And she gets the greens, and the pinks and the umbers. Neither full daylight nor complete darkness, the blue hour is rife with intense color and emotion. When the sun goes below the horizon and ambient light surrounds us, photographer Mary Kocol (Film & Video Fellow '99) goes into action. We asked Mary to tell us about her work as a photographer. When did you first … [Read more...]
Interviews
Steven Bogart on Cabaret & the permission to create
Steven Bogart is the director of a new production of Cabaret, opening at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge on August 31. It's an intriguing gig, and a good fit for an artist whose creative reach includes work as a playwright, director, designer, painter, and teacher. We spoke to Steven about the new production and his ongoing work as a multi-disciplinary … [Read more...]
Joan Leegant talks Wherever You Go
Fiction writer Joan Leegant's work has won her, among other honors, a Winship/PEN New England Book Award and a 2000 MCC fellowship, and opportunities including a guest lectureship at the U.S. State Department in Israel. Her new novel Wherever You Go is about to be published by W.W. Norton & Co; we advise, if at all possible, that you hear her read from the book at a local … [Read more...]
Lois Roach on Emancipation, visual writing, and the theatre of mess
"I see what I write," says Lois Roach, a Boston-area playwright and theatre artist whose world premiere play The Emancipation of Mandy and Miz Ellie, is being performed by Company One Theatre, now through May 22. With a background that includes writing, teaching, and extensive experience as a director, Lois takes a visual approach to playmaking, envisioning elements of live … [Read more...]
Patrick Gabridge: writing for Emerging America
A recently named Huntington Playwriting Fellow, Patrick Gabridge is one of the artists participating in the Emerging America Festival, a collaboration between the American Repertory Theater, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, and the Huntington Theatre to support and launch the new American voices of tomorrow, on May 14-16, 2010. For the festival, the Huntington … [Read more...]