An Interview with the Writer (Costume Design by Oana Botez)

“Being raised in Mississippi,” the Gulfport-raised Killebrew said before a recent rehearsal, “racism wasn’t a current event. It was in the air you breathe. It was in the dirt and in the ghosts that haunt that place."

 “I remember when I first showed the play to people in New York they were like, ‘I just don’t buy it!’”

“You really see how racism and white supremacy essentially infects and haunts this family,” she said. “It poisons them.” Read the Full Interview

Ken Urban Wins 2024 Blue Ink Award

As part of the award, Urban receives a $3,000 cash prize, a staged reading directed by Artistic Affiliate Dexter Bullard at American Blues Theater, and the opportunity to further develop his script with our artists.

Composing for 37 Years at MIT

In the intimate but acoustically reassuring Killian Hall, with the cooperation of Collage New Music, the Institute’s Music Department hosted an evening of Peter Child’s recent works.

MTA Associate Professor Emily Richmond Pollock Named 2024 MacVicar Fellow

Role models both in and out of the classroom, Berggren, Campbell, Pollock, and Vaikuntanathan join an elite academy of scholars from across the Institute who are committed to curricular innovation; exceptional teaching; collaboration with colleagues; and supporting students through mentorship, leadership, and advising.

Play It Again, Spirio

A piano that captures the data of live performance offers the MIT community new possibilities for studying and experimenting with music