Recorded October 28, 2020
Presented by Huntington Theatre Company, Revolutionary Spaces, and WBUR’s City Space.
Join playwrights Miranda ADEkoje, Patrick Gabridge, Kirsten Greenidge, and Melinda Lopez, with moderator Cristela Guerra of WBUR’s The ARTery, as they discuss their plays in the Huntington’s Dream Boston series, what it means to make art during a pandemic, and the role that history and art play in processing current events.
Panelists
- Miranda ADEkoje
- Patrick Gabridge
- Kirsten Greenidge
- Melinda Lopez
About Dream Boston
The Dream Boston series of short audio plays was conceived and commissioned by the Huntington Theatre Company artistic department, and gives local playwrights the opportunity to imagine their favorite locations, landmarks, and friends in a future Boston, when people can once again meet and connect in the city – a vision of a future Boston that is somewhere between dream and reality.
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