April 14, 2011 at 10:24 am
An NYTimes preview article of Theresa Rebeck’s politically charged new play ‘O Beautiful.’ Rebeck is the author of Mauritius (which an unnamed professional Boston dramaturg may have developed) as well as a writer for TV shows like NYPD Blue. The play is produced as part of a $50,000 commission from the University of Delaware that will […]
I was reading this article about Zach Anner, the winner of Oprah’s “Your Own Show” on her new OWN TV network. This story seems totally in line with our discussion together regarding John Belluso’s Pyretown and our debate over the importance of casting a wheelchair-using actor in the role. This article shows that spirit and […]
Article in the Boston Globe that addresses SO MANY of the plays and playwrights we’ve discussed in class (Wilson, Parks, Jacobs-Jenkins, Lee — PLUS a little Lydia Diamond action — PLUS a shout-out to Ti-Jean) and how more black voices are proliferating both the fringe and mainstream theater of Boston.
A great Op-Ed piece from the Guardian by playwright Christopher Shinn (Dying City, Now or Later) about public and professional reactions to new work on both sides of the pond. I’ve never been to London and don’t have a clear sense of what the theater scene there is like . . . but it sounds […]
March 31, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Here’s an interesting article I came across on the NY Times about how to talk about plot in popular criticism. NYT theater critic Charles Isherwood talks about his discretion when describing the stories of plays in reviews — how much plot can a critic give away to the reader without ruining the fulfillment of going […]
March 18, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Hey guys! Here’s a production of “In the Red and Brown Water,” Part I of The Brother/Sister Plays by Tarrell Alvin McCraney which we’re reading later in the semester. This is a clip of a documentary about an outdoor production local housing projects. I think this kind of theatre is just incredible. You guys in […]
February 19, 2011 at 11:57 am
This was just too good not to re-post. I let it speak for itself.
February 18, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Hey guys! Just a little shameless Ti-Jean advertising. Here are some clips from the production going on through March 13 at Central Square Theatre. In this stark, entertaining and uplifting folk parable, the Devil challenges a poor Haitian family to make him feel human emotion or be eaten. One by one, Ti-Jean and his brothers […]
February 11, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Sorry guys, allow me to out-gay myself. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147589-Audra-McDonald-In-Talks-for-Porgy-and-Bess-at-American-Repertory-Theater I saw this on Playbill.com and had to say something. I saw Audra McDonald in 110 in the Shade a few years ago and it was one of the best stage performances I have ever seen. I don’t know what crazy stuff Diane Paulus is planning to […]
February 3, 2011 at 9:03 am
I was reading this review in the New York Times last week and I thought the opening paragraph was the most interesting sentence I’ve read in a long time. http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/theater/reviews/02whipping.html?hpw I feel that over the past month, between seeing Neighbors and Ruined, reading our two plays from last week, and working on Ti-Jean and His […]
