At the beginning of the year, Helen Shaw was appointed The New York Times’ chief theatre critic. Click the link below to read a gift link of the article about Helen’s career, the current theatre ecosystem, and the art form's ability to be an “antidote” in an
Uncover the roots of Vanessa through a touching documentary portrait of composer Samuel Barber, alongside an influential essay about the “camp” sensibility that informs this production. Read More: Susan Sontag’s seminal 1964 essay, “Notes on Camp” provided a framework for camp sensibility that continues to inform artists, artistic works–
Get to know more about creator/performer Ahamefule J. Oluo through a brief sojourn to their studio in the Olympic Peninsula and an interview about his career as both a musician and stand-up comic. Watch More: Visit the studio of Ahamefule J.Oluo as they prepare for a performance of
Explore the real-life experiences that shaped Tennessee Williams’ 1975 novel Moise and the World of Reason, through a revealing 1973 interview with Playboy Magazine and a compelling essay that traces Williams’ personal connections to the work. Listen More: Tennessee Williams Interview with Playboy Magazine Available for free on Audible.com,
Investigate the troubling true story that influenced 27-year-old Tennessee Williams to pen Not About Nightingales. Also, explore organizations that are fighting for the rights of incarcerated individuals, the livelihoods of the formerly incarcerated, and things that you can do to support, educate, and participate in such actions. Read More: Peruse
Learn more about the cuisine and culture of Mexico through an informative short about mezcal cultivation and a critical analysis of tourism and its connection to contemporary queer sexualities in Mexico. Watch More: Learn about the history of Mezcal, its cultivation, and place in Oaxacan cuisine and culture in this
Jump into the work of Monica Bill Barnes & Company with an exploration of their work, humor, and artistic output. Read More: Peruse this short profile by Jacob Pillow’s Maura Keefe on Monica Bill Barnes, her work, and how humor informs her creative process. From Jacob’s Pillow’s
Delve into the history of Camino Real with a retrospective of the play’s many lives at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and an analysis of Williams’ social and political critiques embedded in the work. Explore More: Camino Real at Williamstown. Over the Festival’s 71 year history, Tennessee Williams’ Camino
Williamstown connected with Jacob Ashworth about Vanessa, the Festival's first opera. What initially drew you to Vanessa, and what continues to resonate with you about the piece? Vanessa has been on our short list for years. The score is out of this world, up there with the greatest
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. – Charles Mingus I read that quote when I was a teenager, not yet jaded, and it stuck with me. So much of the labor that makes The Things Around Us possible is unseen. Every time
Monica Bill Barnes is a choreographer and performer. She’s been dancing for about forty years but hardly ever calls herself a dancer. I (Robbie Saenz de Viteri) write and insist I’m not performing even when I’m talking on stage. We’ve been collaborating for something like the
“The Annex” is a new Festival venue in the North Adams Gateway Center, located at 245 State Road in North Adams, MA. We are converting a former Rent-A-Center into a flexible performance space for an intimate, non-traditional theatre experience. For W71, it will be home to four core productions. Above