The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in

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. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to neglected works of the past; and to established classical texts reinterpreted in refreshing new ways. Brustein, Robert Sanford (2001). "The Arts at Harvard", in:
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' (snippet preview only). Chicago : Ivan R. Dee. . p. 21-30; here: p. 27. Over the past thirty years it has garnered many of the nation's most distinguished awards, including a

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(1982), a

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

(1986), and a

Jujamcyn Award Created in 1984, the Jujamcyn Theaters Award has been given over 20+ years to honor a resident theater organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the development of creative talent for the theatre. The award has been sponsored by Ju ...

(1985). In 2002, the A.R.T. was the recipient of the National Theatre Conference's Outstanding Achievement Award, and it was named one of the top three theaters in the country by ''Time'' magazine in 2003. The A.R.T. is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at

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, a building it shares with the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club. The A.R.T. operates the

Institute for Advanced Theater Training The American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theatre (ART/МХАТ) Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University was founded in 1987 as a training ground for the new American Theater by the Robert Brustein and the American Repertory ...

. In 2002 Robert Woodruff replaced founder Robert Brustein as the A.R.T.'s artistic director. After Woodruff's departure in 2007, Associate Artistic Director

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filled the position for the 2008/2009 season, and, in May 2008,

Diane Paulus Diane Marie Paulus (born 1966) is an American theater and opera director who is currently the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.Colleen Walsh"Paulus reaches beyond boards" ''Harvar ...

was named the new artistic director. Paulus, a Harvard alum, is widely known as a director of theater and opera. Her work includes ''The Donkey Show'', which ran off-Broadway for six years; productions at the Chicago Opera Theatre; and the

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's 2008 production of ''

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'', which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

History

American Repertory Theater was established at

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in 1979 as a permanent professional arts organization on campus that offered undergraduate courses in acting, directing, and

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, taught by professional members of the company with teaching experience. Robert Brustein served as artistic director of the theater until 2002, when he was succeeded by Robert Woodruff, founder of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. In 2008, Diane Paulus became the artistic director. During its 41-year history, it has welcomed many major American and international theater artists, presenting a diverse repertoire that includes premieres of American plays and musical productions. In the over 250 productions American Repertory Theater has staged, over half were premieres of new plays, translations, and adaptations. The A.R.T. has performed throughout the U.S. and worldwide in 21 cities in 16 countries on four continents. It continues to be a training ground for young artists, with the artistic staff teaching undergraduate classes in acting, directing, dramatic literature, dramaturgy, voice, and design. In 1987, the A.R.T. founded the

at Harvard, which offers a five-semester M.F.A. graduate program that operates in conjunction with the Moscow Art Theatre School. In her time as artistic director, Diane Paulus has focused on expanding the boundaries of traditional theater by transforming the ways in which work is developed, programmed, produced, and contextualized in order to allow the audience to participate, thereby making the experience more interactive. Productions such as ''Sleep No More'', ''The Donkey Show'', ''Gatz'', ''The Blue Flower'', '' Prometheus Bound'', ''Gershwin's Porgy and Bess'', ''Wild Swans'', and ''Pippin'' have engaged audiences in unique theatrical experiences through physical interaction and unconventional staging. The theater's productions have garnered eighteen Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical for its productions of ''Pippin'' (2013) and ''Gershwins' Porgy and Bess'' (2012), Best Musical for ''Once'' (2012), and Best Play ''All The Way'' (2014). The A.R.T. also received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater, the Pulitzer Prize, and multiple

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and IRNE awards. Its premiere production of ''Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera'' was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Productions

2019-2020 season

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''. Written by

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& Lucy Moss, choreography by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, musically supervised by Joe Beighton, musically directed by Roberta Duchak, orchestrations by Tim Curran, directed by Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage * ''Black Light''. Created by

