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DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

SPENCER SHANNON

BLACK DIALOGUE: INTELLIGENT MISCHIEF AND THE SUMMER OF RADICAL IMAGINATION

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 22, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

"How do we build here, in the city, and what are your ideas around that?”

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: #blacklivesmatter, #BlackSpring, Activism, Black Body Survival Guide, Chrislene DeJean, detroit, Ferguson, Intelligent Mischief, Parable of the Sower, Terry Marshall, Trayvon Martin

DEVIL’S ADVOCATE

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 20, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Booth believes that after all the terrible things i do will give audiences pause to consider other perspectives on some age old but nevertheless important adolescent issues

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: A. Rey Pamatmat, after all the terrible things i do, drama, Huntington Theatre

THE SUBMISSION: ZEITGEIST STAGE’S SPRING CLOSER MEDIATES ON BIG ISSUES

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 15, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

It casts a critical eye on the state of equality within America, and the systems of oppression that keep many down in order to raise others up.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: artistic director, Baltimore, black box theater, Boston Center for the Arts, Civil Rights, Danny Larson, david miller, gay, race issues, Shaleeha G’ntamobi, THE SUBMISSION, zeitgeist stage company

MOTHERS AND SONS: TEARS AND TRUTHS IN SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY’S LATEST

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 13, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

At its core, Mothers and Sons tells the story of a mother and a widower who still struggle to let go, and who have tried and failed to find comfort in each other.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: AIDS, Calderwood Pavilion, Liam Lurker, Michael Kaye, mothers and sons, Nancy E. Carroll, Nile Hawver, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Terrence McNally

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: QUEER/TRANS NARRATIVES MIX FOR FUN EFFECT IN NEW PERFORMANCE

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 8, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Books

If WF&S is a success, Jarboe intends to plan many more events in the future that will bring together like-minded people in a safe and inclusive space.

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: A.R.T., Ascii Flower, boston art week, feminist, Gamergate, hugo awards, K. Tempest Bradford, kelsey jarboe, Metropolarity, Oberon, queer, racism, Sci-Fi, science fiction, trans

APOCALYPSE NOW: MANDY PATINKIN AND TAYLOR MAC ENLIVEN THE END OF THE WORLD

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 6, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Patinkin and Mac perform entirely in song throughout the performance, punctuated with vaudevillian steps and movements that give the show its name.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: A.R.T., apocalypse, last two people on earth, Loeb Drama Center, Mandy Patinkin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Susan Stroman, Taylor Mac, the princess bride, tony award, vaudeville

BETTY BAM!: KHARMS-INSPIRED WORK FROM IMAGINARY BEASTS CONFUSES AND DELIGHTS

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted April 29, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

I was still struggling to come to grips with what I had just seen, and wondered aloud how I’d be able to coherently write about it.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: aleksander rodchenko, Amy Meyer, bca plaza, Beth Pearson, betty bam, Cameron Cronin, daniil kharms, imaginary beasts, Kiki Samko, Molly Kimmerling, Sarah Gazdowicz, William Schuller

FARM TO STAGE: SURREAL CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH CENTURY BY WAY OF CHAGALL

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted April 27, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

But don’t let the deep musings scare you away. Klein promises that the performance is anything but boring, even for those who aren’t history buffs.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: 20th century, Acrobatics, ArtsEmerson, jfk assassination, marc chagall, multimedia, puppetry, stacy klein, the grand parade

URBAN RENEWAL: GRAFFITI ART GIVEN LONGER LIFE IN NEW EXHIBIT

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted April 23, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

These vibrant works of art will be allowed to exist without the threat of eradication.

Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts Tagged With: Arts at the Armory, expression, graffiti, Jeffrey Thomas, samaritans, SOMERVILLE, spray paint, street art, tagging, vandalism

THEATER REVIEW: COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA AT THE BCA

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted April 16, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Adrianne Krstansky is utterly astounding as Lola. She drives the play, each scene providing solid proof of her complete mastery of the role.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: adrianne krstansky, BCA, Calderwood Pavilion, come back, david cromer, doc, huntington theatre company, little sheba, lola, mid-century, stephen dobay, william inge

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