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.

Hub Hootenanny by Artintern

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…

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…

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, …

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…

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…

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…

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!

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 …

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…

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, …

ASL Team Brings New Dimension to The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Hipster Schubert by Brendanshea

Hipster Schubert would like to have a word with you.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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!

Thank you to the Community Dialogues from the YWCA Boston! by Artintern

The YWCA Boston and the A.R.T Community particapte in a discussion on race and Porgy and Bess

Audio Describers Bring a Unique Experience to The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by Artintern

Audio described perfomances of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

Artists for Humanity at The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by Brendanshea

A page in Vanity Fair! - Part 3 by Katimitchell

A page in Vanity Fair! - Part 2 by Katimitchell

A page in Vanity Fair! - Part 1 by Katimitchell

The creative team and leading cast members of the American Repertory Theater’s new production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess were asked by Vanity Fair magazine la…

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…