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The Saint Plays
By Erik Ehn, directed by Wesley Savick; presented by the Suffolk University Theatre Department Ehn’s on-going collection of short plays are contemporary fairy tales for the stage inspired by the lives of saints, biblical characters and angels. The Saint Plays explore spiritual yearning, human conflict, good and evil, and the divine.
Find out more »The Saint Plays
By Erik Ehn, directed by Wesley Savick; presented by the Suffolk University Theatre Department Ehn’s on-going collection of short plays are contemporary fairy tales for the stage inspired by the lives of saints, biblical characters and angels. The Saint Plays explore spiritual yearning, human conflict, good and evil, and the divine.
Find out more »The Saint Plays
By Erik Ehn, directed by Wesley Savick; presented by the Suffolk University Theatre Department Ehn’s on-going collection of short plays are contemporary fairy tales for the stage inspired by the lives of saints, biblical characters and angels. The Saint Plays explore spiritual yearning, human conflict, good and evil, and the divine.
Find out more »The Saint Plays
By Erik Ehn, directed by Wesley Savick; presented by the Suffolk University Theatre Department Ehn’s on-going collection of short plays are contemporary fairy tales for the stage inspired by the lives of saints, biblical characters and angels. The Saint Plays explore spiritual yearning, human conflict, good and evil, and the divine.
Find out more »A WATER BIRD TALK and MISS HAVISHAM’S WEDDING NIGHT
Two operas by Dominick Argento, with music and stage direction by Gil Rose; presented by Odyssey Opera. A Water Bird Talk features baritone Aaron Engebreth. At a provincial club on the East Coast of the United States in the late 19th century, the Lecturer begins his talk about water birds. At the beginning of the lecture his wife prompts him with coughing and throat-clearing. When she leaves in the disgust the Lecturer digresses describing his unhinged home life, his “dominating,…
Find out more »A WATER BIRD TALK and MISS HAVISHAM’S WEDDING NIGHT
Two operas by Dominick Argento, with music and stage direction by Gil Rose; presented by Odyssey Opera. A Water Bird Talk features baritone Aaron Engebreth. At a provincial club on the East Coast of the United States in the late 19th century, the Lecturer begins his talk about water birds. At the beginning of the lecture his wife prompts him with coughing and throat-clearing. When she leaves in the disgust the Lecturer digresses describing his unhinged home life, his “dominating,…
Find out more »A WATER BIRD TALK and MISS HAVISHAM’S WEDDING NIGHT
Two operas by Dominick Argento, with music and stage direction by Gil Rose; presented by Odyssey Opera. A Water Bird Talk features baritone Aaron Engebreth. At a provincial club on the East Coast of the United States in the late 19th century, the Lecturer begins his talk about water birds. At the beginning of the lecture his wife prompts him with coughing and throat-clearing. When she leaves in the disgust the Lecturer digresses describing his unhinged home life, his “dominating,…
Find out more »A WATER BIRD TALK and MISS HAVISHAM’S WEDDING NIGHT
Two operas by Dominick Argento, with music and stage direction by Gil Rose; presented by Odyssey Opera. A Water Bird Talk features baritone Aaron Engebreth. At a provincial club on the East Coast of the United States in the late 19th century, the Lecturer begins his talk about water birds. At the beginning of the lecture his wife prompts him with coughing and throat-clearing. When she leaves in the disgust the Lecturer digresses describing his unhinged home life, his “dominating,…
Find out more »The Word Exchange: The Music of Poetry in Translation
An evening of extraordinary international poetry, The Word Exchange celebrates the music of our languages and their power to evoke experiences beyond meaning. Works by major poets in Vietnamese, French, Italian, Latin, Greek, even Old English will be performed by gifted artists in their original language, side by side with powerful translations by world-class poets. Learn how the moving power of poetry transcends literal understanding, and transports us to a profound level of human experience. With David Ferry, Amanda Gann, Eamon Grennan, George Kalogeris, Paula…
Find out more »The Word Exchange presented by The Poets’ Theatre
Understand the profound potency and music of language in this extraordinary evening of international poetry, including works from Vietnam, Italy, France, Ancient Greece and Rome, evocatively performed both in the original and in translations by world class poets and actors. Presented by the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University and The Poets’ Theatre With: Dan Donoghue David Ferry Amanda Gann Eamon Grennan George Kalogeris Marcia Karp Rachel Kitzinger Paula Langton Fred Marchant Nguyen Ba Chung Aidan Parkinson Lloyd Schwartz and others…
Find out more »The Word Exchange presented by The Poets’ Theatre
Understand the profound potency and music of language in this extraordinary evening of international poetry, including works from Vietnam, Italy, France, Ancient Greece and Rome, evocatively performed both in the original and in translations by world class poets and actors. Presented by the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University and The Poets’ Theatre With: Dan Donoghue David Ferry Amanda Gann Eamon Grennan George Kalogeris Marcia Karp Rachel Kitzinger Paula Langton Fred Marchant Nguyen Ba Chung Aidan Parkinson Lloyd Schwartz and others…
