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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 | 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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October 24, 2016 | Theatre,

What Emersonians are Saying About Mala

Next weekend, Melinda Lopez’s new one-woman show Mala is opening at ArtsEmerson, and here in the student engagement office, we’ve been thinking a lot about how to talk to our...

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October 7, 2016 | News, Theatre,

Introducing the Robert J. Orchard Stage at Emerson/Paramount Center

On October 6, 2016 ArtsEmerson and Emerson College renamed the Paramount main stage the “Robert J. Orchard Stage” in honor of Rob’s incredible career in the arts and for the...

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October 4, 2016 | Theatre,

The Gift of Not “Getting It”

“Dear incomprehension, it’s thanks to you I’ll be myself, in the end.” – Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable I just recently saw the Frida Kahlo now on display at the MFA...

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September 28, 2016 | Theatre,

It’s a Match!

This “scruffy and endearing bunch” is wooing Boston audiences on and off the stage. Here’s a little more information on the five guys leaving everyone on the edge of their...

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