Play (2015)
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Sean Daniels
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Lowell, MA
October 18 – November 12, 2017
A witty and moving account of the career of Henrietta Leavitt, a Harvard researcher and a major contributor to astronomy in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Steven Blier, Artistic Director, New York Festival of Song (NYFOS)
Interview
October 31, 2017
A discussion with the noted accompanist, voice teacher, and artistic director of the eminent vocal music series, New York Festival of Song, now celebrating its thirtieth season, about their upcoming Bernstein centennial celebration concert in New York featuring Songfest (1977), Bernstein’s acclaimed work based on poems by thirteen noted American authors.
The Paris Opera
Film
Documentary
Directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
Opens October 27, 2017
A fascinating and surprisingly dramatic inside look at the artistic and administrative goings on in the various departments of the Paris Opera complex.
Oleanna
Play (1992)
by David Mamet
Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue
New Repertory Theater
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
October 14 – November 5, 2017
An interesting take on the Mamet drama about a tragic encounter between a male college professor and a female student.
The Revolutionists
Play (2017)
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Courtney O’Connor
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
October 19 – November 12, 2017
A fanciful dramatic comedy set in post-revolutionary France of the early 1790s, featuring four strong, mostly historic, female characters.