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White Rabbit Red Rabbit
No director. No set. No rehearsals. A metaphorical work by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been performed in many cities, but is always unique, thanks to Soleimanpour’s rules: Each night of the performance, the audience arrives to a stage set with only a script in a sealed envelope. Every night, a different actor takes the stage, opens the envelope, and reads the script aloud for the first—and last—time. “I was born on Azar 19th, 1360 in Tehran. That’s…
Find out more »90th Anniversary Celebration of the Grolier Poetry Book Shop
The Grolier Poetry Book Shop, the oldest poetry book shop in the United States, is celebrating its 90th year. As part of their celebration, they are holding a fundraiser featuring the work of two distinguished poets with deep ties to the Grolier: Donald Hall and E.E.Cummings. Boston Composers set poems from each poet to music. The program for Musical Notes at 90 is as follows: A performance of 4 settings of E.E. Cummings in Just- by 4 different WordSong composers performed by Krista River, mezzo soprano, Rafael Popper…
Find out more »The MOTH hosted by STEVE ALMOND: Boundaries
BOUNDARIES: Prepare a five-minute story about boundaries—the brink, the border, the barriers. Think meddlesome in-laws and visits from outlaws. Mark your territory! Color outside the lines! Bring us stories about the ball that went out of bounds, the fences you've hopped, or that time you got flashed on the subway. When is it time to draw the line? *Tickets for this event are available one week before the show, at 3pm ET. *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a…
Find out more »Resistance Mic! Midterms Edition
Resistance Mic! is a series of intimate, curated evenings where a diverse collective of artists will take the stage to perform truth to power in these troubled times. This all-new midterm edition of Resistance Mic! picks up where the elections leave off, adding the human and moral dimensions to the political calculus. Hear powerful voices, sample some Resistance cocktails, and prepare for an evening of insight, fun, and the power of word and music. Artists include Jennifer Jean, Regie Gibson, Tim McCarthy, Sarah Sweeney, plus the…
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.