Tag: Diane Paulus

Shadow puppets in American Repertory Theater’s performance of “The Odyssey." (©Greg Cook photo)

Performance Greg CookMarch 9, 2025 0

Why American Repertory Theater Tells ‘The Odyssey’s Backstory With Puppets

How do you introduce the backstory of Homer’s epic ancient tale “The Odyssey”? How Odysseus, the legendary Greek king and the story’s namesake, tried to evade service in the Trojan…Continue Reading →

American Repertory Theater at Harvard's Loeb Drama Center on Brattle Street, Cambridge. (Greg Cook)

Performing Arts Greg CookFebruary 28, 2019 0

Is Harvard’s American Repertory Theater Leaving Cambridge?

A $100 million donation “will enable Harvard to imagine a 21st-century research and performance center in Allston,” the Cambridge university announced today, making it “possible to reimagine the university’s arts…Continue Reading →