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WBUR: ‘There’s a big gender gap In key theater jobs — can Boston change the story?’

Clark University alumna Summer L. Williams ’01, M.A.Ed. ’02 is quoted in a WBUR The ARTery story about whether the Boston theater scene is making progress against a trend identified in an in-progress Wellesley College study on gender gaps in key theater positions nationwide. In 1998, Williams, along with a group of Clark alums, co-founded Company One Theatre, located in Boston. Here,…
‘Macbeth’ brings sound and fury to Atwood

Witches cursed, ghosts haunted, guilty hands were stained with stubborn blood, and once again, as he has on countless stages for almost 400 years, the murderous Macbeth met the fate he deserved. It all took place in Shakespeare & Company’s 2016 touring production of “Macbeth” in Atwood Hall, Feb. 3-5. The performance was funded by…
Reel life meets real life

“The Flick,” a new play by Amherst native Annie Baker, debuted off-Broadway this winter, earning some rapturous reviews (as well as a share of criticism for its length — more than three hours). Set inside a dingy Worcester County movie theater, the story follows three workers whose love for film is equaled only by…