We’re excited to share the title selections for Emerson Stage’s 2021–2022 Season. Each year, the upcoming season is carefully curated by the Emerson Stage Season Selection Committee—a group of Performing Arts faculty, staff, and student representatives. As…
By Joshua O’Brian, Production Dramaturg, Spring Awakening A production that has been over a century in the making—literally. This spring, Emerson Stage is producing Spring Awakening by Steven Sater and…
Interview with Masha Obolensky, playwright of Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister.Conducted by dramaturg, Dena Roncone. What initially attracted you to Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf’s relationship?I would say…
By Dena Roncone, Production Dramaturg (Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister) Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister explores how we remember our lives and the way in which…
By Dena Roncone, Production Dramaturg (NewFest New Play Workshop: Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister) The Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister gives the audience a view into…
By Elena Freck, Production Dramaturg (Everybody) What do a critic at the 1496 Antwerp Landjuweel theatre festival, a 15th century English Catholic churchgoer, and an audience member of Emerson Stage’s…
By Elena Freck, Production Dramaturg (Everybody) What does Death look like, in your mind’s eye? If you grew up in the U.S. or Europe, you’re probably conjuring an image of…
By McKennen Campbell, Dramaturg (Marisol) Hi! My name is McKennen Campbell and I am beyond thrilled to be the dramaturg on Emerson Stage’s production of Marisol! With a play that…
By McKennen Campbell, Dramaturg (Marisol) Marisol – Spanish, derived from “María de la Soledad” (Mary of solitude). Marisol can be directly broken down to “Mar y sol,” which means sea…