FRONT PORCH PRESS

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MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT NAMED FRONT PORCH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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“It’s an incredible honor to carry the torch as the Porch enters this exciting next phase,” Parent said in a statement. “Dawn and I built this company from the ground up, and I’m immensely proud of what we’ve accomplished together. I’m thrilled to lead an extraordinary team—Pascale and the entire staff and board—as we deepen our commitment to telling powerful Black stories on Boston stages and beyond.”

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At The Porch, Black artists have a communal stage to tell nuanced stories

GBH

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Black Out performances make Boston theater more inclusive — and vibrant

WBUR

THE MOUNTAINTOP PRESS

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With Top-Notch Performances, Front Porch Arts Collective’s ‘The Mountaintop’ Soars

THE THEATRE MIRROR

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Joyce Kulhawik, The Mountaintop, and Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez

THE CULTURE SHOW

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‘The Mountaintop’ imagines MLK’s final hours in the Lorraine Motel

The Bay State Banner

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“The Mountaintop” — A Room With a View of the Promised Land

THE ARTS FUSE

AIN’T NO MO’ PRESS

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"Ain't No Mo," satirical play tackling idea of "solving" racism comes to Boston's South End

CBS NEWS

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REVIEW: “Ain’t No Mo’” is wildly inventive and stiletto sharp

BOSTON GLOBE

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A rousing 'Ain't No Mo'' poses a provocative question

WBUR

HOLIDAY FEAST PRESS

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‘Holiday Feast’ brings beloved Black sitcoms to the stage

THE BAY STREET BANNER

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Front Porch serves a 'Holiday Feast' of scenes from Black sitcoms

WBUR

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Interview: Maurice Emmanuel Parent tells of Front Porch Arts Collective's HOLIDAY FEAST Where Sitcoms are on the Menu

BROADWAYWORLD BOSTON

NEXT TO NORMAL PRESS

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In the musical ‘Next to Normal’ a family grapples with mental illness

BOSTON GLOBE

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Taking on mental illness, Central Square Theater's 'Next to Normal' soars

WBUR

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Director Pascale Florestal wants Black audiences at her expectation-challenging ‘Next to Normal’

CAMBRIDGE DAY

A STRANGE LOOP PRESS

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"A Strange Loop," the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, is making its Boston debut. WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes reports.

CBS NEWS

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Boston Public Radio Live from the Boston Public Library A STRANGE LOOP Performance

GBH NEWS

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Dot actor has the lead role in award-winning ‘A Strange Loop’

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