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, original songs by Jomama Jones. Featuring Bobby Halvorson, Laura Jean Anderson, Dylan Meek, and Josh Quat * '' Moby-Dick''. Music, lyrics, book, and orchestrations by Dave Malloy, musically directed by Or Matias, choreography by Chanel DaSilva, directed by Rachel Chavkin * ''Thumbelina: A Little Musical''. Book, music, and lyrics by Julia Riew, musically directed by Julia Riew & Ian Chan, choreography by Ryan Kapur, directed by Emma Watt * ''Gloria: A Life''. Written by Emily Mann, directed by

* ''MacBeth In Stride''. Created & performed by Whitney White, directed by Tyler Dobrowsky & Taibi Magar * ''

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''. Music & lyrics by Sherman Edwards, book by

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, directed by Diane Paulus & Jeffrey L. Page, choreography by Jeffrey L. Page

2018–2019 season

* ''The Black Clown''. Adapted by

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& Michael Schachter, music by Michael Schacter, musically directed by Jaret Landon, choreography by Chanel DaSilva, directed by Zack Winokur. * ''ExtraOrdinary''. Written by

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, choreography by Abbey O'Brien, musically directed by Lance Horne, directed by Diane Paulus. Featuring Patina Miller,

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, Rachel Bay Jones, Lea DeLaria,

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, Carolee Carmello, and Elizabeth Stanley * ''Barber Shop Chronicles''. Written by

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, directed by

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, design by

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film and West End Production i ...

* ''The Emperor's New Clothes''. Book by Eliya Smith, music by Sasha Yakub, lyrics by Sarah Rossman, choreography by Ryan Kapur, directed by Mitchell Pononsky * ''

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''. Written by

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, directed by Bill Rauch * ''Endlings''. Written by Celine Song, directed by Sammi Cannold. Featuring

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Emily Kuroda Emily Keiko Kuroda (born October 30, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mrs. Kim on TV's ''Gilmore Girls'', but she has had a long career on stage and screen and is a veteran of East West Players, Los Angeles's premi ...

, Jiehae Park, and Jo Yang * ''We Live in Cairo''. Book, music, & lyrics by Daniel Lazour & Patrick Lazour, musical arrangements by Daniel Lazour &

Michael Starobin Michael Starobin (born January 25, 1956) is an orchestrator, conductor, composer, arranger, and musical director, primarily for the stage, film and television. He won Tony Awards for the orchestrations of '' Assassins'' (2004) and ''Next to No ...

, musically directed Madeline Smith, choreography by Samar Haddad King, and directed by Taibi Magar

2017–2018 season

* ''Burn All Night''. Book & lyrics by Andy Mientus, music by Van Hughes, Nicholas LaGrasta, and Brett Moses. Directed by Jenny Koons * ''WARHOLCAPOTE: A Non-Fiction Invention''. Adapted by

Rob Roth Rob Roth is an American multidisciplinary artist and director based in New York City. He works in a variety of media including theater, video, sculpture and performance. Roth received his BFA from Pratt Institute and has exhibited different work ...

, directed by Michael Mayer, starring

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and

Dan Butler Daniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series ''Frasier'' (1993–2004); Art in ''Roseanne'' (1991–1992); for the voice of Mr. Simmons on the ''Nickelodeon'' TV ...

* ''Bedlam's Sense & Sensibility''. Adapted by Kate Hamill, directed by Eric Tucker. * ''Charlotte's Web''. Adapted by Joseph Robinette, directed by Dmirty Troyanovsky * '' Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True''. Written & directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa * ''The White Card''. Written by

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, directed by

. Starring Karen Pittman, Daniel Gerroll, Patricia Kalember, Jim Poulos, and Colton Ryan. * ''

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''. Music by

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with tw ...

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, lyrics by Alanis Morissette, book by Diablo Cody, musical supervision by Tom Kitt, choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, directed by Diane Paulus.

2016–2017 season

* ''Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education'', Created, written, and performed by Anna Deavere Smith with music composed and performed by

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. Directed by

Leonard Foglia Leonard Foglia (born August 24, 1954) is an American theatre director, librettist, and novelist. Foglia made his Broadway debut as the assistant director of ''The Heidi Chronicles'' in 1989. He also directed revivals of ''Wait Until Dark'' (1998) ...

