by Chris Rohmann | Jan 26, 2012 | Stage
A year ago I did a count of plays produced by Western Massachusetts professional theaters to see how many of their productions in the previous year were written by women. The results were not pretty: 39 plays by men (not even counting those by Shakespeare), 13 by...
by Chris Rohmann | Dec 8, 2011 | Stage
There’s a seminar this Sunday at the Yiddish Book Center titled “Is Got fun Nekome (God of Vengeance) a Queer Play?” It’s part of the free one-day Queer Jews and Allies Conference on the Hampshire College campus, and coincides with a student...
by Chris Rohmann | Feb 23, 2012 | Stage
“Shakespeare & Company was based on a production of The Learned Ladies,” said Tina Packer. This historical tidbit was surprising because, of course, the company was founded on and is primarily dedicated to the works of the guy it’s named after,...
by Chris Rohmann | Dec 15, 2011 | Stage
“Okay, now do it like an angry owl.” Scott Braidman is staging publicity photos for Santacide. In this one, the character Holly, an angry teenager, is leaping over the living room couch during an adolescent tantrum. She’s no ordinary teen, though....
by Chris Rohmann | Nov 3, 2011 | Stage
One day last month, Kyle Kate Dudley had a meeting with the vice president of a large Springfield corporation. She was there in her new role as managing director of the Drama Studio, the Springfield youth theater and conservatory, pitching an idea for expanding the...
