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

Essay

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

Essay

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

Essay

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.

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