. * ''

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's The Plough and the Stars'', written by Seán O'Casey. Directed by Sean Holmes. * '' Fingersmith'', Based on the novel by Sarah Waters, written by

Alexa Junge Alexa Junge is an American television writer, producer and screenwriter. Her work on ''Friends'', from 1994 to 1999, earned her nominations for three Emmy Awards. Personal life Junge grew up in Los Angeles and attended Barnard College, where she ...

. Directed by Bill Rauch. * ''Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women'', Written by

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. Directed by

Jo Bonney Jo Bonney is an American theater director who has worked Off-Broadway, regionally and internationally, primarily focused on the development of new plays. Early life and education Bonney was born in Australia. She attended Sydney University befor ...

. * '' The Night of the Iguana'', Written by

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. Directed by Michael Wilson and featuring

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. * ''Arrabal'', Book by John Weidman, music by

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. Directed and co-choreographed by Sergio Trujillo and choreographed by Julio Zurita.

2015–2016 season

* '' Waitress'', by Jessie Nelson with music and lyrics by

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. Directed by

and featuring

Jessie Mueller Jessica Ruth Mueller (born February 20, 1983) is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in Chicago and won two Joseph Jefferson Awards in 2008 and 2011 for her roles as Carrie Pipperidge in ''Carousel'' and Amalia Balash i ...

. (Pre-Broadway Production) * '' Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'', music and libretto by Dave Malloy. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. * ''Nice Fish'', Conceived, written, and adapted by

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and Louis Jenkins. Directed by Claire van Kampen. * ''1984'', by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan. Presented in association with Headlong Almeida Theatre and

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. * ''RoosevElvis'', Created by the TEAM. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. * ''In the Body of the World'' Written and performed by

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. Directed by

2014–2015 season

*'' Finding Neverland'', book by James Graham. Music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy. Directed by Diane Paulus *''O.P.C.'' by

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. Directed by Pesha Rudnik. *''

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'', book by

Lila Rose Kaplan Lila Rose Kaplan (born July 1, 1980 in New York, NY) is a 21st-century American playwright. She currently lives in Somerville, MA, where she was a Huntington Playwriting Fellow with the Huntington Theatre Company (2012-2014) as well as a Next Vo ...

. Music and lyrics by Mike Pettry. Directed by Allegra Libonati. *''Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)'' by Suzan-Lori Parks. Directed by

. *''The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville'', conceived by Paul Ford,

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, and

Susan Stroman Susan P. Stroman (born October 17, 1954) is an American theatre director, choreographer, film director and performer. Her notable theater productions include '' The Producers'', '' Crazy for You'', ''Contact'', and '' The Scottsboro Boys''. She i ...

. Directed by Susan Stroman. *''Crossing'', a new American opera, music and libretto by

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. Directed by Diane Paulus.

2013–2014 season

* ''All the Way'', by Robert Schenkkan. Directed by Bill Rauch and featuring Bryan Cranston. * ''The Heart of Robin Hood'', by David Farr. Directed by Gisli Örn Gardarsson. * ''

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'', by Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews. Directed by

. * ''The Shape She Makes'', conceived and choreographed by

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. Conceived, written and directed by Jonathan Bernstein. * '' The Tempest'', by

. Adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and

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. Magic by Teller and music by

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2012–2013 season

*''Marie Antoinette'', by David Adjmi. Directed by Rebecca Taichman. *''The Lily's Revenge'', written and conceived by

. Directed by Shira Milikowsky. *'' Pippin'', directed by

. Book by

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. Music and lyrics by

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. *'' The Glass Menagerie'', by

. Directed by

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and featuring Cherry Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Zachary Quinto. *''Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage'', by Banana Bag & Bodice. Text by Jason Craig, music by Dave Malloy. Directed by Rod Hipskind and Mallory Catlett. *'' Pirates of Penzance'', by

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. Directed by Sean Graney and featuring the Hypocrites.

