“Jo, Tell it Again”
Little Women’s Resilient Characters Never Grow Old By Grace Elphinstone, Dramaturg “Even if the world had split apart – that little girl and her monster: together, they felt whole.” – Jo…
In here, life is beautiful…
by Marissa Friedman and Rainier Pearl-Styles, Dramaturgs of CABARET Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, Cabaret is just as poignant as ever. For all its grit and glamor, at its…
Dramaturg’s Note | THE LOYALS
Finding Yourself During the Revolution, Or How Benedict and Peggy Arnold Doomed Their Fates by Dramaturg, Victoria Isotti PEGGY: Major General Benedict Arnold, what most do you deserve? BENEDICT: Respect….
A Timeline of the American Revolution, As It Revolves Around Benedict and Peggy Arnold
by THE LOYALS Dramaturg, Victoria Isotti The Loyals by Allison Gregory tells the story of Benedict Arnold and Peggy Shippen Arnold, the “turncoat” couple that provided information to the British…
Dramaturg’s Note | MARY, SWEET MARY
by Dramaturg, Lara Brinkman Mary, Sweet Mary explores the power dynamics between royal and commoner in Elizabethan England. The play follows Queen Elizabeth I and explores her anxieties over her…
MARY, SWEET MARY | Q&A with the Playwright
by Dramaturg/Observing Director Lara Brinkman Mary, Sweet Mary is a new play written by Emerson senior Munroe Shearer. It tells the story of Queen Elizabeth I of England as she…
Dramaturg’s Note | THE SECRET IN THE WINGS
by Dramaturg and Assistant Director, Brenda Huggins While ancient mythology across cultures is rooted in history, nature, and religious practices, folk tales capture rituals and cultural values passed down through…
Exploring Fairy Tales Around the World
By Brenda Huggins, Dramaturg, “The Secret in the Wings” by Mary Zimmerman, Directed by Annie G Levy Originally devised by Mary Zimmerman and the Lookingglass Theater Company of Chicago in…
Dramaturg’s Note | ARE YOU SOMEONE TO SOMEBODY?
By Clara Livingston, Dramaturg The prize is something you’ll never forget. Perhaps it’s something you haven’t forgotten. Something that you might be remembering at this very moment. And if you…