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Emily’s Black Cake Recipe

In The Belle of Amherst, Emily Dickinson serves up her famous “black cake” to audiences. Enjoy a video of Court staffers' attempt to bake the cake and read the recipe.

Inside the Mission: Exploring and Expanding the African American canon

A new event series, Inside the Mission, explores parts of Court Theatre's mission statement through conversations with artists and academics.

The Room Where It Happens: First Rehearsals at Court

At Court, First Rehearsals are a tradition that bring together all the people who are critical to making any production happen, from inception to full realization onstage.

Critics love Kate Fry’s “spellbinding” Emily Dickinson

Since opening night on November 11, critics have been sharing their reviews of The Belle of Amherst.

Court takes home four 2017 Equity Jeff Awards!

Blues for an Alabama Sky and Man in the Ring take the big wins of the evening.

Stephen J. Albert to Step Down as Executive Director

Court Theatre announces that Stephen J. Albert will step down as Executive Director after more than eight years with the company. He will remain at Court until the beginning of the 2018-2019 season as the University and Court Theatre initiate a national search for a successor.

The Belle in her Bedroom

Some spend $100 an hour for the opportunity to write in Emily Dickinson’s bedroom, her refuge and writing space.

A Poem for Mr. Higginson

Scholar W. Clark Gilpin takes a look at Emily Dickinson's process of submitting her poetry to Atlantic Monthly.

Director Charles Newell’s Approach to All My Sons

Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, talks about Court's approach to All My Sons.

Revisiting Iphigenia in Aulis at the Getty Villa

This summer, Court Theatre was honored to remount its production of Iphigenia in Aulis at the Getty Villa stage in Malibu, California. The reprisal of Iphigenia was not so much a remount as a new production—the same translation and team, but with a different set of questions and challenges.