2011–2012 season

*''

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' (2006), first studio cast recording directly based on the original 1935 production of George Gershwin's opera ''Porgy and Bess''. This studio recording originated as several semi-staged performances which took place on Februar ...

'', directed by

and featuring

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, and

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. * ''Three Pianos'', by Rick Burkhardt, Alec Duffy and Dave Malloy. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. * ''

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''. Adapted by Tyler Monroe. Directed by Allegra Libonati.

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by Michael Kane. * ''

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'', by

. Directed by David Hammond, featuring members of the A.R.T./MXAT Institute for Advanced Theater Training * ''

Wild Swans ''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China'' is a family history that spans a century, recounting the lives of three female generations in China, by Chinese writer Jung Chang. First published in 1991, ''Wild Swans'' contains the biographies of her g ...

'', by Jung Chang & adapted by Alexandra Wood. Directed by Sacha Wares. * ''Futurity: A Musical by The Lisps''. Music and lyrics by César Alvarez with

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. Book by Molly Rice and César Alvarez. Directed by Sarah Benson. * ''Woody Sez''. Devised by David M. Lutken with Nick Corley. Words and Music by

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2010–2011 season

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'', directed by Steven Bogart, featuring

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as the emcee. Opened August 31, 2010 at Club Oberon *''Alice vs. Wonderland'', remixed by Brendan Shea, directed by

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*''The Blue Flower'', by Jim and Ruth Bauer, directed by Will Pomerantz *''R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe'', written and directed by D.W. Jacobs *'' Ajax'', directed by

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*'' Prometheus Bound'', directed by

, starring

and Lea Delaria. A.R.T. and collaborator Serj Tankian of System of a Down dedicated the production to eight

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Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

Dhondup Wangchen Dhondup Wangchen ( bo, དོན་གྲུབ་དབང་ཆེན་, Wylie transliteration, Wylie: ''don grub dbang chen''; born 17 October 1974) is a Tibetan people, Tibetan filmmaker imprisoned by the Chinese government in 2008 on char ...

Tran Quoc Hien Tran may refer to: Arts, media, and entertainment * "Tran", a novel in the Janissaries series named for a fictional planet * Dr. Tran, an animated miniseries People * Trần (陳), a Vietnamese surname * Tran, member of the Nazi-era comedy duo ...

, Doan Van Dien, Doan Huy Chuong, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Reggie Clemons, and survivors of

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. They stated in program notes that "by singing the story of Prometheus, the God who defied the tyrant

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by giving the human race both fire and art, this production hopes to give a voice to those currently being silenced or endangered by modern-day oppressors". *''Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera''

2009–2010 season

The A.R.T.'s 30th season, its first under Artistic Director

, eschewed the traditional model and instead offered a series of "festivals" which encouraged audiences to experience productions as parts of larger cultural events.

Festival No. 01: Shakespeare Exploded

* '' The Donkey Show'' directed by

and

Randy Weiner Randy Weiner (born March 10, 1965) is an American playwright, producer and theater and nightclub owner. Weiner co-wrote the Off-Broadway musical ''The Donkey Show'' and, as one-third of EMURSIVE, produced the Drama Desk Award winning New York p ...

. Opened August 21, 2009 at the Zero Arrow Theater, renamed Club Oberon. * '' Sleep No More'' by

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directed by

Felix Barrett Felix Barrett, MBE is the artistic director of Punchdrunk, a British theatre company founded in 2000. In 2015, a new company was formed, Punchdrunk International, which produces a selection of Punchdrunk’s commercial productions for national and i ...

Maxine Doyle Maxine Doyle (January 1, 1915 — May 7, 1973) was an American film actress who appeared in almost 40 films between 1933 and 1946. Today's audiences may know Maxine Doyle from her appearance in the Leon Errol musical short '' Service with a Smi ...

, and The Company. Opened October 8, 2009 in the Old Lincoln School,

Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton, A ...

