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Josh Platt

Josh Platt is a writer and theater director in Western Massachusetts

Josh Platt (he/him) is a theatremaker and writer. He holds degrees from Yale University and Emerson College, and he lives in Turners Falls/Great Falls, Massachusetts.

Double Edge Theatre’s Latin American Cycle Builds Bridges Across Massachusetts
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Double Edge Theatre’s Latin American Cycle Builds Bridges Across Massachusetts

20 October 2016

Josh Platt on Double Edge Theatre’s Latin American Spectacle in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Cada Luna Azul / Once a Blue Moon in Ashfield, Massachusetts, and the Springfield Spectacle, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Shakespeare & Company’s second production of The Merchant of Venice
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Shakespeare & Company’s second production of The Merchant of Venice

1 October 2016

Josh Platt on The Merchant of Venice directed by Tina Packer in Lenox, Massachusetts. 

Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara at SpeakEasy Stage Company
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Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara at SpeakEasy Stage Company

19 May 2016

Josh Platt reflects on Boston-based director Summer Williams’ interpretation of Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara, in light of her recent direction of An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.