Behind the Scene
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The Trouble with Violence
In our brand-new series, Behind the Scene, playwright Qui Nguyen shares the challenges of mounting his latest show, Six Rounds of Vengeance
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Gideon Irving Will Perform In Your Living Room
In Living Here, this boundary-pushing solo artist performs not in a theatre, but in someone’s living room — It’s not every day that you get to perform for a chicken. But that’s just what happened to Gideon Irving during a recent performance of his one-man show Living Here: A Map of Songs. The venue was […]
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Making a Joyful Political Noise
Whether protesting climate change, racial injustice, or overconsumption, Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping do it in glorious song — It’s going to be a very busy Thanksgiving weekend for the Talen family. For the holiday, Bill Talen, better known as political performance artivist Reverend Billy; his partner and longtime director, Savitri D; […]
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How Do You Bring a Circus to the People?
Circus Amok’s latest show marks 25 years of public fun (with a message) — When my then-three-year-old first saw Jennifer Miller, she blurted out, “You’re a girl with a beard!” It’s an exclamation the Circus Amok founder has gotten used to hearing over the decades, whether she’s onstage or off. A performer, playwright, Pratt professor, […]