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So far Gail Benzler has created 4 blog entries.

A Spirited Interview: Chip Sherman on this year’s production of A Christmas Carol

Chip Sherman inhabits the role of Spirit 1. It's a wonderfully modern take on a character so many people know and love. They are also the show’s choreographer. In this interview, the talented artist reflects on bringing this year’s imagining of the timeless tale to the stage and how Scrooge’s journey of self-reflection parallels our own experience, now more than ever. You played Spirit 1 in the 2020 radio version of the play. [...]

By |2021-11-24T11:35:19-08:00November 23rd, 2021|Cast and Crew Interviews|Comments Off on A Spirited Interview: Chip Sherman on this year’s production of A Christmas Carol
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Bringing a World Premiere Written for the Stage to the Digital Space

ACT Managing Director Becky Witmer just knew it when she saw a reading of Keiko Green’s new play, Wad last year. This was something special. “Watching the workshop reading of Wad was the moment during the pandemic last summer that I realized this can work,” Becky says. “I couldn’t take my eyes off of Rachel and Avery on screen and I was engrossed in the story, almost like at a theatre – or watching [...]

By |2021-02-17T16:56:51-08:00February 17th, 2021|ACTFocus|Comments Off on Bringing a World Premiere Written for the Stage to the Digital Space
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The Interview: Playwright Andrew Lee Creech

Here in his own words, ACTLocal playwright Andrew Lee Creech tells us about his newest play, Last Drive to Dodge (which was recently workshopped at ACT). This play is part of a planned nine-play, multi-century-spanning cycle exploring the lives of Black Americans in pivotal moments of American history. He also talks about his inspiration, the writing process and what it's like to work in these COVID times. Don't miss Andrew in conversation with director Valerie Curtis-Newton Thursday, [...]

By |2021-01-26T10:38:10-08:00January 26th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Interview: Playwright Andrew Lee Creech
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The Interview: Julieta Vitullo

Julieta Vitullo is a bilingual creator, filmmaker, author, playwright and much more. An Argentine native, she came to the United States on a Fulbright. Julieta received an MA in English and a PhD in Latin American literature from Rutgers. She taught for two decades and made the award-winning documentary The Exact Shape of the Islands. Get to know this talented artist in our interview and then be sure to tune in on January 14 [...]

By |2021-01-11T19:50:58-08:00January 11th, 2021|ACTFocus|Comments Off on The Interview: Julieta Vitullo
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