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February 22, 2018 | Theatre, Notes From Leadership, Race and Equity,

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...

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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...

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February 21, 2018 | Theatre, Race and Equity,

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.” –...

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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...

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February 9, 2018 | Theatre,

A Brief History of Hamlet

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet precedes its own reputation. It was Shakespeare’s most popular play during his lifetime and remains the most produced work of his to date. In fact, it is...

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February 5, 2018 | Film, Theatre,

What do you remember about the 90’s?

Torrey Pines tells a trans-queer-punk, coming-of-age story, rich with ‘90s pop-culture references—everything from Star Trek to Nintendo—via a stop-motion animated film with a live band creating the soundtrack.  In honor...

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January 29, 2018 | Theatre,

Meet Bedlam’s cast for both Hamlet and Saint Joan!

  One of the defining characteristics of a Bedlam Theatre Company production is they often have four actors play every single role in the play. The results are pure mayhem,...

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