Spring Awakening and Its Age-Old Taboos | Dramaturgy Note
By Joshua O’Brian, Production Dramaturg, Spring Awakening We open any entertainment magazine to pages riddled with claims of sex and scandal from celebrities that we grow to love or hate;…
2021–2022 Season Announcement
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…
Fifteen Again – In 19th Century Germany
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 the Playwright, Masha Obolensky
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…
The Woman Becomes the Artist
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…
Blog Post from the Dramaturg | Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister
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…
Dramaturg’s Note | Everybody
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…
THE NEED FOR A NEW DEATH | A blog post
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…
A Beautiful Dystopia | A Dramaturgy Note
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…