‘Twas the Night Before Load Out
‘Twas the night before load out and all through the shop, all the creatures were sewing, no one could stop… I should be more witty, but I can’t think of anymore rhymes plus, I gotta go sew! The Evening of … Continued
Costume Shop Happenings 2/12/10
Hello Everybodeee! We have been hard at work here in the Costume Shop. X Dance is up and running. I hope you will all get a chance to see it, even though I hear it’s sold out! Here’s a … Continued
From the director of VENDETTA CHROME
post by Kristen van Ginhoven How lucky am I? I am one of three students currently directing a one act play by a woman playwright as part of Emerson College’s Main Stage upcoming show ‘Coming of Age’, happening Feb. 25-28 … Continued
The Adventures of Frederick and Jalaina…. and so we begin!
Greetings from the 6th Floor Production Office! This is Frederick and my first blog post, and we are very excited to keep you up-to-date on the ins and outs of Emerson Stage. Classes have begun and we are officially finishing up … Continued
And the winners are…a report back from KCACTF
From Rafael Jaen: Emerson students received various awards last week at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 1 held at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham. The Region 1 includes colleges from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New … Continued
Gearing Up for KCACTF
Emerson Students gearing up to go to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center’s founding chairman, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater … Continued
End of the Semester
Our last production meeting of the semester was this morning. A post production meeting about ILLYRIA, and a concept meeting about PAINT, this year’s NewFest winner. PAINT will be produced at the end of March, but auditions are the week … Continued
ILLYRIA Costume Designer Courtney Irizarry
Emerson Stage benefits from the hard work of students both on and off stage. Our recent production of ILLYRIA had student set, costume and lighting designers. Here’s a great piece on Courtney Irizarry, the Costume Designer of ILLYRIA. Interested in … Continued
Emerson Stage is in process
A mid-November check in for Emerson Stage. Our third show, ESPERANZA RISING, is open. ILLYRIA is in rehearsal, ready to open mid-December. X-DANCE is in rehearsal. THREE SHORT PLAYS BY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS is being cast as we speak. NEWFEST scripts … Continued
Esperanza is Rising
ESPERANZA RISING opened last Friday. Pam Munoz Ryan, the author of the book, was on hand for talkbacks Friday and Saturday, and did a book signing on Saturday afternoon. There was another talkback on Sunday about immigration. The dramaturgs have … Continued