TheGamer – Someone Performed Chekov Using A Mix Of Live Theater And Gaming Tech

Below is an excerpt from Mark Lugris’ piece on the interactive new media experiment that blends classic Russian theatre and video-game technology.  “[…] ‘The post-pandemic theatre has to reexamine and re-imagine itself. Through this experiment, we are finding out how humankind can find each other in the virtual while continuing...

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BroadwayWorld – The Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop

Below is an excerpt from BroadwayWorld’s piece on the interactive new media experiment, adapted from Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard.  “[…] Golyak’s latest work fuses film, theater, and video game technology to create a New Medium where viewers are able to interact with the performers.” Read more from the piece...

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Playbill – The Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop

Below is an excerpt from Playbill’s piece on the cutting-edge workshop created by Arlekin Players Theatre and co-presented by the Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Cherry Orchard Festival Foundation.   “[…] Drawing from scenes from the play and recordings of Chekhov’s letters and dreams, the online event accesses Chekhov’s desktop...

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WBUR: 2020 in Boston Arts

Below is an excerpt from Amelia Mason’s important piece on the Boston theatre scene and the pandemic. We have provided a link below to read the piece in full. “[…] One of the great triumphs of pandemic ingenuity came from Needham’s Arlekin Players, whose interactive play “State vs Natasha Benina”...

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WBUR: The Year in Arts & Culture

Below is an excerpt from Jacquinn Sinclair and Ed Siegel’s piece recapping their “12 Standout Nights at the Virtual Theatre.” We have provided a link below to read the piece in full. “[…] Necessity was the mother of invention there and it played the same role during the pandemic as...

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Best of the Arts 2020 – the Boston Globe

Below is an excerpt from Don Aucoin’s article on theatrical innovation in the Boston theatre scene over the past several months. We have provided a link below to read it in full. “[…] Arlekin artistic director Golyak helped lead the way at a time when theater companies were still casting...

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