a take on Lizzie Stranton‘s applicability to our lives, written by Assistant Dramaturg Travis Amiel. Lizzie Stranton runs from February 4-7, so be sure to purchase…