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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Edition

Learn about Anna Deavere Smith’s process, hear reflections from her collaborators, and dive into the play’s history and legacy.

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Learn about Anna Deavere Smith’s process, hear reflections from her collaborators, and dive into the play’s history and legacy.

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Sara Porkalob, Crystal Lucas-Perry, and Elizabeth A. Davis stand in a group in front of members of the company.

1776 Edition

Explore the many perspectives of history that informed the educational mission of this production of 1776.

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Explore the many perspectives of history that informed the educational mission of this production of 1776.

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Luke Ferrari, YDE, and Paravi Das singing in front of members of the Boston Children’s Chorus in WILD: A Musical Becoming.

Winter 2021 Edition

It has been a joy to be back in the theater with audiences this fall, and this winter we invite audiences to two world premieres that urge us to radically reimagine our relationship with the planet.

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It has been a joy to be back in the theater with audiences this fall, and this winter we invite audiences to two world premieres that urge us to radically reimagine our relationship with the planet.

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The Silkroad Ensemble in performance, with one man singing.

Fall 2021 Edition

The new, digital edition of the American Repertory Theater Guide has an introduction to our fall 2021/22 programming—our first in-person productions in almost eighteen months.

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The new, digital edition of the American Repertory Theater Guide has an introduction to our fall 2021/22 programming—our first in-person productions in almost eighteen months.

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Archival Release

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Barrett Wilbert Weed, Jessie Mueller, and Keala Settle.

“Down at the Diner” from Waitress

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“When Your Mind’s Made Up” from Once

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“No Time at All” from Pippin

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Video

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Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith on Revisiting Twilight for 2022

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1776 is Now Playing

1776 Official Trailer

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Whitney White sings into a microphone in front of a glittering silver background.

Macbeth In Stride Audience Reactions

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Catherine of Aragon (Adrianna Hicks, at center) performs “No Way” in SIX

The Lunch Room: The SIX Queens

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Photography

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Wesley T. Jones in a patched denim coat, jeans, and a durag spotlit on a dark stage.

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Production Photos

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Patrena Murray closes a curtain in front of Elizabeth A. Davis staring at Eryn LeCroy.

1776 Production Photos

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Idina Menzel speaking into a microphone while Michael Williams and Luke Ferrari lean on her.

WILD: A Musical Becoming Rehearsal Photos

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Jennifer Kidwell at the podium and the staged bathed in red.

Ocean Filibuster Production Photos

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Kathryn Gallagher (Ensemble), Lauren Patten (Jo), and Yeman Josiah Brown (Swing) at the first rehearsal of Jagged Little Pill.

Jagged Little Pill Rehearsal Photos

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Articles

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Wesley T. Jones, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart, Elena Hurst, and Francis Jue sit around a table as Carl Palmer stands to the right, in front of a wall that says, “The Words of Bill Bradley, Former Senator, D-New Jersey: ‘Against Your Will’”.

A Reflection on Community, Action, and Power

As artists, audiences, and community members, we each play a role beyond the theater space that creates a rippling impact in the ways we see and engage with one another in the present moment.

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As artists, audiences, and community members, we each play a role beyond the theater space that creates a rippling impact in the ways we see and engage with one another in the present moment.

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Toward Empathetic Imagination and Action

While traveling in various parts of the country to do interviews upon which Notes From the Field is based, I was particularly influenced by two women I met in South Carolina: Millicent Brown and Beatrice Rivers.

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While traveling in various parts of the country to do interviews upon which Notes From the Field is based, I was particularly influenced by two women I met in South Carolina: Millicent Brown and Beatrice Rivers.

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Claudia Rankine

Was Charlottesville the Exception or the Rule?

Americans, of all races, have accepted the erasure of our history and the muddying of events. But if our executive branch has no interest in distancing itself from white supremacy, it could be because our government has been in support of a similar white-nationalist agenda since before the K.K.K.’s formation, in 1865.

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Americans, of all races, have accepted the erasure of our history and the muddying of events. But if our executive branch has no interest in distancing itself from white supremacy, it could be because our government has been in support of a similar white-nationalist agenda since before the K.K.K.’s formation, in 1865.

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Daniel Lazour, Patrick Lazour, Taibi Magar, and Diane Paulus as the A.R.T. 2018/19 Season Preview.

