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…
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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…
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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…
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Dramaturg’s Note | OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS
by Kayla Tomas “It’s about coming from a frame of reference that the idea of magic is possible: it’s a faster way to the heart.” – José Cruz González (Playwright)…
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A conversation with the playwright | OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS
by Kayla Tomas, Dramaturg Adapted from C. Anne Scott’s novel of the same name, Old Jake’s Skirts follows the journey of Old Jake, a hermit farmer, carving out a life…
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Q+A with the THE SPITFIRE GRILL company
by Ciara Berardi, Dramaturg Have you ever dreamed of a place where none of your fears and worries exist? Your own personal world in a town where everyone knows you?…
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Dramaturg’s Note | THE WOLVES
Photo by Craig Bailey / Perspective Photo by Michael Pisaturo, Dramaturg While there is evidence of women playing field-like games akin to soccer as early as China’s Tsin Dynasty in…
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From THE WOLVES’ Dramaturg, Michael Pisaturo
Wolves hunt in packs.And in every pack, there is an order.A system of intricate social dynamics.A defined hierarchy of power.In a pack, every member knows their place.And they know that above…
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SUMMER SPOTLIGHT: Production Stage Management in Rhode Island with Alex Tawid Di Maggio
Alex Tawid Di Maggio (BFA ’23, Stage and Production Management) is spending the summer in Providence, Rhode Island as the Production Stage Manager for La Mancha presented at Trinity Rep/Rhode…
