Recent Essays

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How “Right” is Right?

Daniel

Jones

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How “Right” is Right?

Conservative Voices in Theater

6 November 2012

Daniel Jones explores the illusive idea of a conservative playwright: is the theater, in essence, a liberal pursuit?

Making the Radical Palatable

Jacob

Juntunen

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Making the Radical Palatable

The Normal Heart and the AIDS Crisis

5 November 2012

Jacob Juntunen sheds insight on how The Normal Heart illuminated the AIDS crisis in 1985.

ReOrienting Myself

Torange

Yeghiazarian

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ReOrienting Myself

Making an Artistic Home

2 November 2012

Golden Thread Productions was founded to fill the gap in representation for Middle Eastern perspective and dialogue. Torange Yeghiazarian, founder and executive artistic director tells the story of Golden Thread's founding and development.

Werqing It with Ed Sylvanus Iskandar

Gabriel Jason

Dean

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Werqing It with Ed Sylvanus Iskandar

1 November 2012

Gabriel Jason Dean chats with Ed Sylvanus Iskandar.

Stats about Knoxville, Tennessee's Arts & Culture Scene

Liza

Zenni

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Stats about Knoxville, Tennessee's Arts & Culture Scene

29 October 2012

Liza Zenni surveys the impact arts have in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Beauty and the Decline of the Theater Professional

P.

Carl

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Beauty and the Decline of the Theater Professional

29 October 2012

P. Carl affirms our need to democratize the theatre field, in the battle to define what constitutes good art.

Learning to Embrace Appalachia

Ada

Smith

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Learning to Embrace Appalachia

27 October 2012

Sometimes it takes leaving home to realize how much it makes the fabric of your life. Ada Smith reflects on finding her youth culture in the midst of tradition

An old photo of the Boston Center for the Arts.

They Carry the Flame

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They Carry the Flame

An Interview with Barry Andelman and Larry Stark

27 October 2012

Barry Andelman and Larry Stark reflect on the history of Boston theatre and the different facets that each company brings to the community.

The interior of the Calderwood Pavilion in Boston.

Interview with Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass

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Interview with Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass

25 October 2012

Dramaturg Jessie M. Baxter sat down with playwrights Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Kate Snodgrass; all three writers bridge the space between practice and academia.