.. * '' The Best of Both Worlds'' by Randy Weiner and

Diedre Murray Diedre Murray is an American cellist and composer specializing in jazz and musical theater. She also works as a record producer and curator. As a performer she has worked with Leroy Jenkins, Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Henry Threadgill, Muha ...

. Co-written and directed by

. Opened November 21, 2009 at the Loeb Drama Center.

Festival No. 02: America: Boom, Bust, and Baseball

* ''Gatz'' by Elevator Repair Service. Directed by

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. Opened January 8, 2010 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''

Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse (poetry), verse. A second edition fo ...

'' by Clifford Odets, directed by

Daniel Fish Daniel Fish is an American theater director based in New York City. Early career Daniel Fish graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in performance studies. From 1989 to 1993 he worked as the assistant director to Michael Kahn at the Sha ...

. Opened February 27, 2010 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''

Johnny Baseball ''Johnny Baseball: The New Red Sox Musical'' is a musical with a book by Richard Dresser and a score by brothers Robert Reale and Willie Reale. The story involves circumstances relating to the Curse of the Bambino. The musical had a preview run ...

'' by Richard Dresser, Robert Reale, and

Willie Reale Willie Reale is an American lyricist who has received Academy Award nominations for best song category for his work as a lyricist on the movie ''Dreamgirls'' and has won 3 Emmy awards (in 2010, 2011) as one of the writer/producers for ''The Electri ...

. Directed by

. Opens May 14, 2010 at the Loeb Drama Center.

2008–2009 season

* ''Let Me Down Easy'' featuring Anna Deavere Smith directed by Eric Ting September 12 - October 11, 2009 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''Communist Dracula Pageant'' by

Anne Washburn Anne Washburn is an American playwright. Life Washburn graduated from Reed College and from New York University, with an M.F.A. Her plays have been produced in New York City by Cherry Lane Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, The Civilians, Vineyard Theatre, ...

directed by Anne Kauffman. October 18 - November 9 at the Zero Arrow Theater. * ''Aurélia's Oratorio'' written and directed by

Victoria Thierrée Chaplin Victoria Agnes Thierrée-Chaplin (born May 19, 1951) is a British-American circus performer. She is the daughter of film actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin from his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill, and the granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. ...

starring

Aurélia Thierrée Aurélia Clementine Oona Moorine Hannah Madeleine Thierrée (born 24 September 1971 in Montpellier, France) is a French actress and dancer. Biography Thierrée is the daughter of Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thierrée and the sister of Ja ...

. November 28 – January 3 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'' directed by

. January 10 – February 1 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''

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'' by

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic expe ...

. Directed by Marcus Stern. February 14 – March 15 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''Trojan Barbie'' by Christine Evans, directed by Carmel O'Reilly. March 28 – April 22 at the Zero Arrow Theater. * '' Romance'' by David Mamet. Directed by Scott Zigler. May 9–31 at the Loeb Drama Center.

2007–2008 season

* ''Don Juan Giovanni and Figaro'' directed by Dominique Serrand in association with Theatre de la Jeune Lune. In repertory August 31 - October 6, 2007 at the Loeb Drama Center. * '' Donnie Darko'' adapted and directed by Marcus Stern, based on the film by Richard Kelly. October 27 - November 18 at the Zero Arrow Theater. * ''No Child...'' written and performed by

Nilaja Sun Nilaja Sun (born Nilaja Sun Gordon) is an actress, playwright, and a teaching artist from the Lower East Side in New York City. Sun has taught theatre in New York City public schools since 1998 and is best known for her award-winning one-person pl ...

. November 23 - December 23 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''

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'' written by Michael Frayn and directed by Scott Zigler. January 5 - February 3 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''

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'' by

. Directed by Arthur Nauzyciel. February 9 - March 22 at the Loeb Drama Center. * ''Elections & Erections: A Chronicle of Fear & Fun'' by Pieter-Dirk Uys. April 2 - May 4 at the Zero Arrow Theater. * '' Cardenio'' by Charles Mee and

Stephen Greenblatt Stephen Jay Greenblatt (born November 7, 1943) is an American Shakespearean, literary historian, and author. He has served as the John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University since 2000. Greenblatt is the general edit ...

