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College of Fine Arts seniors Tommy Vines and Jacob Bergman perform as Jackie and Mr. Katz respectively in the School of Theatre’s production of “The Hot L Baltimore” on Sunday. “Hot L Baltimore,” written by playwright Landford Wilson in 1973, tells the story of disenfranchised characters “forgotten by society.” SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

School of Theatre’s Grad-Collab production “Hot L Baltimore” brings grads, undergrads together

Truman Dickerson February 27, 2024
The School of Theatre's fosters collaboration among graduate and undergraduate students with its latest "Grad-Collab" project, "The Hot L Baltimore."
In the third installment of the Boston Playwright Theater’s “BPT Talks” series, BPT playwright Cayenne Douglass took her audience behind the scenes of her thesis play “Beasts.” COURTESY OF BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER

Student playwright captures complex familial bonds in thesis project

Molly Farrar November 12, 2020
BU's Boston Playwrights’ Theatre is hosting weekly “BPT Talks,” during which a third-year Master of Fine Arts playwright at BPT discusses their latest work.
Boston University On Broadway, an on-campus musical theater organization, hosted its “OB Online Showcase” on Saturday, which featured performances by 15 students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU On Broadway highlights campus talent in online showcase

Daily Free Press Staff November 10, 2020
Classical show tunes and modern Broadway hits soared through theater lovers' homes this weekend as Boston University students belted from their dorm rooms.
La Gente, a virtual networking group created by Depaul University professor Regina Garcia, aims to feature and connect Latinx tech and production workers. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Latinx theater collective calls to be seen

Jonas Hayes October 13, 2020
As more theaters and playwrights across the country have begun to acknowledge racism in the arts, one Facebook group wants to be part of the solution.
Catherine Morris, Courtney Sharpe and Lyndsay Allyn Cox speak at the EmpowerHER panel on making Boston’s cultural scene more inclusive to black female artists at the Boston Athenæum Wednesday. PERRY SOSI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EmpowerHER event celebrates Black women in the arts

Madeline Humphrey February 20, 2020
Black women who work in Boston’s arts and culture sphere spoke at the EmpowerHER panel Wednesday evening, about how to empower women on their strive to make the art world more inclusive for all artists.
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