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Up & Coming: Arshan Gailus

Up & Coming: Arshan Gailus You may not know it, but you’ve probably heard Arshan Gailus’ work in Boston theatres. Sound Design can be an incredibly subtle (and incredibly important) element of an audience’s experience. In his work for SpeakEasy …

Race and the City: Chicago

Race and the City: Chicago This is an excerpt of an article that first appeared in 2011 inWords on Plays, the performance guide series of San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). Dan Rubin is the editor of Words on Plays …

Who’s Your Neighbor Now?

Who’s Your Neighbor Now?: Race, Real Estate, and Revisiting A Raisin in the Sun By Adrienne Macki Braconi, Assistant Professor, Dramatic Arts Department, Faculty Affiliate, Institute for African American Studies, University of Connecticut In February 2009, CBS news reported that …

All Part of the Plan

All Part of the Plan Some playwrights avoid outlines at all costs. They may begin to write with a sketch of a plotline in mind, or a vague idea of the themes and conflicts they want to address, but where …

Bruce Norris

A Conversation with Bruce Norris For his work on Clybourne Park, playwright Bruce Norris was lauded with almost every honor the theater community has to bestow, including theTony Award for Best Play, the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards (London) for …

Interview with Author Charles Busch

An Interview with Charles Busch In 2000, playwright/actor/director Charles Busch was honored with a star on the Playwrights’ Sidewalk outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Christopher Street in New York City, joining an illustrious roster of playwrights whose work has …

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes: Janie E. Howland Scenic Designer Janie E. Howland has designed several shows for SpeakEasy, including Five by Tenn, Fat Pig, The History Boys, and Next Fall. She has been a been a prolific presence throughout New England …

Taking Risks

Anne Gottlieb: Taking Risks As an actor, teacher, writer, director, and founder of her own production company, 40 Magnolias Productions, Anne Gottlieb has put her love and knowledge of theatre to work with artists and companies throughout Boston. Her work …

Up & Coming

Up & Coming: Michele Teevan Michele Teevan came to Boston from Harrison, New York to study Stage Management at Emerson College. While an undergraduate, she signed on as a Production Intern for SpeakEasy’s New England premiere production of the hit …

“I Love a Rebel”

“I Love a Rebel” Tell us about the play Other Desert Cities. What’s the story? It’s the story of a woman, Brooke Wyeth, who writes a memoir about her family and wants their approval before publishing it. She’s a liberal …

Father of the Family

Father of the Family Tell us about the play Other Desert Cities and the character you play. I play Lyman Wyeth, a former actor, former head of the NRC, and former ambassador to an unnamed country. In the play, my …

Journey to the Desert

Journey to the Desert Hollywood has long been a destination for playwrights looking to earn a living by putting pen to paper. Even the most successful theatrical writers may have trouble supporting themselves on just royalties from their plays, and …