. Directed by Les Waters. May 10 - June 1 at the Loeb Drama Center.

Notable collaborators

The American Repertory Theater has presented both American and World premiere productions. Over the years, these have included works by Robert Auletta, Robert Brustein,

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, Don DeLillo, Keith Dewhurst, Christopher Durang, Elizabeth Egloff,

Peter Feibleman Peter Feibleman (August 1, 1930August 23, 2015) was an American author and screenwriter. He won critical acclaim for his novels and received multiple awards for his writings, including a Guggenheim Award in 1960 and a Golden Pen Award in 1983. He ...

, Jules Feiffer, Dario Fo, Carlos Fuentes, Larry Gelbart, Leslie Glass,

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

, Stuart Greenman,

William Hauptman Born in Texas, William Hauptman received a BFA from the University of Texas Drama Department and later traveled to San Francisco and New York. A graduate who received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, he is the author of both plays and fictio ...

, Allan Havis,

Milan Kundera Milan Kundera (, ; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech writer who went into exile in France in 1975, becoming a naturalised French citizen in 1981. Kundera's Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, then conferred again in 2019. He "sees himself ...

, Mark Leib,

, David Lodge, Carol K. Mack, David Mamet,

Charles L. Mee Charles L. Mee (born September 15, 1938) is an American playwright, historian and author known for his collage-like style of playwriting, which makes use of radical reconstructions of found texts. He is also a Special Lecturer of theater at Colu ...

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...

, John Moran,

Robert Moran Robert Moran (born January 8, 1937) is an American composer of operas and ballets as well as numerous orchestral, vocal, chamber and dance works. Life A native of Denver, Moran studied twelve-tone music privately with Hans Apostel in Vienna an ...

Heiner Müller Heiner Müller (; 9 January 1929 – 30 December 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdr ...

Marsha Norman Marsha Norman (born September 21, 1947) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play '' 'night, Mother''. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as ''The Se ...

Han Ong Han Ong (born 1968) is an American playwright and novelist. He is both a high-school dropout and one of the youngest recipients of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Born in the Philippines, he moved to the United States at 16. His works, wh ...

, David Rabe, Franca Rame,

Adam Rapp Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play ''Red Light Winter'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. Early life Rapp was born in Chicago to Mary Lee (née Baird; died ...

, Keith Reddin,

Ronald Ribman Ronald Burt Ribman (born May 28, 1932) is an American author, poet and playwright.Much of the information in this article comes from a submission by the subject himself and is archived on the OTRS system as ticke2008073010036244/ref> "As poet-pl ...

Paula Vogel Paula Vogel (born November 16, 1951) is an American playwright who received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play ''How I Learned to Drive.'' A longtime teacher, Vogel spent the bulk of her academic career – from 1984 to 2008 – at Bro ...

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, Naomi Wallace, and Robert Wilson. Reputable stage directors who have collaborated with A.R.T. include:

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, Andrei Belgrader, Anne Bogart, Steven Bogart,

Lee Breuer Esser Leopold Breuer (February 6, 1937 – January 3, 2021) was an American playwright, theater director, academic, educator, filmmaker, poet, and lyricist. Breuer taught and directed on six continents. Career Breuer was a founding co-artistic ...

, Robert Brustein, Liviu Ciulei, Ron Daniels, Liz Diamond,

Joe Dowling Joe Dowling (born 27 September 1948) is an artistic director. He was artistic director for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He is known for his work as artistic director of the Abbey Theatre in Ireland and his productio ...

, Michael Engler,

Alvin Epstein Alvin Epstein (May 14, 1925 – December 10, 2018) was an American actor and director. He was a founding member of both the American Repertory Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre. He was particularly admired for his performances in the plays of Samu ...