Protest Music

A.R.T.’s Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus in conversation with the creators of We Live in Cairo

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A.R.T.’s Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus in conversation with the creators of We Live in Cairo

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Press

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Carl Palmer in a striped polo leaning on a table in front of a wall of a shopping street at night lit by a red Coca-Cola sign.

Cape Cod Times

Outstanding! Powerful and thought-provoking. An exceptional cast and Magar’s direction is enormously effective.

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Outstanding! Powerful and thought-provoking. An exceptional cast and Magar’s direction is enormously effective.

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Costume Designer Emilio Sosa pointing to one of the costume designs.

Boston Herald

A.R.T. Flips the Script for a Re-imagined ‘1776’

Sosa wanted to capture history in his costumes. At the same time, he wanted them to speak to the personalities of the performers and the complex legacy of both 1776 the year and “1776” the Broadway musical… “This isn’t a museum piece…It lives in the now even if we are telling the story of an event.”

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Sosa wanted to capture history in his costumes. At the same time, he wanted them to speak to the personalities of the performers and the complex legacy of both 1776 the year and “1776” the Broadway musical… “This isn’t a museum piece…It lives in the now even if we are telling the story of an event.”

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The company of What to Send Up When It Goes Down.

The Boston Globe

We need a ritual to remember black lives like DJ Henry’s. This play gives us one

Every day is a struggle so normalized we just deal with the scrapes, scratches, and big, blue bruises. We keep smiling, keep thriving, keep moving along. Until something stops us and forces us to catch our breath. Thursday night at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, a little less than 100 people gathered for a play, The Movement Theatre Company’s production of “What to Send Up When It Goes Down” by Aleshea Harris.

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Every day is a struggle so normalized we just deal with the scrapes, scratches, and big, blue bruises. We keep smiling, keep thriving, keep moving along. Until something stops us and forces us to catch our breath. Thursday night at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, a little less than 100 people gathered for a play, The Movement Theatre Company’s production of “What to Send Up When It Goes Down” by Aleshea Harris.

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Tiffani Barbour seated to the left, and members of the company in the background, watch Salome B. Smith.

The Washington Post

Deeply moving…inspirational casting. An exhilarating and touching embrace of the possibilities of the future.

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Deeply moving…inspirational casting. An exhilarating and touching embrace of the possibilities of the future.

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Evan Spigelman and Jennifer Kidwell in Ocean Filibuster.

The Boston Globe

In ART’s ‘Ocean Filibuster,’ an argument for a sea change, with a dash of spectacle

Pearl and D’Amour met with a group of scientists over lunch and asked: “What would be the most important thing you’d hope a piece about the oceans would communicate to audiences?”…There was a big pause, and one of the scientists simply responded, “Wonder.”

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Pearl and D’Amour met with a group of scientists over lunch and asked: “What would be the most important thing you’d hope a piece about the oceans would communicate to audiences?”…There was a big pause, and one of the scientists simply responded, “Wonder.”

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YDE singing into a mic with her arm flung open in WILD: A Musical Becoming.

Broadway World

An incredible experience! Powerful and incredibly energizing with standout performances.

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An incredible experience! Powerful and incredibly energizing with standout performances.

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Educator Resources

Toolkits are full-color educational magazines include arts-integrated lesson plans, reference guides, and extension activities. View Past Toolkits

Jennifer Kidwell in Ocean Filibuster pointing to projections on the walls.

Ocean Filibuster Resource Guide

A compilation of resources to aid educators in exploring the ideas that Ocean Filibuster surfaces.

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A compilation of resources to aid educators in exploring the ideas that Ocean Filibuster surfaces.

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YDE singing behind the Boston Children’s Chorus in WILD: A Musical Becoming.

WILD: A Musical Becoming Resource Guide

A compilation of resources to aid audiences in exploring the ideas that WILD surfaces.

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A compilation of resources to aid audiences in exploring the ideas that WILD surfaces.

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Whitney White sings into a microphone in front of a glittering silver background.

Macbeth In Stride Resource Guide

A compilation of resources to aid educators in exploring the ideas that Macbeth In Stride surfaces.

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A compilation of resources to aid educators in exploring the ideas that Macbeth In Stride surfaces.

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Podcasts

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Sara Porkalob, Diana Oh, and Kareem Khubchandani in conversation

Sara Porkalob, Diana Oh, and Kareem Khubchandani in Conversation

Feb 12, 2019
A Conversation with Bill Rauch and Stephen Greenblatt

A Conversation with Bill Rauch and Stephen Greenblatt

Jan 14, 2019
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