Performing ArtsArtistic Director David Dower, Who Built ArtsEmerson's Foundation Of Equity With David Howse, Will Step DownAfter nearly 10 years with ArtsEmerson, David Dower is officially stepping away from his role as artistic director on Jan. 1.The ARTerySep 11, 2020At The Arnold Arboretum, Actors Explore 'The Nature Of Shakespeare'The Actors’ Shakespeare Project filmed two video episodes that thread the Bard’s works that tackle the natural environment. The episodes will stream live in October.The ARTerySep 9, 2020In 'Judgment Day,' Playwright Rob Ulin Delves Into Life’s Existential QuestionsBarrington Stage Company hosts a star-studded virtual reading of the play, featuring Jason Alexander, Patti LuPone, Santino Fontana, Michael McKean and others.The ARTeryAug 21, 2020A Community Theater Leader Disappears And Leaves A Trail Of Deception In His WakePeople will tell you Richard Bento is a good actor -- on and off the stage. Which is why many in New England's community theater scene think he's been able...PlayThe ARTery04:47Aug 14, 2020The Rise Of The Arlekin Players, From Needham To ZoomThe theater has received wide acclaim onstage and a wide variety of eyeballs online.The ARTeryAug 10, 2020With Operetta Trilogy 'Chelsea People,' Apollinaire Theatre Shines Spotlight On Community MembersFor three consecutive Saturdays, the theater company has been staging live virtual productions, each an original creation that tells the story of a different member from the community.PlayThe ARTery04:12Aug 7, 2020A Boston Theater Posted About Reopening. It Got Called Out For RacismAfter announcing plans to reopen on Facebook, the Lyric Stage Company's director of marketing and PR had heated exchanges with users who called into question the theater's racial equity and...The ARTeryAug 7, 2020At Barrington Stage Company, The Show Will Go OnThe Berkshire theater company is staging their first production since the pandemic began, the one-man show "Harry Clarke."The ARTeryAug 5, 2020Survey Finds Arts Audiences Eager To Return — But Not Until Next YearMore than 3,000 Boston-area arts-goers from 16 regional theaters, museums and concert series were surveyed.The ARTeryJul 29, 2020With Play 'Ole White Sugah Daddy,' Obehi Janice Accidentally Wrote A TV PilotThe actress, comedian and theater maker has been working on the play since 2016, a funny political story about “what Black women experience when they’re trying to thrive in capitalist...The ARTeryJul 24, 2020In 'Home Studies,' Choreographer Helen Pickett Explores Creativity In ConfinementThe esteemed choreographer brings all of our quarantine personalities to life in the digital dance display.The ARTeryJul 20, 2020Imagine There's No Virus — The Huntington's Radio Plays Look To The Future In 'Dream Boston'Four of the area's leading playwrights answered the Huntington’s call to “imagine their favorite locations, landmarks and friends in a future Boston, when we can once again meet and thrive...The ARTeryJul 16, 2020'The Line' — From The Public Theater — Is A Gripping Reminder Of What First Responders Are Going ThroughThe documentary theater piece is an enthralling collection of seven stories gleaned from interviews with New York city health-care workers that details the fear, frenzy and loss they’ve gone through...The ARTeryJul 13, 2020Boston Makes $1 Million Available To Aid Arts OrganizationsThe fund will help small and mid-sized organizations adapt their programs to meet physical distancing requirements.The ARTeryJul 7, 2020Celebrating The Comedic Legacies Of Barry Crimmins And The Ding HoIn a Zoom benefit show, comedians are coming together to pay tribute to the oft-acerbic satirist and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cambridge’s long-defunct comedy club. The ARTeryJul 1, 2020Artists Remember Bella Luna & The Milky Way, Boston's 'Cheers' For People Of ColorMany performers of color in Boston found a second home at the inclusive spaces created at the restaurant and bar. Seven artists share their memories and what this space has...The ARTeryJun 30, 2020ImprovBoston Begins Temporary Shutdown Through 2020Central Square’s 35-year-old comedy hub is shutting down for the remainder of the year with staff members taking a furlough in order to save the theater.The ARTeryJun 26, 2020Huntington Theatre Company Lays Off, Furloughs Two-Thirds Of StaffThe company also announced the postponement of the 2020-2021 season and cancelation all in-person performances for the remainder of the year.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020'Now You Will See Us' — Being Black In Boston TheatersOver the years, incidents of discrimination have happened again and again, often without being acknowledged at all, and causing artists and theater staff to question themselves.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020With Future Of Performing Arts Uncertain, Boston Foundation Anoints New Class Of Live Arts Boston GranteesFrom theater troupes to comedians to singers, the Boston Foundation's 2020 cohort represents a diverse set of artists working across a range of performance-oriented disciplines.The ARTeryJun 16, 2020 Previous PageNext Page