Find out more »The Word Exchange presented by The Poets’ Theatre
Understand the profound potency and music of language in this extraordinary evening of international poetry, including works from Vietnam, Italy, France, Ancient Greece and Rome, evocatively performed both in the original and in translations by world class poets and actors. Presented by the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University and The Poets’ Theatre With: Dan Donoghue David Ferry Amanda Gann Eamon Grennan George Kalogeris Marcia Karp Rachel Kitzinger Paula Langton Fred Marchant Nguyen Ba Chung Aidan Parkinson Lloyd Schwartz and others…
Find out more »The Word Exchange presented by The Poets’ Theatre
Understand the profound potency and music of language in this extraordinary evening of international poetry, including works from Vietnam, Italy, France, Ancient Greece and Rome, evocatively performed both in the original and in translations by world class poets and actors. Presented by the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University and The Poets’ Theatre With: Dan Donoghue David Ferry Amanda Gann Eamon Grennan George Kalogeris Marcia Karp Rachel Kitzinger Paula Langton Fred Marchant Nguyen Ba Chung Aidan Parkinson Lloyd Schwartz and others…
Find out more »The Word Exchange: The Music of Poetry in Translation
An evening of extraordinary international poetry, The Word Exchange celebrates the music of our languages and their power to evoke experiences beyond meaning. Works by major poets in Vietnamese, French, Italian, Latin, Greek, even Old English will be performed by gifted artists in their original language, side by side with powerful translations by world-class poets. Learn how the moving power of poetry transcends literal understanding, and transports us to a profound level of human experience. With David Ferry, Amanda Gann, Eamon Grennan, George Kalogeris, Paula…
Find out more »The Word Exchange: The Music of Poetry in Translation
An evening of extraordinary international poetry, The Word Exchange celebrates the music of our languages and their power to evoke experiences beyond meaning. Works by major poets in Vietnamese, French, Italian, Latin, Greek, even Old English will be performed by gifted artists in their original language, side by side with powerful translations by world-class poets. Learn how the moving power of poetry transcends literal understanding, and transports us to a profound level of human experience. With David Ferry, Amanda Gann, Eamon Grennan, George Kalogeris, Paula…
Find out more »The Word Exchange: The Music of Poetry in Translation
An evening of extraordinary international poetry, The Word Exchange celebrates the music of our languages and their power to evoke experiences beyond meaning. Works by major poets in Vietnamese, French, Italian, Latin, Greek, even Old English will be performed by gifted artists in their original language, side by side with powerful translations by world-class poets. Learn how the moving power of poetry transcends literal understanding, and transports us to a profound level of human experience. With David Ferry, Amanda Gann, Eamon Grennan, George Kalogeris, Paula…
Find out more »James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Film portrait of the late black author James Baldwin, from his early days as a preacher through his career as a novelist, playwright, and civil rights activist. Filmmakers and Suffolk University Distinguished Visiting Scholars Karen Thorsen and Doug Dempsey will answer audience questions after the movie until 8PM. Event is FREE and open to the public. Register: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9972759
Find out more »James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Film portrait of the late black author James Baldwin, from his early days as a preacher through his career as a novelist, playwright, and civil rights activist. Filmmakers and Suffolk University Distinguished Visiting Scholars Karen Thorsen and Doug Dempsey will answer audience questions after the movie until 8PM. Event is FREE and open to the public. Register: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9972759
Find out more »James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Film portrait of the late black author James Baldwin, from his early days as a preacher through his career as a novelist, playwright, and civil rights activist. Filmmakers and Suffolk University Distinguished Visiting Scholars Karen Thorsen and Doug Dempsey will answer audience questions after the movie until 8PM. Event is FREE and open to the public. Register: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9972759
Find out more »James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Film portrait of the late black author James Baldwin, from his early days as a preacher through his career as a novelist, playwright, and civil rights activist. Filmmakers and Suffolk University Distinguished Visiting Scholars Karen Thorsen and Doug Dempsey will answer audience questions after the movie until 8PM. Event is FREE and open to the public. Register: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9972759
