Director’s Note | Into the Woods
In the first volume of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy gets caught up in an unknown world and needs to find her way back home. This trajectory takes her on…
To Stray From The Path: An American Take on Into the Woods
Dramaturg’s Note by Ciara Berardi (Dramaturg, Into the Woods) James Lapine (book) and Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) started developing Into the Woods in the 1980s by drawing plot lines…
Dramaturgy | New Works | Plays
An Artist Inspired by Love: The Correlation Between Robert Schumann’s Music & His Life
By Victoria Isotti, Dramaturg (Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise) Robert Schumann (June 8, 1910–July 29, 1856) is said to be one of the greatest Romantic composers of all…
Dramaturgy | New Works | Plays
Turning Historical Figures Into Modern Day Characters: A Conversation with Elena Freck
An interview with the playwright of Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise, Elena Freck. Conducted by Victoria Isotti, Dramaturg. Victoria Isotti: What initially drew you to the story of…
No One’s Virtuous: Emerson Stage’s New Play Workshop From the Playwright’s Perspective
A conversation with Greg T. Nanni, playwright of Emerson Stage’s production of RAGE and Emerson student Sabrina Sexauer.
Dramaturg’s Note | AS YOU LIKE IT
By Michelle “Shell” Garcia, Production Dramaturg Eddie DeHais opened the December 13th workshop of their adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It by stating that the original Globe Theater neighbored,…
CAST LISTS | NewFest and Into the Woods
Thank you to everyone who auditioned for NewFest: Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise, NewFest New Play Workshop: RAGE, NewFest Short Works (NFSW), and Into the Woods. We are…
Dramaturg’s Note | NEXT TO NORMAL
By Michelle Shapiro, Dramaturg When Next to Normal opened off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre in 2008, it received mixed reviews. Within these reviews, there was at least one that…
Dramaturg’s Note | MARIE ANTOINETTE
By Preslee Krout and Carter White, Dramaturgs/Assistant Directors MARIE But I can’t dispense with the past, with history.SHEEP That’s why you’ve become its victim. And your own life was lost…