Experience a more personal history of Salem from the perspectives of the people who don’t make it into the history books. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing war and looking for opportunity the Derby St. Neighborhood has been a backbone of Salem since its earliest days. Your purchase of the audio tour supports The House of the …
Passages of The Past Audio Tour
Experience a more personal history of Salem from the perspectives of the people who don’t make it into the history books. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing war and looking for opportunity the Derby St. Neighborhood has been a backbone of Salem since its earliest days. Your purchase of the audio tour supports The House of the …
Salem Arts Festival 2024
Join us in celebrating art and creativity’s healing and unifying power at the 16th annual Salem Arts Festival 2024, June 7-9. This vibrant event, deeply woven into Salem’s daily life, is a testament to the role of arts and culture in our community. A major economic driver, the festival draws over 7500 attendees yearly, significantly benefiting local creative professionals and …
Wheelock Family Theatre At Boston University Proudly Announces The Wizard Of Oz!
After suspending productions in front of an audience for more than two years (775 days) due to the pandemic, Wheelock Family Theatre will return to the stage with a beloved production for all ages, The Wizard of Oz because, after all, “there’s no place like home.” “In a way it feels like a homecoming,” says actor David Jiles Jr., who …
Nothing Truly Lost in TRANSLATIONS
By Easton Mills Live theatre has returned to Marblehead Little Theatre’s cozy Firehouse Black Box with Brian Friel’s Translations, directed by Trudi Olivetti and produced by Steve Black and Erin Pelikov. Set in the fictional town of Baile Beag – no it’s not pronounced how it’s spelled – in the rolling greens of Donegal, a rural village in 19th century …
A Queer Community Waiting to Be Found in Goodreau’s THE THING THEY LOVE
by Joey Phoenix An alluring drama about trust, gender, love, and money, Goodreau’s The Thing They Love takes inspiration from Mae West’s 1927 dramatization, The Drag. Set in prohibition-era New York City, a big, queer family assembles with familiar yet complicated problems. They must navigate the difference between the world they love, and the world outside their doorstep by learning …
SSU’s THE THING THEY LOVE to Explore Queerness in 1920s NYC
Salem State Theatre Department presents the world premiere of The Thing They Love written by 2021 graduate Parker Goodreau. Directed by Esme Allen, the production will take place at the Sophia Gordon Center March 3 – 6, followed by virtual streaming March 20 – April 30. Tickets for both performance modalities are available at www.salemstatetickets.com. Set in prohibition-era New York …
MRS. HAWKING: PART 1 Screening now on Youtube
By Joey Phoenix This past Sunday, January 16th, Breaking Light Productions released the long awaited filmic adaptation of the Victorian mystery caper Mrs. Hawking: Part 1 on Youtube. The production is available to stream free on the Mrs. Hawking YouTube channel. Mrs. Hawking: Part 1 by Phoebe Roberts (she/her/hers) and Bernie Gabin (he/him/his) is the first episode in a six-part …
Breaking Light Productions announces the filmic release of MRS. HAWKING: Part 1
Breaking Light Productions is proud to announce the forthcoming release of MRS. HAWKING: Part 1, available to stream free on January 16, 2022 at 5:30pm on the Mrs Hawking YouTube channel. Click here to watch the trailer. Outside the glare and glamor of high society, shrouded in darkness and London’s ever-present fog, the city’s criminal element prey upon those whose …