Find out more »The Art of Documentary Film – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A panel discussion on creating documentary films, presented by the Suffolk Cinema Series, the English Department, and the Distinguished Visiting Scholars program at Suffolk University. Featuring: Karen Thorsen, Director/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Joe Papp in Five Acts (2010) Doug Dempsey, Writer/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2005) Gerry Peary, Writer/Director, For the Love of the Movies (2009), Archie (forthcoming 2015) Ken Greenberg, Writer/Director, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propery (2003) Moderated by…
Find out more »The Art of Documentary Film – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A panel discussion on creating documentary films, presented by the Suffolk Cinema Series, the English Department, and the Distinguished Visiting Scholars program at Suffolk University. Featuring: Karen Thorsen, Director/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Joe Papp in Five Acts (2010) Doug Dempsey, Writer/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2005) Gerry Peary, Writer/Director, For the Love of the Movies (2009), Archie (forthcoming 2015) Ken Greenberg, Writer/Director, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propery (2003) Moderated by…
Find out more »The Art of Documentary Film – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A panel discussion on creating documentary films, presented by the Suffolk Cinema Series, the English Department, and the Distinguished Visiting Scholars program at Suffolk University. Featuring: Karen Thorsen, Director/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Joe Papp in Five Acts (2010) Doug Dempsey, Writer/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2005) Gerry Peary, Writer/Director, For the Love of the Movies (2009), Archie (forthcoming 2015) Ken Greenberg, Writer/Director, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propery (2003) Moderated by…
Find out more »The Art of Documentary Film – CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A panel discussion on creating documentary films, presented by the Suffolk Cinema Series, the English Department, and the Distinguished Visiting Scholars program at Suffolk University. Featuring: Karen Thorsen, Director/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Joe Papp in Five Acts (2010) Doug Dempsey, Writer/Producer, James Baldwin (1989), Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2005) Gerry Peary, Writer/Director, For the Love of the Movies (2009), Archie (forthcoming 2015) Ken Greenberg, Writer/Director, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propery (2003) Moderated by…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Shockheaded Peter
Join us for this rock musical adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's popular German book for children! Fall into the world of Victorian SteamCRUNK nightmares as a manic music-box spins stories of naughty children and misguided parents. Silly and sinister, Shockheaded Peter, with the musical mayhem of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, dares us to ask what's beneath the floorboards. Don't miss this most damning tale ever told on stage. A New England Premiere created for the stage by Julian…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Spoon River Anthology
Remember how much you’ve always liked Thorton Wilder’s Our Town, first performed in 1938? Were you aware that the inspiration for this play was the poetic masterpiece Spoon River Anthology, first published 100 years ago, decades before Our Town ever hit the stage? In this work, the ghostly voices of the departed in the cemetery of Spoon River, Illinois, rise in the moonlight to reflect on life, love, longing, loss, and American identity. Now, Bostonians are lucky enough to have…
Find out more »Rhinoceros
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre proudly present Eugene Ionesco’s play, Rhinoceros Adapted and directed by Wesley Savick Sunny afternoon. Newbury Street. Meeting a friend for coffee. You’re borderline depressed…crappy job, too neurotic to make the first move with a “good pal” co-worker, wallowing in self-pity…and maybe just a little hung-over. Everything is normal. And all at once, everyone you know turns into a rhinoceros. A brand-new adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s 20th century absurdist masterpiece, reimagined…
Find out more »Rhinoceros
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre proudly present Eugene Ionesco’s play, Rhinoceros Adapted and directed by Wesley Savick Sunny afternoon. Newbury Street. Meeting a friend for coffee. You’re borderline depressed…crappy job, too neurotic to make the first move with a “good pal” co-worker, wallowing in self-pity…and maybe just a little hung-over. Everything is normal. And all at once, everyone you know turns into a rhinoceros. A brand-new adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s 20th century absurdist masterpiece, reimagined…
Find out more »Rhinoceros
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre proudly present Eugene Ionesco’s play, Rhinoceros Adapted and directed by Wesley Savick Sunny afternoon. Newbury Street. Meeting a friend for coffee. You’re borderline depressed…crappy job, too neurotic to make the first move with a “good pal” co-worker, wallowing in self-pity…and maybe just a little hung-over. Everything is normal. And all at once, everyone you know turns into a rhinoceros. A brand-new adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s 20th century absurdist masterpiece, reimagined…
Find out more »Rhinoceros
