LENOX â Very little is conventional about Emma Woodhouse, the eponymous would-be matchmaker heroine of Jane Austen s fourth novel; the last to be published in her lifetime.
Before she began writing Emma, Austen famously described her as a heroine no one but myself will much like.
Austen was wrong. Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen s more popular characters. Emma has been adapted for the movies â eight times; and multiple times on television, the stage, YouTube. Now, it s playwright Kate Hamill s turn.
Hamill s Emma, a new play-in-development, will be presented by Shakespeare & Company in a free virtual costumed staged reading this weekend and next. The performance can be accessed at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and again Jan. 2 and 3 through the Shakespeare & Company website â shakespeare.org.
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University has announced today details about the next events in the theater s new Behind the Scenes series with the writers, directors, and composers who are making work at the A.R.T. The multimedia events will feature songs and scenes from the shows in development; conversation about process, research, and collaboration; and interactive Q&As with the audience.
Series packages $100 with tiered pricing options
Single tickets for $20 with a pay-what-you-can option
Following the events, ten raffle-winning ticket holders, the series sponsors, and all A.R.T. donors of $500 or more will be eligible to continue the conversation backstage in the Virtual Green Room with the artists and A.R.T. staff.