by Michael Pisaturo, Dramaturg While there is evidence of women playing field-like games akin to soccer as early as China’s Tsin Dynasty in 250 BCE, it was not until the first World War – a time where women began taking part in the industrial workforce […]
Category: Plays
Blogs about plays produced by Emerson Stage.
From THE WOLVES’ Dramaturg, Michael Pisaturo
Wolves hunt in packs.And in every pack, there is an order.A system of intricate social dynamics.A defined hierarchy of power.In a pack, every member knows their place.And they know that above all else… they must protect one another. The Wolves follows a team of young women playing for […]
SUMMER SPOTLIGHT: Production Stage Management in Rhode Island with Alex Tawid Di Maggio
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 our Instagram Stories to give […]
An Artist Inspired by Love: The Correlation Between Robert Schumann’s Music & His Life
By Victoria Isotti, Dramaturg (Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise) Robert Schumann (June 8, 1910–July 29, 1856) is said to be one of the greatest Romantic composers of all time. His music was inspired by his own life, each piece growing out of his […]
Turning Historical Figures Into Modern Day Characters: A Conversation with Elena Freck
An interview with the playwright of Three Romances for the Unwell and Otherwise, Elena Freck. Conducted by Victoria Isotti, Dramaturg. Victoria Isotti: What initially drew you to the story of Clara and Robert Schumann? Elena Freck: I grew up as a violinist; I played in […]
Dramaturg’s Note | AS YOU LIKE IT
By Michelle “Shell” Garcia, Production Dramaturg Eddie DeHais opened the December 13th workshop of their adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It by stating that the original Globe Theater neighbored, and competed with, what was known as the Bear Gardens: a place where hundreds of […]
CAST LISTS | Next to Normal and As You Like It
Thank you to everyone who auditioned for Next to Normal and As You Like It. We are pleased to share the cast lists as well as notes from the directors for these productions: NEXT TO NORMAL A note from M. Bevin O’Gara, Director, Next to […]
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 […]
IN THE SHADOW OF AN ELECTION: the historical context of Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
“Art is not a mirror held up to realitybut a hammer with which to shape it.”—Bertolt Brecht Written in 1941, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui was created in exile as alarm bells echoed throughout Europe. Playwright Bertolt Brecht had already escaped Germany in 1933, […]
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 […]