, Dario Fo,

Richard Foreman Richard Foreman (born June 10, 1937 in New York City) is an American avant-garde playwright and the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater. Achievements and awards Foreman has written, directed and designed over fifty of his own plays, b ...

, David Gordon, Adrian Hall, Richard Jones, Michael Kahn, Jerome Kilty,

Krystian Lupa Krystian Lupa (Polish pronunciation: ; born 7 November 1943) is a Polish theatre director, set designer, playwright, translator and pedagogue. He has been called "the greatest living European theatre director". He is the recipient of many natio ...

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, David Mamet, Des McAnuff, Jonathan Miller, Tom Moore, David Rabe, François Rochaix, Robert Scanlan,

Peter Sellars Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where ...

, Andrei Şerban,

Sxip Shirey Gene "Sxip" Shirey (pronounced "skip") is an American electric-acoustic composer, performer, and story-teller. Currently based in New York City, he is known for working with found objects, traditional and rare modified instruments, as well as ...

Susan Sontag Susan Sontag (; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, philosopher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her ...

, Marcus Stern, Slobodan Unkovski, Les Waters, David Wheeler, Frederick Wiseman, Robert Wilson, Robert Woodruff, Steven Mitchell Wright, Yuri Yeremin,

Francesca Zambello Francesca Zambello (born August 24, 1956) is an American opera and theatre director. She serves as director of Glimmerglass Festival and the Washington National Opera. Early life and education Born in New York City, Zambello lived in Europe when ...

, and Scott Zigler. Notable producers include:

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker, who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African Ame ...

, Tom McGrath,

Lawrence E. Golub Lawrence E. Golub is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive. He is the CEO of Golub Capital, a credit asset management company he founded in 1994. Prior to Golub Capital, he had management careers with Bankers Trust, Ban ...

, David Goel, Gerald Jordan, Andrew Ory, Bethany M. Allen, and Sharlyn Heslam.

Educational institution

In 1987, the A.R.T. founded the

, a five-semester professional training program which includes a three-month period working and training at the Moscow Art Theatre School in

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. The program provides training for graduate-level actors,

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, and voice students. From 1999 until 2016, this joint program conferred an M.F.A. from the Moscow Art Theatre School,Haigney, Sophie (August 7, 2017).
$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree
. ''New York Times''. nytimes.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017. along with a certificate of completion from Harvard. Beginning with the graduating class of 2017, students have been granted a master of liberal arts degree through the

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. In July 2017, the

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voiced concern over the worrisomely high debt-load of students completing the program. In response, the A.R.T. Institute announced a three-year pause in admissions, while it sought to improve student financial aid. It continues to negotiate with Harvard University about establishing an M.F.A. degree.

Performance venues

OBERON

OBERON, sometimes referred to as Club Oberon, is a club theater venue that was built by the Carr Foundation in 2004 and opened in August 2009 as A.R.T.'s second venue. The A.R.T. opened the space in 2006 as the Zero Arrow Street Theater. The

Onion Cellar ''The Onion Cellar'' is a play that premiered at the American Repertory Theater's venue, the Zero Arrow Theater (now Club Oberon), in Cambridge, Massachusetts from December 9, 2006 to January 13, 2007. It is a cross between a musical, cabaret s ...

was staged there Dec 2006-Jan 2207. A.R.T. originally used OBERON for the open ended residency of their production of ''The Donkey Show''; however, American Repertory soon decided to convert the theater into a fully functioning club theater venue, fitting the philosophy developed by ''The Donkey Show'' creator

. Oberon will be closing by the end of December, 2021.

Other venues

Before OBERON, A.R.T. used the old

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theater as a second space in addition to the Loeb Mainstage. A.R.T.'s Institute for Advanced Theater Training formerly used the sub-basement of

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at Zero Church Street, as a flexible venue. In May, 2015 the A.R.T. staged an opera premiere at the Schubert Theater in Boston, their first use of that venue.

References

External links

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