I'm in the office, watching it snow, and I'm in absolutely no mood to get any work done.
The cast for All My Sons is onstage for a spacing rehearsal, the costume shop is abuzz with the usual frenzy of getting ready for dress rehearsals next week, and there a couple of staff working on personal projects in the shop. There are a handful of folks getting some work done in our very quiet admin offices, and a few box officers will be manning the phones until 6PM.
After celebrating the New Year tonight we will slowly wind ourselves back into the post holiday real world; on Friday the company will continue rehearsals, on Saturday the lights will be focused onstage while there is a final run through in the rehearsal hall, and on Sunday we begin our 6 day tech period, culminating in a preview performance a week from tomorrow on Friday, Jan 8th.
But right now - it's pretty quiet.
Things at Arena Stage are not quite so calm. Our friends in Washington DC have been hard at work over the holidays (and snowstorms) building and rehearsing Stick Fly, which we'll bring to the Wimberly in February. They have their final dress tonight, and first preview tomorrow, and will open on Thursday the 7th (just as we have our final dress).
Arena has a lot of great info on their blog which I'll bring to you in a few weeks after All My Sons opens. We wish them well - and in honor of the final Stick Fly dress and first preview - here is director Kenny Leon talking about the play:
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The Huntington Theatre Company's production of Stick Fly by Lydia Diamond is playing February 19 through March 28, 2010 at our second space, the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St Boston MA 02116. Online tickets and information available 24/7 or call our Box Office (click for hours this week) at 617 266-0800.
December 31, 2009
December 30, 2009
What play changed your life?
What play changed your life? It's a great question - and one that I don't mind stealing. I ran across it yesterday in the NY Times Arts Beat Blog - they lifted it "from the new book “The Play That Changed My Life,” in which Christopher Durang, Sarah Ruhl, John Patrick Shanley and other playwrights write about that elusive encounter every theatergoer lives for: a play that inspires, moves and forever changes you."(1). And I am lifting it from them.
It's the time of year when the top ten lists of the year come out (some media are even doing biggest Arts stories of the decade) so I thought it would be interesting to ask Huntington artists, staff, and patrons to reflect on a (slightly) longer period of their life in the theatre.
So here goes: What play changed your life? Or - How did Theatre change your life?
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(1) NY Times Arts Beat Blog
It's the time of year when the top ten lists of the year come out (some media are even doing biggest Arts stories of the decade) so I thought it would be interesting to ask Huntington artists, staff, and patrons to reflect on a (slightly) longer period of their life in the theatre.
So here goes: What play changed your life? Or - How did Theatre change your life?
Click here to share your story
(1) NY Times Arts Beat Blog
December 22, 2009
Podcast Audio Series
Our podcast series is really coming together with more content than ever before.
There were five entries in the series for A Civil War Christmas and I would recommend that you take a listen to the conversation at our latest Humanities Forum with Pulitzer Prize winners playwright Paula Vogel and Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
And last week we started rehearsals for All My Sons. You can listen to director David Esbjornson address the staff at Meet and Greet here
If you don't want to miss out you can subscribe to our series on itunes or you can visit the "Watch and Listen" tab for each show on our website.
Enjoy!
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The Huntington Theatre Company's production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller is playing January 8 through February 7, 2010 at our Mainstage, the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115. Online tickets and information available 24/7 or call our Box Office (click for hours this week) at 617 266-0800
There were five entries in the series for A Civil War Christmas and I would recommend that you take a listen to the conversation at our latest Humanities Forum with Pulitzer Prize winners playwright Paula Vogel and Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
And last week we started rehearsals for All My Sons. You can listen to director David Esbjornson address the staff at Meet and Greet here
If you don't want to miss out you can subscribe to our series on itunes or you can visit the "Watch and Listen" tab for each show on our website.
Enjoy!
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The Huntington Theatre Company's production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller is playing January 8 through February 7, 2010 at our Mainstage, the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115. Online tickets and information available 24/7 or call our Box Office (click for hours this week) at 617 266-0800
December 15, 2009
The Greatest Gift of All
Jeffrey is a member of A Civil War Christmas children's ensemble - he left this charming note for the company on the callboard at closing night Sunday. Jeffrey has, as children often do, profoundly illustrated to us how simple it is to give the gift of our hearts.
Happy Holidays all!
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December 8, 2009
Civil War Christmas - Choirs this week
The Huntington is welcoming over 30 choirs to the Boston University Theatre to perform before each performance of A Civil War Christmas. In case you missed it - there was a nice write up in the Globe a few weeks ago. Click here to read more...
Here's the roster of choirs performing today through Dec 13. If you would like to see the entire roster click here.
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A Civil War Christmas - An American Musical Celebration by Paula Vogel. Music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters. Directed by Jessica Thebus. At the Huntington Theatre Company's main stage; The Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA, 02115. Runs November 13 through December 13, 2009. Box Office 617 266-0800 or buy online at HuntingtonTheatre.org
Here's the roster of choirs performing today through Dec 13. If you would like to see the entire roster click here.
