New Play Workshop | Director’s Note and Vision
Directors’ notes traditionally welcome and orient an audience to the work that they are about to witness together. The goal of the note is often to begin forging a connection…
Squeaky Fromme Love Song YouTube Viewing
Get ready to put your feet up after a long week and enjoy our one-night-only viewing of James La Bellla’s Squeaky Fromme Love Song on Saturday, March 28, 8:00 p.m….
A Reflection by Brenna Epstein
By Brenna Epstein (Cunningham in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot) What makes this rehearsal process so special for me is that this role is, by far, the most challenging…
A Blog Post from the Dramaturg | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
By Sivan Amir, Production Dramaturg Stephen Adley Guirgis, the playwright of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, puts a spin on the traditional Biblical tale placing Judas in a courtroom…
Downtown Theater in New York by Alison Qu
by Alison Qu, 10 Out of 12 Production Dramaturg 10 Out of 12 was born in 2015 at Soho Repertory Theater, a small theater located in the middle of what…
Alex Tawid Takes You Behind the Scenes of Augusta and Noble
By Alex Tawid, BFA Stage and Production Management ’23 This is my first Emerson Stage show. I mention this first because everything I experienced throughout this process was completely new…
Welcome to Chicago: A tour through Augusta and Noble’s West Town
By Donovan King (Dramaturg for Emerson Stage’s 2019 production of Augusta and Noble) Welcome to the fantastic world of Carlos Murillos’s Augusta and Noble, a play centered on the modern…
Some Famous Avian Flights and Failures: A Tour Through Some of the Most Colorful Adaptations of The Seagull
By James La Bella (Dramaturg for Emerson Stage’s 2019 production of Stupid Fucking Bird) Initial critical disdain has been something of a badge of honor for The Seagull and its descendants…
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SUMMER SPOTLIGHT: Alison (Yueming) Qu checks in from the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
My name is Alison (Yueming) Qu and I am a BFA Theater major in the Department of Performing Arts at Emerson College. This summer I am lucky enough to join…