School of the Arts News

A chat with Steve Yarbrough

Acclaimed author and Emerson Writing, Literature and Publishing Professor Steve Yarbrough recently sat down with Emerson’s Office of Public Affairs to chat about the College.

IRNE awards announced

Department of Performing Arts faculty members, students, and alumni were recently awarded IRNE awards for their work in the Boston theater community.

The 29th Annual EVVY Awards To Honor Emerson Trustee

The 29th Annual EVVY Awards will take place on Saturday, May 15, at Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theatre at 219 Tremont Street. The show will be broadcast live on the Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) and via web stream.

Musical Theatre Society presents award to Broadway producer

Emerson's Musical Theatre Society presented Broadway producer Ken Davenport with the 2010 Leonidas A. Nickole Award of Distinction April 23 at Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Peter Sellars spends a week at Emerson

Renowned theater, opera, and festival director Peter Sellars, this year's Waldman Chair in Theater Arts, spoke candidly to an audience of Emersonians at Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theatre April 23.

Students score in TV, film writing contests

Nine Visual and Media Arts screenwriting students were recently chosen as winners and finalists in six national writing contests.

A reading in tribute to Artist-in-Residence Woodie King Jr.

The Department of Performing Arts will present a staged reading of Court Martial at Fort Devens by Jeffrey Sweet Monday as a tribute to Emerson's 2010 Artist-in-Residence Woodie King Jr.

2009 Pulitzer Prize winner Strout visits campus

The author of Olive Kitteridge – which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction – came to campus April 15 to give a reading and a Q&A.