Artistic Director David Dower, Who Built ArtsEmerson's Foundation Of Equity With David Howse, Will Step DownAfter nearly 10 years with ArtsEmerson, David Dower is officially stepping away from his role as artistic director on Jan. 1.The ARTerySep 11, 2020
At The Arnold Arboretum, Actors Explore 'The Nature Of Shakespeare'The Actors’ Shakespeare Project filmed two video episodes that thread the Bard’s works that tackle the natural environment. The episodes will stream live in October.The ARTerySep 9, 2020
In 'Judgment Day,' Playwright Rob Ulin Delves Into Life’s Existential QuestionsBarrington Stage Company hosts a star-studded virtual reading of the play, featuring Jason Alexander, Patti LuPone, Santino Fontana, Michael McKean and others.The ARTeryAug 21, 2020
A Community Theater Leader Disappears And Leaves A Trail Of Deception In His WakePeople will tell you Richard Bento is a good actor -- on and off the stage. Which is why many in New England's community theater scene think he's been able...PlayThe ARTery04:47Aug 14, 2020
The Rise Of The Arlekin Players, From Needham To ZoomThe theater has received wide acclaim onstage and a wide variety of eyeballs online.The ARTeryAug 10, 2020
With Operetta Trilogy 'Chelsea People,' Apollinaire Theatre Shines Spotlight On Community MembersFor three consecutive Saturdays, the theater company has been staging live virtual productions, each an original creation that tells the story of a different member from the community.PlayThe ARTery04:12Aug 7, 2020
A Boston Theater Posted About Reopening. It Got Called Out For RacismAfter announcing plans to reopen on Facebook, the Lyric Stage Company's director of marketing and PR had heated exchanges with users who called into question the theater's racial equity and...The ARTeryAug 7, 2020
At Barrington Stage Company, The Show Will Go OnThe Berkshire theater company is staging their first production since the pandemic began, the one-man show "Harry Clarke."The ARTeryAug 5, 2020
Survey Finds Arts Audiences Eager To Return — But Not Until Next YearMore than 3,000 Boston-area arts-goers from 16 regional theaters, museums and concert series were surveyed.The ARTeryJul 29, 2020
With Play 'Ole White Sugah Daddy,' Obehi Janice Accidentally Wrote A TV PilotThe actress, comedian and theater maker has been working on the play since 2016, a funny political story about “what Black women experience when they’re trying to thrive in capitalist...The ARTeryJul 24, 2020
In 'Home Studies,' Choreographer Helen Pickett Explores Creativity In ConfinementThe esteemed choreographer brings all of our quarantine personalities to life in the digital dance display.The ARTeryJul 20, 2020
Imagine There's No Virus — The Huntington's Radio Plays Look To The Future In 'Dream Boston'Four of the area's leading playwrights answered the Huntington’s call to “imagine their favorite locations, landmarks and friends in a future Boston, when we can once again meet and thrive...The ARTeryJul 16, 2020
'The Line' — From The Public Theater — Is A Gripping Reminder Of What First Responders Are Going ThroughThe documentary theater piece is an enthralling collection of seven stories gleaned from interviews with New York city health-care workers that details the fear, frenzy and loss they’ve gone through...The ARTeryJul 13, 2020
Boston Makes $1 Million Available To Aid Arts OrganizationsThe fund will help small and mid-sized organizations adapt their programs to meet physical distancing requirements.The ARTeryJul 7, 2020
Celebrating The Comedic Legacies Of Barry Crimmins And The Ding HoIn a Zoom benefit show, comedians are coming together to pay tribute to the oft-acerbic satirist and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cambridge’s long-defunct comedy club. The ARTeryJul 1, 2020
Artists Remember Bella Luna & The Milky Way, Boston's 'Cheers' For People Of ColorMany performers of color in Boston found a second home at the inclusive spaces created at the restaurant and bar. Seven artists share their memories and what this space has...The ARTeryJun 30, 2020
ImprovBoston Begins Temporary Shutdown Through 2020Central Square’s 35-year-old comedy hub is shutting down for the remainder of the year with staff members taking a furlough in order to save the theater.The ARTeryJun 26, 2020
Huntington Theatre Company Lays Off, Furloughs Two-Thirds Of StaffThe company also announced the postponement of the 2020-2021 season and cancelation all in-person performances for the remainder of the year.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020
'Now You Will See Us' — Being Black In Boston TheatersOver the years, incidents of discrimination have happened again and again, often without being acknowledged at all, and causing artists and theater staff to question themselves.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020
With Future Of Performing Arts Uncertain, Boston Foundation Anoints New Class Of Live Arts Boston GranteesFrom theater troupes to comedians to singers, the Boston Foundation's 2020 cohort represents a diverse set of artists working across a range of performance-oriented disciplines.The ARTeryJun 16, 2020
