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November 21, 2016 | Theatre,

Interview with Justin Springer: Entrepreneur, Outside the Box Agency

If you work in the arts in Boston, you know Justin Springer. He is what one might call a great connector, his work centered on inspiring activist movements through nontraditional...

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November 18, 2016 | Notes From Leadership,

When Sympathy Turns To Empathy

  In February of 2015 I was sitting in a theater in Budapest watching Bela Pinter’s Our Secrets play out in the immediate aftermath of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s speech...

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November 10, 2016 | Theatre,

The World As We Want It To Be

“You know Katherine, theatre is a lot like politics.” I have spent a large portion of my life hearing this phrase from my father, a former politician. Every time he...

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November 10, 2016 | Theatre,

‘Mala’ Means Bad: A conversation between Melinda Lopez & David Dower

    Early on in this World Premiere, one-woman-show, Melinda Lopez tells the gathered audience, “’Mala’ means ‘bad.’ Not that you have done something bad, but that you are, in...

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November 2, 2016 | Theatre,

10 Reasons to Go See Mala this Weekend

  1. Experience, as WBUR described her, “one of Boston’s most important writers.” Melinda Lopez both wrote and performs Mala! 2. It’s a performance that allows audience members to connect with the...

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November 1, 2016 | Theatre,

The Novelist who predicted “Make America Great Again” is part of the 16/17 Season!

  This March, we’re bringing an incredible artist named Toshi Reagon to Boston. Reagon, who Vibe Magazine called “one helluva rock’n’roller-coaster ride,” will collaborate with her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, the iconic singer,...

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October 31, 2016 | Events, News,

Read Mayor Walsh’s Proclamation for “Melinda Lopez Day”

Proclamation Melinda Lopez Day in the City Of Boston WHEREAS: Playwright, actor, and educator Melinda Lopez has produced a sizable body of work spanning the last two decades and has garnered...

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October 31, 2016 | Theatre,

The Guest House (Mala’s Coda)

  coda noun   co·da \ˈkō-də\ : an ending part of a piece of music or a work of literature or drama that is separate from the earlier parts : something that ends and...

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