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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 …
“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 …
Catching Baitz
Catching Baitz Witty or ethical? Condemning or compassionate? Charming or emotionally vicious? Well, yes. The delicate balance of the theatre of Jon Robin Baitz is a unique form of American drama that both embraces and defies tradition. “If Arthur Miller …
Up and Coming: Nicholas Connell
Up & Coming: Nicholas Connell A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Nicholas James (Nick) Connell came to Boston to study Songwriting at Berklee College of Music. Some gigs music directing student shows at both Berklee and The Boston Conservatory led …
Interview with Alex Timbers
Interview with Alex Timbers Tony-nominated writer/director Alex Timbers had two shows running on Broadway simultaneously by the age of 32: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which he wrote with composer Michael Friedman, and The Pee Wee Herman Show. Timbers is also …
Bloody Bloody Hard Work
Bloody Bloody Hard Work Sometimes, ideas happen easily. Get the right personalities and ingredients together, and a concept can emerge seemingly from thin air. Case in point: it only took one coffee-shop discussion for Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman to …
Andrew Jackson Timeline
Andrew Jackson Timeline Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) served as the seventh president of the United States. Born to immigrant parents and orphaned in his youth, Jackson was the first “self-made man” and the first “westerner” …
Interview with Michael Friedman
Interview with Michael Friedman What was your exposure to theater growing up, and what contributed to your tastes musically and theatrically when you were starting out? I come out of the music side of things, I was a classical guy, …
Gus Curry:I’m So That Guy
Gus Curry: I’m So That Guy Is it true that you grew up on a farm in Ohio? 100% baby. 200+ acres. It was my dad’s family’s farm from generations back. We lived in his grandmother’s house. To be more …
Introducing Evelyn Howe
Introducing Evelyn Howe Originally from Haverhill, MA, Up & Coming actress Evelyn Howe is currently making her SpeakEasy Stage debut as “Veronica” in The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis. A graduate of Fitchburg State University with a …
