Prarthana Jayaram is a Philly-based writer and regular Festival Blog contributor. Shakespeare is briefly mentioned in this article, so we've decided to put a picture of him up here. Four hundred years ago when Shakespeare was writing plays, he never had to wonder if his ... [More]

Ellen Freeman is a freelance writer and former Festival Blog intern who is based in Oregon. Random photo in Bangkok that Ellen took, has only tangential relation to the story in that the statue is in repose. After backpacking on a shoestring ... [More]

The mysteries of sand. Photo by by ShaLeigh Comerford. This spring (May 31–June 2), at the Live Arts Studio, we are launching our new performing arts program, Jumpstart, which showcases the work of six emerging artists based in the region. [More]