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The cast of Pippin at A.R.T.

ExtraOrdinary: 10 Years of Musical Theater at the A.R.T.

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Lindsey Hailes, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Davóne Tines, Dawn Bless, and Amber Pickens in The Black Clown.

The Black Clown: Audience Response

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Dawn Bless and the cast of The Black Clown in rehearsal.

The Black Clown: A First Look

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Derek Klena as Nick Healy and The Chorus of American Repertory Theater's Jagged Little Pill.

Audiences are Falling Head Over Feet for Jagged Little Pill

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Members of the cast of The Black Clown.

The Black Clown Production Photos

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The cast of The Black Clown in rehearsal.

Inside The Black Clown Rehearsal

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The Chorus of Jagged Little Pill.

Jagged Little Pill Production Photos

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Butterflies fall over the crowd at The Donkey Show.

The Donkey Show Production Photos

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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes’ Poem “The Black Clown”

Langston Hughes’ 1931 poem is brought to the stage August 31 - September 23, 2018. Note: this piece contains racial slurs.

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Langston Hughes’ 1931 poem is brought to the stage August 31 - September 23, 2018. Note: this piece contains racial slurs.

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Michael Schachter and Davóne Tines in a developmental workshop for The Black Clown.

A Multitude of Voices

An interview with The Black Clown Co-Adaptors Davóne Tines and Michael Schachter

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An interview with The Black Clown Co-Adaptors Davóne Tines and Michael Schachter

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The Black Clown choreographer Chanel DaSilva.

Spotlight: Chanel DaSilva

“I love that art has the power to be so beautifully subjective. Everyone leaves with a different meaning.” - Chanel DaSilva

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“I love that art has the power to be so beautifully subjective. Everyone leaves with a different meaning.” - Chanel DaSilva

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Langston Hughes, author of the poem

A Brief Timeline of Hughes' life

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Creative team of Jagged Little Pill

A.R.T. Guide: Reflecting on Jagged Little Pill

Artists who have developed work at A.R.T. share some of the ways Jagged Little Pill impacted them personally and professionally.

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Artists who have developed work at A.R.T. share some of the ways Jagged Little Pill impacted them personally and professionally.

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The cast of The Black Clown.

The Boston Globe Review: The Black Clown

PURE POETRY! An exceptional all-black ensemble…spun, stomped, and soared through songs of joy, grief, and rage with music and dancing that paid loving tribute to myriad black art forms and traditions.

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PURE POETRY! An exceptional all-black ensemble…spun, stomped, and soared through songs of joy, grief, and rage with music and dancing that paid loving tribute to myriad black art forms and traditions.

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WGBH Review: The Black Clown

AN EXQUISITE SHOW! Song and sight that plunges into the soul. I found myself absolutely rapt--I'm still thinking about it. The Black Clown is precisely why we have and need theater.

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AN EXQUISITE SHOW! Song and sight that plunges into the soul. I found myself absolutely rapt--I'm still thinking about it. The Black Clown is precisely why we have and need theater.

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Edge Media Review: The Black Clown

Powerful, stunning, and brilliantly innovative. Transfixing and indelible. Hughes' poem, and this show - a revue of pain, hope, and conscious cataloguing of the absurdities embraced by the biased - rouses itself, and us, to a ringing triumphal declaration.

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Powerful, stunning, and brilliantly innovative. Transfixing and indelible. Hughes' poem, and this show - a revue of pain, hope, and conscious cataloguing of the absurdities embraced by the biased - rouses itself, and us, to a ringing triumphal declaration.

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Full-color educational magazines include arts-integrated lesson plans, reference guides, fun and informative features, and extension activities.

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Podcasts

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Scriptwriting for Teens: Spring Breaks!

Scriptwriting for Teens: Spring Breaks!

May 10, 2018
Hear Word! Conversation with Daniel Jordan Smith and Susan Cook

Hear Word!

May 9, 2018