Science and Politics

Note: This is a guest posting from Maren Robinson, production dramaturg for our winter MainStage production of Hunger. As we are in rehearsal for the upcoming production of Chris Hainsworth’s adaptation of Elise Blackwell’s novel Hunger one of the fascinating aspects of the play are the real people who worked at the Institute of Plant […]

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Opium Eating and The Moonstone

Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Bringing The Moonstone To The Stage” blog, chronicling research and process for our winter MainStage production of The Moonstone. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. Opium Eating and The Moonstone The use of opium is featured in several of novels by Wilkie Collins including […]

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Wilkie Collins: Beyond the Veil of Domesticity

Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Bringing The Moonstone To The Stage” blog, chronicling research and process for our winter MainStage production of The Moonstone. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. Wilkie Collins: Beyond the Veil of Domesticity In thinking about the complex web of interpersonal relationships in The Moonstone […]

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The Moonstone and Genre

Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Bringing The Moonstone To The Stage” blog, chronicling research and process for our winter MainStage production of The Moonstone. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. The Moonstone and Genre I confess I have been delaying my first post for The Moonstone. Like a detective […]

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Temple and Arch (2)

Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Neverwhat?” blog, chronicling his research for directing our spring MainStage production of Neverwhere. Temple and Arch Hi am Maren, the dramaturg for Neverwhere and I am delighted to be part of the project and delighted that Paul asked me to post. That’s a lot of delight. First […]

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