Peek Behind the Curtain: Meet Freelance Players’ Mary Torpey
Mary Torpey started as assistant director of Freelance Players’ Brookline Troupe in 2003 and is now the director of both the Needham and Dover Troupes. According to Mary, “The plays are the heart and
Thank You from ED Francie Karlen
Summer is here and with it the end of our 2018-2019 programming, a time for reflection, learning and planning. As I approach the one year anniversary of my role as Executive Director, I reflect on
Students Share Why They Love Urban Improv
Our Winter Workshop Series went out with a bang with not one but two Family Celebrations for our 4th grade students! At the Murphy School celebration, we collected some success stories: "At the beginning of
The Urban Improv Method: Why Rehearsal for Life Works
Merle Perkins has been with Urban Improv since it began in 1992, as just a nine-week program for 4th graders at the Tobin and Farragut Schools in Roxbury. After 26 years of working as an
A Message from Kippy Dewey
Dear Rehearsal for Life Friends, As many of you know, our two flagship programs, Urban Improv and the Freelance Players, are newly unified under the name, “Rehearsal for Life.” Having founded the Freelance Players in
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