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre proudly present Eugene Ionesco’s play, Rhinoceros Adapted and directed by Wesley Savick Sunny afternoon. Newbury Street. Meeting a friend for coffee. You’re borderline depressed…crappy job, too neurotic to make the first move with a “good pal” co-worker, wallowing in self-pity…and maybe just a little hung-over. Everything is normal. And all at once, everyone you know turns into a rhinoceros. A brand-new adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s 20th century absurdist masterpiece, reimagined…
Find out more »Mistero Buffo
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and The Boston Poets’ Theatre proudly present Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo in a new American translation by Bob Scanlan & Walter Valeri with: Remo Airaldi Benjamin Evett Debra Wise all members of Actor’s Equity Association Directed by Bob Scanlan Mistero Buffo, by Italian Nobel Laureate Dario Fo, revives the Medieval Mystery Play with side-splitting modern interpretations of stories from the Gospels. But these “mysteries” turn these familiar tales upside down. A series of virtuoso…
Find out more »Mistero Buffo
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and The Boston Poets’ Theatre proudly present Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo in a new American translation by Bob Scanlan & Walter Valeri with: Remo Airaldi Benjamin Evett Debra Wise all members of Actor’s Equity Association Directed by Bob Scanlan Mistero Buffo, by Italian Nobel Laureate Dario Fo, revives the Medieval Mystery Play with side-splitting modern interpretations of stories from the Gospels. But these “mysteries” turn these familiar tales upside down. A series of virtuoso…
Find out more »Mistero Buffo
The Suffolk University Theatre Department and The Boston Poets’ Theatre proudly present Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo in a new American translation by Bob Scanlan & Walter Valeri with: Remo Airaldi Benjamin Evett Debra Wise all members of Actor’s Equity Association Directed by Bob Scanlan Mistero Buffo, by Italian Nobel Laureate Dario Fo, revives the Medieval Mystery Play with side-splitting modern interpretations of stories from the Gospels. But these “mysteries” turn these familiar tales upside down. A series of virtuoso…
Find out more »“Where I Am From” Story Slam
Suffolk University students and GrubStreet writers join together to tell compelling personal narratives on the theme “Where I Am From.” Our story-tellers navigate the all-too human stories of self and identity. Like memoir, story slams have become a unique yet popular way of telling true stories that offer individual insight into universal experience. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors. Free admission to members of GrubStreet and Suffolk University community.
Find out more »One Nation, Indeterminable: A Theatrical Response to the Current National Climate
.The Poets’ Theatre and The Suffolk University Theatre Department will present a day of new play readings on Saturday, June 10th at Suffolk’s Modern Theatre. Playwrights include American Repertory Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus ROBERT BRUSTEIN; National Book Award author JAMES CARROLL; Suffolk Professor of Theatre WESLEY SAVICK; and Suffolk alumni THEO GOODELL and NICK WILSON. Savick is Artistic Director of the program. Robert Brustein & James Carroll - 2pm Wesley Savick, Theo Goodell & Nick Wilson - 7pm One Nation, Indeterminable continues…
Find out more »One Nation, Indeterminable
A theatrical response to our current national climate. The Poets' Theatre and Suffolk University Theatre Department will present a day of readings of new plays on Saturday, June 10th at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre. Playwrights include American Repertory Theatre Founder and Artistic Emeritus Robert Brustein; National Book Award winning author James Carroll; Suffolk Professor of Theatre Wesley Savick, playwright of Car Talk: The Musical!!!; and Suffolk alumni Theo Goodell and Nick Wilson. Schedule of play readings: Robert Brustein & James…
Find out more »Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe
The Suffolk University Theatre Department presents Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe Written and directed by Wesley Savick With puppet and mask creation by Puppet Showplace Theater November 15-18 Take a journey into Poe’s stories and biography and discover a fantastical world between life and death. The Suffolk University Theatre Department is proud to announce Wesley Savick’s fantastical play, Loss of Breath: The Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe. Loss of Breath weaves together…
Find out more »Seven Deadly Sins at the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
The Suffolk University Theatre Department Proudly Presents the World Premiere Event THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS By Thornton Wilder November 21-24 Directed by Wesley Savick, Micaleen Rodgers and Sydney Grant The World Premiere of Thornton Wilder’s entire one-act play cycle about the variety and consequences of human frailty. The Suffolk University Theatre Department presents the world premiere of Thornton Wilder’s complete one-act play series - The Seven Deadly Sins - at the Modern Theatre. Professor Wesley Savick, Suffolk University…
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Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.