March 2, 2018 | Theatre,
An Iamb By Any Other Name
What’s your first memory of reading Hamlet? I would be willing to bet that for most people, it was struggling to understand Shakespeare’s stilted language in the context of...
Read MoreOn the Blog
February 28, 2018 | Events, News,
Mayor Walsh Declares it ‘Claudia Rankine Day’ in Boston
Congratulations to poet, playwright and MacArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine! Boston’s Mayor Walsh has officially declared today, February 28, 2018 as “Claudia Rankine Day” in Boston — celebrating opening day...
Read More
February 24, 2018 | What Did You Think?,
What Did You Think of the White Card
Thank you for attending ArtsEmerson’s presentation of American Repertory Theatre’s The White Card. In the making of The White Card playwright Claudia Rankine has asked how we as a society...
Read More
February 22, 2018 | Theatre, Race and Equity,
The Boston Globe publishes an in-depth preview of The White Card
A few years ago, poet Claudia Rankine gave a reading of “Citizen: An American Lyric,’’ her 2014 award-winning collection of poems exploring racism and aggression. During the question-and-answer period,...
Read More
February 22, 2018 | Race and Equity, Theatre, Notes From Leadership,
A Note from Playwright Claudia Rankine and Dramaturg P. Carl
“You cannot live thirty years with something in your closet, which you know is there, and pretend it is not there without something terrible happening to you. If I...
Read More
February 22, 2018 | Theatre,
Saint Joan in Popular Culture
Although she saved France during the Hundred Years War over five centuries ago, Joan of Arc has remained relevant in popular culture around the world since. Here are the five...
Read More
February 21, 2018 | Race and Equity, Theatre,
Must-Read Claudia Rankine Interviews + Articles
“You’re not going to change anybody’s mind shutting them down” – Rankine to the The Paris Review “In America, the killing of black people is an unending spectacle.” –...
Read More
February 21, 2018 | Theatre,
Nevertheless She Persisted: A History of Saint Joan of Arc
George Bernard Shaw’s play Saint Joan premiered in 1923, three years after Saint Joan of Arc was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. The play has allowed audiences all over...
Read More
