Nina Pinchon, director, and Kevin Scott, composer, discuss their hip-hop production of Shakespeare’s “MacBeth” at Hartford Stage.

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Cindy Martinez of Hartbeat Ensemble discusses the fifth annual Plays in the Parks series, coming to Hartford in July.  The plays take on a number of critical issues such as homelessness, mental illness, the mortgage crisis, and health care.

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Helene Kvale of Bated Breath Theatre Company discusses their latest play, The Parkville Project.  The play takes place in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood amidst the backdrop of an ICE raid and is based on interviews with Hartford residents.  It runs July 7- 18.

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Julia Rosenblatt of Hartbeat Ensemble and spoken word poet MIRA discuss their collaborative play, FlipSide, a work in progress.  FlipSide portrays two sides of the “war on drugs.”  See it this weekend at Manchester Community College.

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We discuss the upcoming production of Howard Zinn’s play “Emma” coming to Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford.  Cast and crew give their take on this historic play.

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Greg Tate, founding co-artistic director, and actors Chinaza Uche and Brian Kopp discuss Hartbeat Ensemble’s Plays in the Parks 2009 and its theme: the economy hits home.

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