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March 7, 2016 | Theatre,

“Beckett has shown me that sentimentality isn’t truthful” by Lisa Dwan

A guest post by Beckett Trilogy performer Lisa Dwan     I can’t afford to scrimp. I can’t select the off-cuts of feelings. I can’t regurgitate last night’s order; it must...

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March 2, 2016 | Theatre,

A conversation between Rob Orchard and Anatoly Smeliansky

“When Chekhov is front of [Dodin] there is a conversation. Don’t see Three Sisters just to know about Chekhov. Chekhov is in a book you can read it. This is...

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March 2, 2016 | Theatre,

Lev Dodin on Three Sisters

  Three Sisters is one of the greatest plays of the world’s repertory, and one of Chekhov’s most complex. (Uncle Vanya for me is his finest, most harmonious play, and...

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March 1, 2016 | Theatre,

Providing audiences with the text of Three Sisters

We are so happy so many people will be joining us for Three Sisters in the next few days.  We wanted to pass along some information to audiences before their visit to enhance...

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February 23, 2016 | Theatre,

Lee Pelton welcomes audiences to Three Sisters and The Beckett Trilogy

Emersonians are known for learning by doing. An Emerson educa­tion brings together theory and practice with the aim of ensuring that our students thrive in the world long after they...

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February 18, 2016 | Theatre,

Sixth Grade Superheroes

“What is a superhero”, this was one of my first questions for a sixth grade class at Boston Renaissance Charter School in Hyde Park. “Someone who protects people” “A person...

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February 17, 2016 | Theatre,

Growing Up With The Chupacabra by Camila Cornejo-Schilling

When I was a kid, my uncle used to tell my siblings and I bedtime stories. I guess he was a terrible uncle, because almost all of his stories had...

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February 9, 2016 | Theatre,

Why Theatre? Why Melodrama?

I so admire An Octoroon because it directly questions theatre’s relevance inside the very dialogue of the characters while us giving us a fresh and challenging take on the history...

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