Recent Essays

This is a repository of written content, sorted by most recent to oldest. Enjoy!

Cover of the Venetian Golden Book.

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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.

Exterior of the Appalshop.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Portfolio Career

24 October 2012

Julie Hennrikus writes about the necessity of building community in the theatre, and how a "portfolio career" can be as fulfilling as a dream career.

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In Search of the Artistic Home

A Manifesto

24 October 2012

(Artistic) home is where mission, care, honesty, and the willingness to change with time (while keeping integrity) lives.

A poster for Tales from Ovid.

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Postcard from Boston’s Small and Fringe Theatres

22 October 2012

Meg Taintor discusses the formation of the Small Theatre Alliance of Boston, and how fringe Boston theatre has grown.

Theatre Commons

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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 25

Theatre in Boston

22 October 2012

Join us for this Thursday's Howl on the Boston theatre scene.

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The Empty Nest Tour

22 October 2012

Evelina Fernandez discusses the change that the Latino Theater Company brought about by going on tour.

A portrait of Ilana Brownstein.

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A Decade in the Trenches, and a 30,000 Foot View

22 October 2012

Ilana M. Brownstein on the evolution of the Boston Theater ecology over the past ten years, and what it needs to do to coninue to evolve.

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