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Arts Mar 14

Theater in rural Appalachian Virginia brings regional themes to the stage

By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet

Arts Feb 02

TheaterCamp
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Actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin on working together as a creative and engaged pair

Although still in their 20s, actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin are already performing veterans. Both have played dozens of roles in live theater, including the Tony Award-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen," and on screens big and small. Amna Nawaz…

By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre

Arts Jan 27

LifeofPi
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A look inside the acclaimed new theater production of ‘Life of Pi’

The play "Life of Pi" opened this winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You may know the story from the bestselling book or the Oscar-winning film. But the creative team of the play wants you to reconsider…

By Jared Bowen, GBH

Arts Sep 20

Giant refugee puppet "Little Amal" seen outside Houses of Parliament
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12-foot puppet walks streets of New York to raise awareness of global refugee crisis

To bring awareness to the global crisis of migration and refugees, a theater project is using a different kind of stage. They built a giant puppet of a young Syrian girl to stand in for millions and silently speak on…

By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport

Arts Jul 05

musicman
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Deaf cast challenges musical theater norms in production of ‘The Music Man’

The classic American musical "The Music Man” has been a big hit this year with its revival on Broadway and on many regional and local stages across the country. John Yang went to the Olney Theatre Center in Maryland to…

By John Yang, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet

Jun 30

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Openly gay puppeteer uses his art to bring understanding to his small hometown in Kansas

By Cat Wise

During Pride Month, parades and other celebrations have been held in some of the nation's largest cities to celebrate LGBTQ rights, but smaller towns have also been marking the occasion. Cat Wise traveled to rural Kansas, where an artist is…

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Jun 03

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A Pulitzer Prize winner’s modern take on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet

A reworking of Shakespeare "Hamlet" called "Fat Ham” recently won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. Jeffrey Brown has the story from New York for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."…

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May 16

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Young playwrights use the theater to confront the trauma of gun violence

By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten

In 2021, more than 1,500 children and teenagers in the United States were killed by gunfire. Activists across the country are working to shed light on that issue through a series of plays written and performed by young adults, many…

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Mar 23

Oscar-nominated film ‘CODA’ to be adapted to the stage by Deaf West Theatre

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

"CODA," the Oscar-nominated film about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family, is being developed as a stage musical by the Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre.

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Mar 20

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Claudia Rankine’s ‘Help’ brings the topic of white privilege to the stage

By Zachary Green

Two years ago, just after the start of previews for Claudia Rankine’s play, “Help,” New York’s theaters shut down. Now with the pandemic easing, the show is finally opening. PBS NewsHour Weekend sat down with Rankine two years ago and…

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