Coordinated and Compiled by Emeline Shepard, Dramaturg (This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing) What was your favorite fairy tale as a kid?Alieyah Brown (Narrator): My favorite was The Princess and the Frog or the Tangerine Bear.Shannon Booth (Lady): My favorite fairy […]
Category: Behind the Scenes
Blogs about topics that happen behind the scenes of Emerson Stage productions.
Blog Post from the Dramaturg | Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister
By Dena Roncone, Production Dramaturg (NewFest New Play Workshop: Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister) The Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister gives the audience a view into Modernist painter Vanessa Bell’s imagination as she is plunged into the past and struggles to […]
MEN ON BOATS | Land Acknowledgment Resources
Compiled by Lucy Kania, Assistant Director DunnI wonder if the government will sanction this land once our expedition is over. PowellIt all comes down to how dangerous it is to inhabit. DunnWell the Natives have lived in these lands for centuries. PowellWell, they’ve also probably […]
After Men On Boats: What comes of them?
Here is a summation of where each man’s path lead them after the end of their time as Men on Boats:
New Play Workshop | Director’s Note and Vision
Directors’ notes traditionally welcome and orient an audience to the work that they are about to witness together. The goal of the note is often to begin forging a connection between the story on stage and the shared experience of living in the world right […]
Dramaturg’s Note for “Amanuensis, or The Miltons” by L M Feldman
By Henry Aceves, Production Dramaturg (NewFest New Play Workshop: Amanuensis, or The Miltons) Our playwright, L, describes Amanuensis, or The Miltons as “a tale, a grapple, a loosely-historically-based feminist fantasia.” The most common association I have with the word “tale” is with a fairy tale: […]
A Reflection by Brenna Epstein
By Brenna Epstein (Cunningham in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot) What makes this rehearsal process so special for me is that this role is, by far, the most challenging role I have ever played. This is due to the fact that I’m Jewish, and […]
A Blog Post from the Dramaturg | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
By Sivan Amir, Production Dramaturg Stephen Adley Guirgis, the playwright of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, puts a spin on the traditional Biblical tale placing Judas in a courtroom to answer the question if he should go to Hell. Known for works including Between […]
When an Actor Becomes a Designer by Brenna Epstein
By Brenna Epstein (Assistant Costume Designer, 10 Out of 12) Can you imagine a world where every day feels like a tech rehearsal? I can. I’ve been living in it for the last four weeks, and trust me, it’s truly not as grueling as it […]
Downtown Theater in New York by Alison Qu
by Alison Qu, 10 Out of 12 Production Dramaturg 10 Out of 12 was born in 2015 at Soho Repertory Theater, a small theater located in the middle of what we call “Downtown”—anything that is south of 30th Street in Manhattan for a New Yorker. […]