Dan Kremer and Rebecca Harris. Photo by Meghan Moore.
Ghost-Writer by Michael Hollinger, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 4/19/12-5/13/12, http://www.merrimackrep.org/season/show.aspx?sid=109.
Reviewed by Craig Idlebrook
(Lowell, MA) The author starts with a blank page. It fills with words. From where do the words come? That is the underlying mystery of Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s masterful production of Ghost-Writer. Continue reading
Episode 4: Benjamin Zander Part 3
(recorded live) We discuss the bringing art to the people, exploring new paths, and making memories.
http://benjaminzander.com/
Boston Philharmonic Concert, http://www.bostonphil.org/,
MAHLER SYMPHONY No. 7
Thursday, April 26 @ 7:30pm
Discovery Series
Sanders Theatre
Saturday, April 28 @ 8pm
Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm
Jordan Hall
Sunday, April 29 @ 3pm
Pre-concert talk at 1:45pm
Sanders Theatre
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Episode 3: Benjamin Zander Part 2
(recorded live) We discuss the Boston Philharmonic, arts organizations in general, and arts education
http://benjaminzander.com/
Boston Philharmonic Concert, http://www.bostonphil.org/,
MAHLER SYMPHONY No. 7
Thursday, April 26 @ 7:30pm
Discovery Series
Sanders Theatre
Saturday, April 28 @ 8pm
Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm
Jordan Hall
Sunday, April 29 @ 3pm
Pre-concert talk at 1:45pm
Sanders Theatre
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Episode 2: Benjamin Zander Part 1
(recorded live) Interview with conductor of the Boston Philharmonic. Talks about Mahler 7th and how to get people more involved in the arts. http://benjaminzander.com/
Correction: Mahler waited 6 months to write the first movement, not 6 years.
Boston Philharmonic Concert, http://www.bostonphil.org/,
MAHLER SYMPHONY No. 7
Thursday, April 26 @ 7:30pm
Discovery Series
Sanders Theatre
Saturday, April 28 @ 8pm
Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm
Jordan Hall
Sunday, April 29 @ 3pm
Pre-concert talk at 1:45pm
Sanders Theatre
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Episode 1: Geeks, Nerds & Artists Podcast: Janie E. Howland 10 April 2012
Photos of designs are displayed in this Flickr photoset.
Interview with Boston based set designer Janie E. Howland. http://www.janiehowland.com
Credits include: Long Day’s Journey Into Night (New Rep), The Miracle Worker (Wheelock Family Theatre), History Boys and 5 by Tenn (Speakeasy Stage), Big River (Lyric Stage Company), Tonya & Nancy (Oberon), Breaking the Code (Underground Railway), Spring Awakening and Little Women (Boston Children’s Theatre). Venues include: Weston Playhouse, NSMT, New Rep, ART Instit., Nora Theatre, Stoneham Theatre, Seacoast Rep, Merrimack Repertory, Wheelock Family Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Huntington Theatre Studio 210, Opera Boston, Emerson Stage, Barnstormers, Foothills Theatre. Founding member of CYCO SCENIC; MFA from Brandeis University; 2009, 2006 and 1997 winner of the Elliot Norton Award; 2007 & 2006 winner of the IRNE award; part time faculty at Wellesley College and Emerson College; USA local 829.
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Photo: Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo — with Thomas Derrah and Karl Baker Olson.
Red by John Logan, Speakeasy Stage, Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts, 1/6/12-2/4/14, http://www.speakeasystage.com/doc.php?section=showpage&page=red.
Reviewed by Craig Idlebrook
(Boston, MA) It’s one thing to pull off an entertaining melodrama, it’s quite another to stage a debate on art and make it captivating. While the play Red may be too intellectual to be everyone’s cup of tea, it is engrossing, especially in this strong production staged by SpeakEasy.
The two-person play centers on renowned 20th century visual artist Mark Rothko (Thomas Derrah) and his first attempt to create a series of murals for the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City. Continue reading
