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Suffolk professors original play Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe debuts Thursday at Modern Theatre

Suffolk professor’s original play “Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe” debuts Thursday at Modern Theatre

Ryan Arel and Morgan Hume November 14, 2018

In a play merging the playful nature of puppets and the dark themes of Edgar Allan Poe’s work, “Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe” will debut at Modern Theatre on Thursday. The...

Spotlight shines on Suffolk junior Peter Teutsch in original production “Twice Upon A Self”

Spotlight shines on Suffolk junior Peter Teutsch in original production “Twice Upon A Self”

Catarina Protano November 7, 2018

Theatre is more than just a form of entertainment for Peter Teutsch, a junior theatre major at Suffolk University. It’s an outlet for emotion and passion that shined through in his original production...

“Fog x Macbeth”

Kyle Crozier October 31, 2018

Witches, murders and ghosts moved throughout the fog during a performance of  “Macbeth” titled “Fog x Macbeth” at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. On Oct. 21, the Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP)...

“Hamilton” brings the American Revolution home to Boston

Phoebe Adams October 24, 2018

Nearly 250 years after the Boston Massacre sparked rebellion in the 13 British colonies that founded America, the American Revolution has come full circle as the Grammy and Tony award winning musical “Hamilton”...

Breaking Down the Bars: One Woman Show Breaks Down Mass Incarceration

Breaking Down the Bars: One Woman Show Breaks Down Mass Incarceration

Morgan Hume October 24, 2018

When someone hears the word “patriot,” they probably envision a white man with an 18th century military uniform holding a rifle; an image similar to something found in a history textbook or a logo...

Jack Aschenbach (L) and Amanda LoCoco (R) embrace in “Talk To Me Like The Rain and Let Me Listen”

Fall Showcase brings student productions to Sullivan Theatre

Alexandria Acacia October 17, 2018

This past weekend the Suffolk University Theater Department presented its annual Fall Showcase, a collection of one-act plays written and directed by students to celebrate their creativity and talent....

Mexican playwright merges conflict with theatre in play ‘The Crossing’

Mexican playwright merges conflict with theatre in play ‘The Crossing’

Ryan Arel October 10, 2018

Mexican playwright Hugo Salcedo visited Modern Theatre Tuesday evening for a live condensed reading of his play, “El viaje de los Cantores,” which roughly translates to “The Crossing,” in English....

Public Theatre comeback

“Public Theatre” comeback

Morgan Hume September 27, 2018

The Public Theatre in New York City strives to be a voice by and for the people, so it’s no surprise that last year’s production of Shakespeare’s classic play “Julius Caesar,” which performed...

Courtesy of Aria Sergany

Despite the spotlight, darkness shines

Felicity Otterbein April 25, 2018

At some point, the opportunity presents itself where years of study, research and hard work meet and the time comes for virtual reality to become reality. For some, this means taking a project off of a...

By Facebook user Aria Lynn Sergany

Staging the stigma, senior thesis tackles mental illness

Felicity Otterbein April 18, 2018

Some of the most prominent issues in society are those that we cannot see until they are dragged into the spotlight. Quite literally staging the stigma, senior english and theater double major Aria Sergany...

Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor

Feeling blue, seeing red

Felicity Otterbein April 11, 2018

Deep within the heart of theater lies a cavernous mine filled to the brim with boundless opportunity to poke fun at the world we live in. Dramatic and poetic irony are so deeply embedded within society...

Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor

Democracy vs. Drama, withstanding the tests of time

Ryan Arel April 6, 2018

Are we too divided on our political views for democracy to survive? In the musical “One State, Two State,” written and directed by Theatre professor Wesley Savick, the characters will wrestle with...

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