After two critically-acclaimed seasons of programming from all over the world,
ArtsEmerson announces its third theatre season beginning in the fall of 2012.
This season marks a departure in programming philosophy. The organization is announcing eight productions now, with more to be added later. According to Executive Director Rob Orchard, "If I see something I'm excited about in September, I'd like the freedom to program it sooner rather than later. By leaving time in the calendar, we allow for work that can be presented with shorter planning horizons. This enables us to bring to Boston the freshest, most exciting productions, and to react quickly to what's happening in the theatre world, both near and far."
Orchard also plans a two-week festival of new works early in 2013: "The festival allows us to present just a few performances each of relatively unknown productions, giving audiences the opportunity to sample a range of theatrical gestures bubbling up from a younger generation."
The lineup is as follows:
Sept. 20 - 21, 2012
Paris Commune
The Civilians
Created by Steven Cosson and Michael Friedman
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running Time: TBA
Sept. 27 - Oct. 7, 2012
Sequence 8
Les 7 doigts de la main
Directed by Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila
Co-Production with Les Nuits de Fourviere/Departement du Rhone, Lyon (Fr) and TOHU (Montreal, Canada)
Commissioning partner: ArtsEmerson
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Running Time: TBA
Oct. 9 - Oct. 21, 2012
Hamlet
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
November 8 - 18, 2012
Ted Hughes' Tales from Ovid
Whistler in the Dark
Presented in association with ArtsEmerson
Adapted by Whistler in the Dark
Directed by Meg Taintor
The Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre at the Paramount Center
Recommended for ages 16 and up
November 23 - December 16, 2012
ArtsEmerson and Hershey Felder present
Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane
Adapted and Directed by Hershey Felder
Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen
The Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre at the Paramount Center
Recommended for ages 12 and up
Dec. 5 - Dec. 9, 2012
La belle et la bete (Beauty and the Beast)
Lemieux Pilon 4D Art
Conceived and directed by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon
Text by Pierre Yves Lemieux
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission
January 26 - 27, 2013
Maestro Artist Management presents
THEATRE-ATELIER PIOTR FOMENKO
Family Happiness
Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Piotr Fomenko.
In Russian with English subtitles
Presented in association with ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Recommended for ages 12 and up
Jan. 29 - Feb. 10, 2013
The Servant of Two Masters
By Carlo Goldoni
Adapted by Constance Congdon from a translation by Christina Sibul
Directed by Christopher Bayes
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with an intermission
Feb. 27 - March 3, 2013
Metamorphosis
Vesturport Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Adapted and directed by Gisli Orn Gardarsson and David Farr
Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running Time: 85 minutes with no intermission
March 22 - 24, 2013
Emergency
Daniel Beaty
Created by Daniel Beaty
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Recommended for ages 12 and up
The culmination of a year-long artistic residency for writer/performer Daniel Beaty.
April 3 - 7, 2013
ArtsEmerson presents The New York Public Theater's production of Neva
Written and directed by Guillermo Calderon
The Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre at the Paramount Center
Running Time: 80 minutes with no intermission
April 17 - 20, 2013
Trojan Women (After Euripides)
Created and performed by SITI Company
Directed by Anne Bogart
Adapted by Jocelyn Clarke
Paramount Center Mainstage
Running Time: 90 Minutes with no intermission
April 27 - May 4, 2013
An Iliad
By Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson
Based on Homer's Iliad
Translated by Robert Fagles
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Paramount Center Mainstage
May 14- 19, 2013
Tappin' Thru Life: An Evening with Maurice Hines
Directed and conceived by Maurice Hines
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Recommended for all ages