February 10, 2017 | Theatre,
On Isolation
In a small house in the mountains of Ireland, a lonely spinster locks horns with her house-bound, manipulative mother in a rage-filled battle of the wills. Written by Ireland’s...
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February 10, 2017 | Notes From Leadership,
Boston as a Vital Destination in ‘Beauty Queen’ and Beyond
Warsan Shire’s widely read poem HOME begins powerfully: “No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark” The final stanza sticks in your heart: “no one...
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February 8, 2017 | What Did You Think?,
What did you think of The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Thank you joining us for the Druid theatre’s production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. The story of Maureen and her mother brings to light the challenges of isolation, aging,...
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2017 | Theatre,
Beauty Queen of Leenane Glossary
As a part of the preparation for the Play Reading Book Club, the teaching artists provided this very helpful glossary to unpack potentially unfamiliar terms used in the play. Enjoy!...
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February 6, 2017 | Notes From Leadership,
Boston Globe: “Trump’s travel ban creates anxiety in Boston arts community”
Here’s ArtsEmerson co-artistic director Director David Dower in today’s Boston Globe on how the travel ban is affecting the planning of the 2017-18 season: ArtsEmerson, which often presents the work...
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2017 | Theatre,
Marie Mullen on returning to ‘Beauty Queen’ in a role reversal
The New York Times: A Mother-Daughter Brawl: In ‘Beauty Queen,’ Marie Mullen Now Knows Both Sides With only four characters and a single set, “Beauty Queen,” the first play in...
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February 1, 2017 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership,
A Note from Co-Artistic Director P. Carl on ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’
Part of our core mission is to create long arcs of relationships with artists and theatre companies. In the case of our current production, The Beauty Queen of Leenane,...
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January 23, 2017 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership,
Arthur Miller meets The Beauty Queen by Rob Orchard
Twenty years ago I was in New York on theatre related business and unexpectedly had to stay over an extra day – which meant a free night. I had...
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