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December 2, 2020 | Film, General, Theatre,

It’s a BIG December at ArtsEmerson

Our theaters may still be dark, but our programming this December just goes to show that we're working harder than ever to bring arts from all over the world into...

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May 22, 2020 | Theatre,

How a Production Comes Together: Parable of the Sower

It takes almost a year from when a production is chosen for our season to full realization on stage. From estimating space needs and resources, renting equipment and scheduling crew,...

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March 10, 2020 | Events, Theatre, Race and Equity,

Parable Read and Civic Transformation

Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower has become an ever present staple in American literature, and though published in 1993, remains continuously relevant today. With rising mounting concerns surrounding...

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February 25, 2020 | Theatre,

Toshi Reagon and the Musical Revolution of Parable of the Sower

Self described as a “postmodern rhythm & blues woman who’s got something special,” it is no surprise that Toshi Reagon has captured the attention of artists and activists worldwide. Toshi...

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February 19, 2020 | Theatre,

The Fire This Time

In his poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes posed the famous question “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun?… Or does it explode? ...

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February 19, 2020 | Theatre,

The Real Life Origins of Plata Quemada

Plata Quemada is an eye-popping live-graphic-novel depicting Argentina’s most daring bank heist.

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February 13, 2020 | Theatre,

Crime, Redemption, and the Search for the Truth: Films that Remind us of Plata Quemada

Chilean theatre makers TEATROCINEMA arrive in Boston on March 11th, delivering the heart-pulsing noir tale of Argentina’s most notorious heist, Plata Quemada (MAR 11-15). Ahead of its much anticipated arrival...

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February 4, 2020 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership,

WHAT WAS HE THINKING? by David Dower

There was a moment, in the first week of my junior year of high school, that is the origin story for my life in theatre. It was a small moment,...

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