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Dramaturg’s Note | ARE YOU SOMEONE TO SOMEBODY?
5 Dec 2022

Dramaturg’s Note | ARE YOU SOMEONE TO SOMEBODY?

by Joshua Feder | posted in: Behind the Scenes, Devising, Dramaturgy, New Works | 0

By Clara Livingston, Dramaturg The prize is something you’ll never forget. Perhaps it’s something you haven’t forgotten. Something that you might be remembering at this very moment. And if you did forget it, perhaps it’s not a prize at all.  … Continued

What is a A New Devised Piece?
22 Nov 2022

What is a A New Devised Piece?

by Joshua Feder | posted in: Behind the Scenes, Devising, Dramaturgy, New Works | 0

by Clara Livingston, Dramaturg Devised Theatre has a myriad of definitions and can encompass all sorts of theatrical styles and creation processes. Generally, Devising is the process of creating new theatrical work without starting with a written script. Devised pieces … Continued

Dramaturg’s Note | OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS
2 Nov 2022

Dramaturg’s Note | OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS

by Joshua Feder | posted in: Dramaturgy, Plays, Playwriting, Theatre for Young Audiences | 0

by Kayla Tomas “It’s about coming from a frame of reference that the idea of magic is possible: it’s a faster way to the heart.” – José Cruz González (Playwright) Tapping into the imagination, playwright José Cruz González’s use of … Continued

A conversation with the playwright | OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS
25 Oct 2022

A conversation with the playwright | OLD JAKE’S SKIRTS

by Joshua Feder | posted in: Dramaturgy, Plays, Playwriting, Theatre for Young Audiences | 0

by Kayla Tomas, Dramaturg Adapted from C. Anne Scott’s novel of the same name, Old Jake’s Skirts follows the journey of Old Jake, a hermit farmer, carving out a life of pumpkin farming and marking the years by the plagues … Continued

Q+A with the THE SPITFIRE GRILL company
3 Oct 2022

Q+A with the THE SPITFIRE GRILL company

by Joshua Feder | posted in: Behind the Scenes, Dramaturgy, Plays | 0

by Ciara Berardi, Dramaturg Have you ever dreamed of a place where none of your fears and worries exist? Your own personal world in a town where everyone knows you? A place where the colors of paradise come to you. … Continued

SUMMER SPOTLIGHT: Production Stage Management in Rhode Island with Alex Tawid Di Maggio
19 Jul 2022

SUMMER SPOTLIGHT: Production Stage Management in Rhode Island with Alex Tawid Di Maggio

by Alixandra Bigley | posted in: Behind the Scenes, Plays, Stage Management, Summer Spotlight | 0

Alex Tawid Di Maggio (BFA ’23, Stage and Production Management) is spending the summer in Providence, Rhode Island as the Production Stage Manager for La Mancha presented at Trinity Rep/Rhode Island Latino Arts. On July 23, she’ll be taking over … Continued

Summer Spotlight: Stage Management at CATF with Liv Tighe
5 Jul 2022

Summer Spotlight: Stage Management at CATF with Liv Tighe

by webadmin | posted in: Behind the Scenes, New Works, Stage Management, Summer Spotlight | 0

Shepherdstown, West Virginia as the Stage Management Intern at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival. On July 8, she’ll be taking over our Instagram Stories to give us an inside look at a day in her stage management life!

Summer Spotlight: Company Management at CATF with Carleigh Allen
5 Jul 2022

Summer Spotlight: Company Management at CATF with Carleigh Allen

by webadmin | posted in: Behind the Scenes, Stage Management, Summer Spotlight | 0

Carleigh Allen (BFA ’23, Stage and Production Management) is spending the summer in Shepherdstown, West Virginia as the Company Management Intern at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival. On July 8, she’ll be taking over our Instagram Stories to give us an inside look at a day in her company management life!

Summer Spotlight: Alum Angelika Menendez is Assistant Directing at Reagle Music Theatre
3 Jul 2022

Summer Spotlight: Alum Angelika Menendez is Assistant Directing at Reagle Music Theatre

by webadmin | posted in: Behind the Scenes, Summer Spotlight | 0

Angelika Menendez (BFA ’20, Theatre & Performance) is spending part of her summer as Assistant Director for Reagle Music Theatre’s production of West Side Story. On Tuesday, July 5 she’ll be taking over our Instagram Stories to give us an … Continued

INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST | This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
30 Sep 2021

INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST | This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

by webadmin | posted in: Behind the Scenes | 0

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 … Continued

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