Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Permanent Collection by Thomas Gibbons; a searing examination of racial politics that ultimately asks how much space -- literally and figuratively -- the white world gives to African-Americans. What is the cost of failing to view the world through another's eyes?
Davinci Code meets the dewy decimal system In this gripping ghost story an eccentric librarian discovers a weather-beaten book in a return bin — 113 years overdue. Sparked by a message left in its margins, he embarks on a magical quest that takes him around the world and 2,000 years into the past. With astonishing […]
During 1970, in Minamata a small fishing village in Japan, a fisherman, Teru Moriya is struggling to make ends meet and to care for his family especially his young, severely disabled daughter. The livelihood of all the fishermen in the village is at stake since many people are falling ill, and the suspected culprit is […]
Sell Me: I am from North Korea is a one woman show inspired by the true stories of North Korean defectors, A profound portrait of people who risked everything to escape one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Premiered at the 2019 International Human Rights Art Festival in New York. Written by and performed by […]
The Emerson Theater Collaborative presents F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1940s radio broadcast in this spirited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Characters come to life on stage of the WBFR radio station for a live broadcast, punctuated by 40s-era commercials. A story of triumph and tragedy that reflects the decadence of the Jazz Age and the perils […]
Coming to Sedona, Arizona is another "unforgettable live theater" produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative and Camilla Ross. A bitter public battle erupts when it is revealed that the site of a new museum enshrining American liberty is the ground on which George Washington's slaves' house once stood. An African-American political activist occupies the site, demanding […]