Middletown Gazette: local mystery solved!
This morning, we received another delivery from the Middletown Gazette! Read all about the local mystery, recently solved. Missing Library Book…Returned! There’s been something causing quite a stir at the…
Frequently Asked Audition Questions
We regularly run a list of Frequently Asked Questions with Emerson Stage’s audition calls. We figured it was a good idea to list your most frequently frequent asked questions here,…
Fefu and Her Friends dramaturgy open discussion thread
Hello! You may have noticed this mannequin on display in the Iwasaki Library this week. It’s part of the dramaturgy for Emerson Stage’s production of Fefu and Her Friends, which will…
Occupy Arkady Estate!
By Dennis Connors In September 2011, a movement sprung up in New York City that shook the political discourse in the United States. This movement quickly spread to different cities…
Name Your Nihilist
Last week, our e-newsletter asked people a simple question: Who’s your favorite nihilist? The question might seem like a strange one to the uninformed, but if you’ve been reading in…
In Defense of Piotr: Why this 19th-Century Hipster is My Favorite Character in “Fathers and Sons”
By Robin Goldberg, production dramaturg If you were an inhabitant or member of the staff at the Kirsanov manor, hearing the master of the house, Nikolai, yelling for Piotr would…
Love & Nihilism, Fathers & Sons
By Robin Goldberg, Production Dramaturg Robin’s article was originally published in EmStage’s biweekly newsletter, which also includes extra behind-the-scenes photos and contests for free tickets. Want to get the jump on…
Costume Obsession
If you’re the kind of person who bases their Must See TV on “which shows have the best wardrobe” (All you Downton Abbey fans, don’t even pretend to look the other…
Epilogue: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
As mentioned earlier in this online journal, the cast of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy took a trip to Malaga Island, Maine, at the start of their rehearsal process —…