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October 11, 2009 - Sunday

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano, Staging Director James Alexander and Atlanta Opera General Director Dennis Hanthorn join ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer to compare and contrast the elements of opera and the theatre of a concert.

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Acting in Independent Films

June 22, 2008 - Sunday

Heather Rae moderates a panel discussion about acting for independent films. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Mercy Otis Warren: Muse of the Revolution

June 17, 2008 - Tuesday

Barbara Delorey, Patrice Hatcher, and Nancy Rubin Stewart enact and describe Mercy Otis Warren's important contributions to the American Revolution. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Koltes Project

April 7, 2008 - Monday

Eric Vigner, Isma'il Ibn Conner and Del Hamilton discuss the US Koltes Project, a ten year undertaking created in order to translate and produce six of Bernard-Marie KoltÃ¨sâ plays, and continue the artistic legacy of the French playwright.

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The Future of Theater

April 30, 2007 - Monday

Edward Albee, Rick Lombardo, Karen MacDonald and Ed Siegel reflect on the current and future directions of theater. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Comedy on the Edge

Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Sundance's John Cooper discuss making the jump from the small screen to the silver screen. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Tribute to August Wilson

Charles Dutton and others pay tribute to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, August Wilson, who passed away in October 2005 (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Boston IDEAS 2005: Melinda Lopez

Melinda Lopez discusses using her Cuban-American heritage as a backdrop for dramas that address timeless and universal questions of humanity. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Night at the Opera: The Little Prince

The Boston Lyric Opera presents an inside look into the lavish, award-winning costumes from their production of The Little Prince. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Wodehouse: A Life

Robert McCrum discusses his new biography of P.G. Wodehouse, a comprehensive chronicle of the vast achievements and shadows of a gilded life. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Masquerade: Deborah Sampson, Continental Soldier

Hear and watch a reenaction of the remarkable story of a woman who fought in the American Revolution as "Robert Shurtliff" and got away with it! (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Meet the Director: Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor describes her experience with such international hits as The Lion King and Frida. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Captain Lewis (Clay Jenkinson), of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, speaks about his experiences exploring the American West following the Louisiana Purchase. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Night at the Opera: Rigoletto

Mariani and others from the Boston Lyric Opera's production of Rigoletto help Professor Campana explain Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Color of War

Actress Susannah Melone discusses her role in The Color of War, Shakespeare & Company's production about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Haymarket: Chicago's Fight for Freedom

Actors read and discuss selections of Zayd Dohrn's new play about the struggle for free speech and civil liberties in 1880s Chicago. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Esther: The Feast of Masks

Ellen Kushner brings to life the Bible story of Esther by juxtaposing it with stories of four modern characters dealing with their own identity issues. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Patriots of Color: Revolutionary Heroes

This event salutes Native American and African-American war heroes and includes performances and authentic music from the Revolutionary War. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Scandal on the Stage: Banned Theatre in Boston

This program includes vignettes of censored plays in Boston from the Puritan period to the 1929 banning of Eugene O'Neill's theatrical experiment, Strange Interlude. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Playwriting: Painting Churches with One Shoe Off

Tina Howe discusses the art of playwriting and traces her own experience as a successful playwright. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Shakespeare Behind Bars: Drama in a Women's Prison

Jean Trounstine shares her experience as the founder and director of the theatre arts program at Framingham Women's Prison. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Creative Method: Harold Clurman on Directing

From the WGBH Archives comes a series of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Creative Method: Lee Strasberg on Acting

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An Evening with Charles Hammond Gibson

After short film about Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr., several Emerson faculty dramatize his romance with the eccentric "Count" Maurice de Mauny Talvande. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Master Class in Film Directing with Sam Weisman

Sam Weisman talks about the stages of a film director's work and what one actually does when directing. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Theater's Three Things: What Future?

Edward Albee, Rick Lombardo, Karen MacDonald and Ed Siegel reflect on the current and future directions of theater. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Learning Through Remixing

Henry Jenkins moderates as several professional remixers discuss their uses of the technique to make old texts newly relevant and to increase various types of literacy. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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American West: Lewis and Clark Expedition

Captain Lewis (Clay Jenkinson), of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, speaks about his experiences exploring the American West following the Louisiana Purchase. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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54th Regiment and the Color of War

Actress Susannah Melone discusses her role in The Color of War, Shakespeare & Company's production about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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In Her Own Words: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Dorothy Prince brings leading African American poet and prolific novelist of the 19th century, Ellen Watkins Harper to life in this dramatic reading. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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In Her Own Words: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Jan Turnquist brings to life the abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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In Her Own Words: Annie Sullivan

Kate Carney brings to life the acclaimed Miracle Worker Annie Sullivan, who taught Helen Keller to communicate. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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