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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emshakes directors look back on a fall semester of revitalizing classics in student theater

Emshakes directors look back on a fall semester of revitalizing classics in student theater

By Karenna Umscheid, Assistant Living Arts Editor, Campus / January 24, 2023

Theater is transformation and reflection, a mirror held up to one’s society in the most dramatic form. The productions of Emshakes—formerly known as...

Perspective photo from Emerson Stage's 2022 'As You Like It' production. Photo by Craig Bailey.

EmStage’s ‘As You Like It’ will certainly have you liking it

By Karissa Schaefer, Living Arts Editor / February 23, 2022

Vibrancy, love, and community—these are just some of the words to describe Emerson Stage’s production of “As You Like It.”  Director Eddie...

Still from "Macbeth In Stride," playing at Loeb Drama Center.

New musical ‘Macbeth in Stride’ critiques Shakespearean sexism

By Mariyam Quaisar / November 4, 2021

A new musical from Obie Award winner Whitney White running in Boston examines what it means to be an ambitious, contemporary Black woman using the themes...

Lee Forrest, Director of 'Or What You Won't' produced by student organization Theyta.

Theyta produced virtual reading of ‘Or What You Won’t’

By Clarah Grossman / November 14, 2020

A bell rings through the theater, announcing the start of the show. People take their seats, the room goes dark, and the curtain rises. At least, this...