theatre Archives — The Heights

Lights, Camera, Zoom: BC Theatre Gets Creative

Amid a global pandemic, the Boston College theatre department is experimenting with new ways to practice its craft.

Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’

Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

Metro, Arts, Theatre

‘Choir Boy’ Comes to Boston

Choir Boy, in its first post-Broadway production and New England premier, brings the hallowed halls of the fictional Charles R. Drew Prep School, an elite academy dedicated to instilling excellence in young black men, to Speakeasy Stage Company in Boston.

Features

Theatre Professor Jorgensen Ties Teaching and Acting Together

“I was thinking, ‘Oh man,’ you know, I don’t know if I want to teach or if I want to keep acting,” Jorgensen said. “But for me, I’ve always been very impatient in the sense of, I couldn’t stand the idea that I had to wait for someone to pick me to make art.”

Metro

Silence Speaks Volumes in ‘Small Mouth Sounds’

Six strangers are led on a silent retreat that allows them to get to know each other and themselves on a deeper level than they believed possible. SpeakEasy Stage Company’s ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ is a sensation.

Metro, Arts, Theatre

‘Straight White Men’ Pushes Audience to Question Privilege

The play ‘Straight White Men,’ pushes viewers out of their comfort zones, and invites them to examine privilege and social justice.

Features

While Off Broadway, Clyve Sets Scene for Aspiring Thespians

After a career working with presidents, popes and persons of the year, Scott Clyve is bringing industry-insider lessons to the Boston College Campus.

Arts, Fashion, Featured Story, Arts Features

Senior Actress and Singer, Christy Coco Is Steps Away From Stardom

Christy Coco, MCAS’ 17, is on her way to bigger and brighter things. She’s starred in BC productions ‘Carousel’ and ‘The Trojan Women’ and recently made her off-broadway debut in ‘Fiorello!.’