Basic Black - Black Theatre in Boston: A Director's Roundtable

Basic Black asks three directors immersed in Boston's dramatic arts scene to define black theater. In this episode of Basic Black, new host Kim McLarin explores the meaning of black theater and its impact on Boston's theater-going community in a roundtable discussion with Robbie McCauley, Jacqui Parker, and Lois Roach (director of A House With No Walls) as they share their personal connections with the art form.

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"A House With No Walls" - Boston Globe Preview

Kortney Adams plays a slave named Ona in Thomas Gibbons's "A House With No Walls."
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New Rep brings home the history in 'House'

by Christopher Wallenberg.

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"A House With No Walls" - A Timely Drama

We caught up with Lois Roach, director of A House With No Walls to ask her about the rehearsal process.

Backstage @ New Rep: Lois, what do you enjoy about rehearsal and tech week?

Lois: It is fun to see the different lives each actor brings to their individual characters!
And may I say, our full company is amazing and powerful in their portrayals.

Lines - lines - lines, yes! learning those lines while dealing with an imaginary set taped to the floor of the rehearsal hall was the first phase of getting this show on its feet. But the taped lines are no match for what has become a multi-level sculpture on stage, designed by Cristina Todesco.

Now - rhythms, pacing (and yes! all those lines!) are an important part of keeping this play flowing and alive...

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"A House With No Walls" - Tech Week

If you want to know how tech week went, the best person to ask is the Production Stage Manager, so that is what we did. Carola Morrone, a member of Actor's Equity, is in her 5th season with New Rep. If anyone knows, it's her.

Backstage @ New Rep: So Carola, it looks fantastic, how did it go?

Carola: The tech for A House With No Walls went very smoothly, it hardly felt like work. The production team on this show really worked well together and made taking this piece to the next level, adding lights, sound, costumes & sets, easy. I think by the end of the weekend we were all finishing each other's sentences.

We kept this tech on schedule, created a beautiful show and managed to share a few good laughs a long the way. That doesn't happen every day.

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Cast of A House With No Walls. Photo: Andrew Brilliant/Brilliant Pictures


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A House With No Walls - rehearsals underway

A House With No Walls is underway with rehearsals, and we took some photos recently to give you a sneek peek at the show.


l. to r. Kortney Adams (Ona), Johnny Lee Davenport (Salif), Riddick Marie (Cadence) and Michael Kaye (Allen) in A House With No Walls.

l. to r. Johnny Lee Davenport (Salif) and Riddick Marie (Cadence) in A House With No Walls.

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Streetcar closes

Just one more quick post to say that that rattle-trap Streetcar banged through the Quarter for the last time at New Rep last night. It was a great closing performance of a show that was totally amazing to work on and to be a part of. I'm going to miss the dynamic of this particular cast, but I'm excited to move on to a different New Rep production that is actually going into its second week of rehearsal tomorrow. Yay!

Miss Conduct blogs on "Streetcar"

The cruelty of strangers

by Robin Abrahams aka Miss Conduct

Streetcar Memorabilia Auction

Above: Todd Alan Johnson (Stanley) and Marianna Bassham (Stella). Photo: Andrew Brilliant.

Several of you enjoyed Scenic Designer Janie Howland's brilliant signs as much as you enjoyed our critically acclaimed 60th Anniversary production of A Streetcar Named Desire. We've had a number of requests to purchase individual signs, so we will auction several signs to the highest bidders.

The auction opens on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 and closes on Friday, October 12, 2007.

Bid Here