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April 15, 2013 | Notes From Leadership,

My Sweet Embraceable You

We are on the eve of announcing our program for fall, 2014. It’s the middle of the day, in the middle of the week. I am standing in the second-floor...

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September 24, 2012 | Film, Notes From Leadership,

On “Stage Beauty”, or How I Know I Made The Right Career Choice

by David Dower Very late in the film Stage Beauty, which you have one more chance to see as part of our Shakespeare on Film series, there’s a scene where Claire Danes’...

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September 4, 2012 | Notes From Leadership,

That Time Again

By David Dower Wow. Where did the summer go? I’m sure all of us are feeling that to some degree, but for me this is a particularly acute year for...

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June 6, 2012 | Notes From Leadership,

A Special Thank You from Rob Orchard

This week marks the end of public performances in our second season. I like to call it our toddler year. We started wobbling with a big smile and a wide-eyed...

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June 17, 2011 | Notes From Leadership,

“Why are we concerned with art?”

As a not-for-profit organization enjoying an indirect subsidy from the government (ie: not taxed) we are obligated to provide a service to the public that would not be possible were...

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April 12, 2011 | Notes From Leadership, News,

Inaugural thanks

We’ll be announcing our second season of 15 projects shortly, but I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have been part of the new adventures...

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March 29, 2011 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership,

The Power of Live Theatre

It’s a thrill for any theatre-goer to witness a transcendent performance; one that takes your breath away, is burnished on your brain forever, and is anchored not in technique and...

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March 21, 2011 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership,

Spring at ArtsEmerson

The first day of spring ushers in one of the most active months in our first season with the opening of two works from Peter Brook’s celebrated company from Paris,...

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