- December 8 at 7:30pm — St. Angela's Choir
- December 9 at 2:00pm — Truthful Gospel Choir
- December 9 at 7:30pm — Boston Children's Chorus
- December 10 at 7:30pm — Hudson High School Symphonic Choir
- December 11 at 8pm — ABRHS Madrigal Singers
- December 12 at 2pm — Share the Music
- December 12 at 8pm — Lyricora
- December 13 at 2pm — Sharing a New Song
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A Civil War Christmas - An American Musical Celebration by Paula Vogel. Music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters. Directed by Jessica Thebus. At the Huntington Theatre Company's main stage; The Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA, 02115. Runs November 13 through December 13, 2009. Box Office 617 266-0800 or buy online at HuntingtonTheatre.org
December 3, 2009
Student Performances - SOLD OUT
Greetings! Meg Wieder, Education Dept. Manager here!Part of my job here is to facilitate our Student Matinee Series. I’m writing with an incredible update on our 2009-2010 Season.
We, in the Department of Education and Community Programs, have been extremely proud of this program since its inception, and it remains the cornerstone of our work.
This year, before we’d even reached the Thanksgiving Holiday, we had SOLD OUT 4 student matinee performances, added 2 more, and offered deeply discounted price of $12 per student to schools for any performance, in our attempt to have as many schools as possible visit us this season.
Fences was quite the production to begin with. As an August Wilson Pulitzer Prize winning play, it is included in many class curriculums throughout the Commonwealth. The October 1st matinee sold out long before Schools were open for the year, and the added October 9th matinee sold out as soon as I called all the schools on our wait-list.
By the time Fences closed on October 11, more than 40 schools, and over 2,00 students came to see the play. Knowing that we were able to expose so many students to such a rich, important piece of theatre at a very affordable rate is what our work is all about.
I’m even more excited to tell you that we SOLD OUT today’s student performance of Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas, AND our January 28th performance of Miller’s All My Sons. Schools have already reserved seats in other performances of A Civil War Christmas, and we have added an additional student matinee for All My Sons on January 15, 2010.
What makes this news so exciting for me, personally, is the knowledge that schools are choosing to spend their hard-earned field trip funding to come visit the Huntington Theatre Company time and time again. Many of our schools come to every student matinee of the season, every year.
As budgets are being slashed, and teachers have to become more and more imaginative in how to advance their students’ creative and artistic development, it is thrilling to see new schools choosing to visit us.
I look forward to sharing more updates with you as this incredible season progresses! If you would like information on our Student Matinee Series, or our other programming in the Department of Education and Community Programs, please let me know! You can call me at 617.273.1558
or email me at MWieder@huntingtontheatre.bu.edu.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Meg
December 2, 2009
Paula Vogel and Doris Kearns Goodwin at the Huntington
The Huntington is more than great performances. Where else can you take part in a conversation about the Civil War with two Pulitzer prize winning authors? It's just one of our regularly scheduled programs and events. Coming this weekend:
HUMANITIES FORUM
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize winners Paula Vogel (A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration and Doris Kearns Goodwin (Team of Rivals). Following the 2pm performance on Sunday, December 6. Free with a ticket.
A Civil War Christmas - An American Musical Celebration by Paula Vogel. Music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters. Directed by Jessica Thebus. At the Huntington Theatre Company's main stage; The Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA, 02115. Runs November 13 through December 13, 2009. Box Office 617 266-0800 or buy online at HuntingtonTheatre.org
HUMANITIES FORUMA conversation with Pulitzer Prize winners Paula Vogel (A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration and Doris Kearns Goodwin (Team of Rivals). Following the 2pm performance on Sunday, December 6. Free with a ticket.
A Civil War Christmas - An American Musical Celebration by Paula Vogel. Music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters. Directed by Jessica Thebus. At the Huntington Theatre Company's main stage; The Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA, 02115. Runs November 13 through December 13, 2009. Box Office 617 266-0800 or buy online at HuntingtonTheatre.org
The Huntington helps light Boston's Christmas Tree
BOSTON'S OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
Members of the cast of A Civil War Christmas will perform at the Mayor's Tree Lighting on Boston Common (6pm-8pm) on Thursday, December 3. Can't attend? Tune into WCVB-TV - channel 5 at 7pm to watch!
WCVB’s Mary Richardson and Anthony Everett will host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7 p.m. The celebration will feature “American Idol” Season 6 third-place finalist Melinda Doolittle, R&B singing sensation Brian McKnight, Scottish singer-songwriter Maureen McMullan, the Boston Arts Academy Dance Troupe, the Huntington Theatre Company, the Masquerade cabaret troupe, and MAGIC 106.7’s Nancy Quill and Mike Addams.
Uzo Aduba (Hannah) and Alanna T. Logan (Jessa) in the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration playing now through December 13 at the B.U. Theatre.
Members of the cast of A Civil War Christmas will perform at the Mayor's Tree Lighting on Boston Common (6pm-8pm) on Thursday, December 3. Can't attend? Tune into WCVB-TV - channel 5 at 7pm to watch!
WCVB’s Mary Richardson and Anthony Everett will host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7 p.m. The celebration will feature “American Idol” Season 6 third-place finalist Melinda Doolittle, R&B singing sensation Brian McKnight, Scottish singer-songwriter Maureen McMullan, the Boston Arts Academy Dance Troupe, the Huntington Theatre Company, the Masquerade cabaret troupe, and MAGIC 106.7’s Nancy Quill and Mike Addams.
Uzo Aduba (Hannah) and Alanna T. Logan (Jessa) in the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration playing now through December 13 at the B.U. Theatre.
A Civil War Christmas - An American Musical Celebration by Paula Vogel. Music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters. Directed by Jessica Thebus. At the Huntington Theatre Company's main stage; The Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA, 02115. Runs November 13 through December 13, 2009. Box Office 617 266-0800 or buy online at HuntingtonTheatre.org
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