Blogs about the people of Emerson Stage.
Emerson Stage’s Newfest Readings and Shorts begin next Tuesday, March 19, with a reading of James La Bella’s Fine China Nightmare. I reached out to La Bella, BFA ‘20, about the process of writing Fine China Nightmare and working … Continued
Emerson Stage’s annual evening of student-written NewFest Shorts will take place at the Semel Theater on Saturday, March 23. I reached out to playwright Miles Millikan, BFA ‘21, about the process of writing his short play Sugar Plums Molding and … Continued
Emerson Stage’s production of The Devil On Your Shoulder, winner of the Rod Parker Playwriting Award, opens at the Greene Theater on Thursday, March 14. I reached out to playwright Caleb Palmer, BFA ‘19, about the process of writing The … Continued
By Victoria Brancazio Dramaturg, Tiny Houses Emerson Stage’s NewFest New Play Workshop presents Tiny Houses, a play following the 2014 MH17 plane crash where three women find hope and agency amongst chaos. I sat down with playwright Stefanie Zadravec about … Continued
BE BOLD, BE BRAZEN: An Interview with Melia Bensussen, Brazen Director and Playwright, and Masha Obolensky, Playwright The director and playwright of Brazen, Melia Bensussen and her co-playwright, Masha Obolensky have joined Dramaturg Kaitlin Phelan in an interview to discuss the … Continued
By Clare Lockhart, Student Marketing Assistant Titanic opens next Thursday, April 20! We wanted to give you an inside look into the creative teams behind this amazing musical. We interviewed Costume Designer A.W. Nadine Grant about life in 1912, … Continued
By Production Dramaturg Noah Pattillo (’18) In Click, a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger premiering at Emerson next week, Katherine Logan (’18) plays Fresh, a young woman whose life is altered after a Facebook Live video of her being sexually … Continued
From an Orchard in Buckinghamshire to Emerson Stage: The Journey of James Henry Trotter James and the Giant Peach is one of the world’s most beloved children’s stories. Author Roald Dahl introduced the adventure of James Henry Trotter and his … Continued
Emerson Stage Opens 2016-2017 Season The Caucasian Chalk Circle By Bertolt Brecht Translated by Frank McGuinness Directed by Courtney O’Connor When a noblewoman abandons her son in the heat of a civil war, the child is taken by a servant … Continued
In 2008, you set the play to be in the “future” of 2016. How do you think Lizzie’s world compares with the world today? I can’t get over how far away 2016 seemed when I was writing the play. And … Continued