Meet Our New Artistic Director, Sarah Rasmussen

McCarter's new Artistic Director, Sarah Rasmussen, shares a glimpse of her plans for the present moment and her dreams of a joyful, inclusive future.

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NOW – SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

John Lewis: Good Trouble

A Nationwide Watch & Panel Discussion

Join us virtually for a nationwide watch of the riveting new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble followed by a live virtual panel on Monday, September 21 featuring the film’s director and civil rights advocates as they talk about Representative Lewis’s legacy of fearless protest and how we can keep his campaign for justice alive.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 at 7PM

Shakespeare Community Reading Group: Coriolanus

All are welcome as readers or listeners!

McCarter hosts a free, casual Shakespeare Community Reading Group for all ages and experience levels. We will convene virtually to begin a reading of Coriolanus—the perfect play for this political season!

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NOVEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 12

The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence

Adrienne Kennedy is one of the most prolific and widely studied living playwrights. Despite her outsized influence, Kennedy is not a household name. This digital festival is a celebration of why she should be.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 at 5:30PM

The Augur: A Global Portrait of Hope

Artist María Berrío joins Mitra Abbaspour, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, and Holly Hatheway, Head Librarian of Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, to celebrate the installation of The Augur, the eight-foot-tall multi-technique work that Berrío created specifically for the Firestone Library. Berrío will discuss her influences, her process, and the inspiration she drew from cultural heritage, literary traditions, and the site itself in developing this contemplative scene of a gathering of youth beneath a sky filled with birds in flight.

This event will include live closed captions in both English and Spanish.

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