Courtney O’Connor Has A Vision For Lyric Stage Company By R.J. Donovan, special to Boston Irish June 7, 2023 Courtney O’Connor has a solid history in the Boston theater community as a Director, Educator and Arts Administrator. Having directed several shows at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston over the years, she joined the full-time staff at Lyric in 2018 and
Monica Gagliano is an Italian scientist and Research Professor in Evolutionary Ecology at the Biological Intelligence Lab at Southern Cross University, south of the Gold Coast in Australia. Throughout Rooted, she serves as a role model to Emery because of her studies in plant behavior and cognition. Gagliano has pioneered the field of plant bioacoustics, an observation and
Watch the full story on WBZ/CBS Boston HERE BOSTON – Boston's Lyric Stage Company has a new program designed to show local students what it takes to make theater happen. Lyric Backstage brings classes to the Back Bay Theater, where they hear from members of a design team and then see a one-act play commissioned just for them. The students learn about
Deborah Zoe Laufer Playwright and Author of Lyric Stage Company's production of "ROOTED" By Kevin T. Baldwin Lyric Stage Company presents "ROOTED," the second play in a planned trilogy by playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer. In a recent interview with METRMag, Laufer describes her childhood as living in a small rural community, growing up in the woods and raising animals in Liberty, New York in the Catskill Mountains. She mentions how her stories "BE HERE NOW" and "ROOTED" are
As an amateur scientist, Emery Harris’s hypothesis can be summarized as follows; given enough encouragement and a consistent routine, plants can learn to trust their human caretakers. Emery’s larger ambition is to inspire the followers of her experiments to go out and affect the planet for the better. She, however, has almost exclusively relinquished herself to affecting her
In honor of our current production, Sister Act, the show’s cast and artistic team along with the Lyric Stage staff compiled a Spotify playlist of songs that remind us of the show. Here are some of our favorites: “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten And all those things I didn't say Wrecking balls inside my brain I will scream them loud tonight Can you
In honor of our current production, The Great Leap, the show’s cast and artistic team along with the Lyric Stage staff compiled a Spotify playlist of songs that remind us of the show. Here are some of our favorites: “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty I won't back down Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out I won't back down Hey
In honor of our current production, Preludes, the show’s cast and artistic team along with the Lyric Stage staff compiled a Spotify playlist of songs that remind us of the show. Here are some of our favorites: “Let Down” by Radiohead Transport, motorways and tramlines Starting and then stopping Taking off and landing The emptiest of feelings Disappointed people Clinging on to bottles And when it
In a show about pervasive writer's block, it seems fitting that this Romantic composer's tale be inundated with his compositions. Sergei Rachmaninoff's influence can be found in themes and melodies that extend past Preludes' titular song. Notice the song Natalya, sung by the character of the same name, shares its melody with the first phrase of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto
In honor of our current production, The Play That Goes Wrong, the play’s cast and artistic team along with the Lyric Stage staff compiled a Spotify playlist of songs that remind us of the show. Here are some of our favorites! 1. “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John Don't you know I'm still standin' better than I ever did? Lookin' like