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February 29, 2012 | Theatre,

Morgan Jenness on AMERIVILLE

ArtsEmerson’s Dramaturgy and Outreach Fellow Sara Bookin-Weiner talks to Universes’ dramaturg Morgan Jenness about Ameriville, playing at the Paramount Center Mainstage, March 13-18. SBW: How did Universes develop Ameriville? MJ:...

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February 27, 2012 | Theatre,

ArtsEmerson Conversations: AMERIVILLE

In anticipation of Ameriville, Emerson professor Magda Romanska talks to Jed Horne, an award-winning writer and journalist and the author of Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death...

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February 22, 2012 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books and music related to AMERIVILLE

By Corrie Glanville FILMS Portraits of New Orleans In advance of Ameriville, ArtsEmerson  is screening three films that center around New Orleans: Les Blank’s Always For Pleasure, a portrait of...

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February 3, 2012 | Theatre,

Creating “Tiny, Tiny Actors”

By Alyssa Mulligan Creating a puppet theatre company wasn’t always the goal for the husband-and-wife duo of Phantom Limb Company.  In fact, Erik Sanko was originally a “closet puppet maker,”...

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January 27, 2012 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books and music related to 69° S.

By Corrie Glanville FILMS The Endurance (2000) With narration by actor Liam Neeson, this award-winning documentary on Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-16 expedition to Antarctica in an effort to be the first...

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January 25, 2012 | Theatre,

A Conversation with John Huston, Polar Explorer

Before 69˚S. (The Shackleton Project) comes to the Paramount Center Mainstage FEB 7-12, Emerson College Professor Magda Romanska talks to polar explorer John Huston. John and his expedition partner Tyler...

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January 23, 2012 | Theatre,

An A to Z Primer on People You Need to Know in SUGAR

By Corrie Glanville Robbie McCauley’s remarkable career spans four decades and throughout Sugar she recalls the actors, writers and directors who changed her life. Here is just a few names...

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January 19, 2012 | Theatre,

SUGAR: Share Your Story

Robbie developed Sugar through story circles—a process that encourages people to listen and talk about their own experiences. If Robbie’s own story moved you, we invite you to share your...

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