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All Stories About American Repertory Theater
ART 2018-19 Season to Contain 3 World Premieres
Next season at American Repertory Theater includes a new work based on a Langston Hughes poem, a play about Korean sea women, and a musical about the Arab Spring.
Everybody’s Asking
Will the new tax law threaten charitable giving? We can’t afford to wait to find out.
Offscript: Autism and Acting with Mickey Rowe
On this week’s podcast, our guest is Mickey Rowe, the first autistic actor to play the main character in ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.’ Plus, the editors talk Harvey and student loans.
How Much Is a Theatre MFA Worth?
What the crisis at Harvard’s ART Institute says about the precarious state of theatre training in higher education.
ART 2017-18 Season to Feature Alanis Morissette Musical
‘Jagged Little Pill,’ with a book by screenwriter Diablo Cody, will also feature Capote, Warhol, and Austen.
By Playwrights Possessed, Namely Sam and Eugene
An O’Neill biography puts the drama centerstage, while a tantalizing compendium of Beckett-iana largely elides it.
Transgender Characters, in Their Own Words
Both ‘Trans Scripts’ and ‘Orange Julius’ let trans people tell their own stories, though only one credits a trans playwright.
What Did You Think of the Show? Company One Wants to Know
It’s not just about talkbacks at the small Boston theatre—it’s about creating safe spaces for engagement with often uncomfortable work.
American Repertory Theater Announces 2016–17 Season
Anna Deavere Smith, Bill Rauch, and Jo Bonney will return to the theatre to perform and direct.