No foolin'! Here's the April news & notes from past MCC fellows/finalists. Three MCC awardees are showing films in the 2014 Boston Cinema Census at the Brattle Theatre (4/10, 8 PM): Kimberly Forero-Arnias (Hay Algo Y Se Va), Cristina Kotz Cornejo (Buena Fe), and Robert Todd (LOVESONG). Elizabeth Alexander has a solo show, Mary Mary, at Jane Deering Gallery in … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Steven Barkhimer
In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Steven Barkhimer's play Windowmen is about to open at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, running October 31-November 24, 2013. Here, he traces the play's history, weaving through dramatic moments from his real life. Inception What writer … [Read more...]
Steven Barkhimer on Blood Rose Rising
Steven Barkimer is a past MCC Fellow for playwriting and a well known and respected artist in the local theatre community. A live, episodic, theatrical "mini-series" he co-wrote, Blood Rose Rising, is about to begin performances at Naga in Cambridge. Blood Rose Rising is a multi-media theatre series that unfolds over a season, with episodes performed in repertory (read more … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 11
Tis the season (for great news from past fellows/finalists of our Artist Fellowships). Hark! Steve Almond (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '08) blesses readers with God Bless America readings, including a co-event with the also-awesome Elizabeth Searle (12/6 at Stellina in Watertown). Steven Barkhimer (Playwriting Fellow '11) puts on his director’s hat for Merry … [Read more...]