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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

1 in 10,000: Huntington's Disease and Woody Guthrie by Brendanshea

Check out this guest post about Woody's battle with Huntington's Disease, the underlying causes of HD and the types of advocacy and treatment available today.

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 02:43PM
Monday, May 21, 2012

This Simulcast is Your Simulcast by Brendanshea

On Thursday, May 17th, the A.R.T. and Harvard teamed up for a live simulcast of Woody Sez at the Science Center Plaza.  It was the first simulcast of a theatrical production outside of…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 01:24PM
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Huntington's Disease Society of America at "Woody Sez" Tonight! by Brendanshea

Did you know that May is Huntington's Disease Awareness Month?  Join the A.R.T. and the Huntington's Disease Society of America at the theater tonight to salute one of the most famous v…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 10:27AM
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

A.R.T. + MXAT = R&J (OMG) by Brendanshea

Empirical Rogue - Romeo & Juliet Teaser Empirical Rogue, an NYC-based company comprised primarily of A.R.T. Institute graduates, …

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 01:24PM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Futurity Young Inventors' Club: THE UNITER by Brendanshea

Hear ye, hear ye!  The Futurity Young Inventors' Club continues with the unveiling of a second utopian machine designed and built by the middle school STEM Club at the Murphy School.&n…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 11:20AM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Futurity Young Inventors' Club: RELIGION3000 by Brendanshea

Today, we unveil the first in a series of world-transforming machines developed by teams of young inventors in residence at the Murphy School (public K-8 in Dorchester).  We asked the…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:58PM
Friday, March 30, 2012

Futurity: What Does Your Peace Machine Look Like? by Brendanshea

Since early March, the Senior STEM Club at the Murphy School (a public K-8 in Dorchester) have been toiling away on a series of inventions that will change the world forever...read about the…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 11:38AM
Monday, March 19, 2012

Connecting the Classroom to the Stage: Primary Source and the A.R.T. by Brendanshea

How does the A.R.T. connect the classroom to the stage?  Check out this great post from our Community Connections partner, Primary Source!

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:25PM
Monday, January 30, 2012

A Flock of (Digital) Swans by Brendanshea

The A.R.T. is partnering with the metaLAB at Harvard to curate an open source digital storytelling project inspired by the upcoming epic theater experience, Wild Swans.  Find out how …

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 01:54PM
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Great Shakes! at the A.R.T. by Brendanshea

We're teaching a FREE one-day intensive on Acting Shakespeare for young performers between the age of 12 and 16.  This new class, A.R.T. Great Shakes! will take place on Saturday, Janua…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:57PM
Monday, December 19, 2011

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! by Brendanshea

The special double-issue A.R.T. 2011-2012 Guide is hot off the (digital) presses!  Click here to explore the digital edition of the Guide, packed with in-depth articles, fun features, …

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 02:19PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Hipster Schubert by Brendanshea

Hipster Schubert would like to have a word with you.

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:23PM
Thursday, October 6, 2011

News From Across The Pond: Wild Swans Workshop! by Brendanshea

Sacha Wares, director of the upcoming adaptation of Jung Chang's memoir Wild Swans, recently led a workshop in the UK to explore preliminary staging ideas.

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 03:06PM
Friday, September 30, 2011

Campus Conversations on Race @ The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by Brendanshea

The National Center for Race Amity, Students Organized Against Racism, Brandeis University and the A.R.T. teamed up for a special post-show discussion on race and the legacy of Porgy and B…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:54PM
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Students Takeover Catfish Row! by Brendanshea

Over 300 high school students were in the crowd for Wednesday's matinee; needless to say, it was an awesome show.  Click for photos.

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 11:03AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Jabari Asim Moderates Porgy and Bess Talkback by Brendanshea

Jabari Asim, Editor-in-Chief of NAACP's The Crisis magazine and associate professor of Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College, will moderate the post-show discussion…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 05:40PM

I Can't Sit Down! (Ron K. Brown Workshop at Harvard) by Brendanshea

Ron K. Brown led an awesome community workshop at the Harvard Dance Center on the movement of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.  Watch the video!

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 11:41AM
Thursday, September 15, 2011

A.R.T. and Boston Collegiate Charter School by Brendanshea

This week, the A.R.T. led a two-day workshop sesh with 42 sophomores at Boston Collegiate Charter School.  Seven groups of students invented their own theatrical reimagining of th…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 12:33PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

A.R.T. Institute Season is Go! by Brendanshea

The A.R.T. Institute second year students just started rehearsal for its first production of the season, Oni Faida Lampley's intense drama Tough Titty.  This incredibly personal look …

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 01:15PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Brown Graduate Playwrights team up with A.R.T. Institute Actors by Brendanshea

Continuing in an annual tradition of interstate collaboration, the A.R.T. Institute is proud to present the most recent product of its work with our neighbors to the South (as in...Provide…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:23PM

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Goes ASL by Brendanshea

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess ASL On September 6th, the A.R.T. had its first American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performan…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 12:23PM
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Sneak Peek: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Workshop Video by Brendanshea

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Workshop Get a sneak peek of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by watching this video of the pre-prod…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 12:32PM
Friday, August 19, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011

Boston Globe video! by Brendanshea

Porgy and Bess Globe Video After learning a little more about how Porgy and Bess is being reimagined, reporters from The Boston Glob…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 11:21AM
Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess: Cast Video Roundup! by Brendanshea

Porgy and Bess, from Opera to Musical

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 05:01PM
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess -- Inside the Rehearsal Room #3 by Brendanshea

As rehearsals continue at the A.R.T., Assistant Director of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Mia Walker, fills us in on the show’s progress...and some of the fun the cast and crew’s be…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 05:01PM
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess -- Inside the Rehearsal Room #2 by Brendanshea

Assistant Director Mia Walker's second post from rehearsals of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess is brimming with exclusive tidbits on the upcoming production.

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 03:05PM
Friday, July 29, 2011

Audra McDonald on The View! by Brendanshea

Audra McDonald on The View Four-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, Bess in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, recently appeared on T…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 10:43AM

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