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The curious case of the embedded critic

Intermission's senior editor Aisling Murphy reflects on her time as an embedded critic with the cast and creative team of The Exhale, a new play by Lisa Alves about polyamory, queerness¦and air conditioners.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 22, 2024

2023 in review at Intermission Magazine

It’s been one heck of a year at Intermission. After founding and leading the publication for seven years, including steering it through the pandemic, Philip Riccio decided it was time...

By Aisling Murphy, , Intermission Magazine / Dec 31, 2023
Production photo of Necessary Angel's 'Letters From Max, a ritual' at The Theatre Centre iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz

REVIEW: Letters From Intermission, a ritual

On opening night of Letters From Max at The Theatre Centre, as we took in Maev Beaty and Jesse LaVercombe, and their bodies, and their voices, so close we could hear each breath and spot the flying spittle, I found myself drafting this letter.

By Aisling Murphy, , Liam Donovan / Nov 20, 2023
iPhoto caption: Marti Maraden through the years. From left: as Sonya in Uncle Vanya (1978, photo by Robert C. Ragsdale); headshot by V. Tony Hauser; as Manon in Forever Yours, Mary Lou (1990, photo by David Cooper).

Marti Maraden left behind a legacy of care, intelligence, and depth of thought

In the days and weeks following her passing, artists from across the country have shared their experiences and memories of Marti. She is universally remembered as kind, generous, talented, supportive, and in possession of a very sharp mind and a very sharp wit.

By Christine Horne / Nov 2, 2023