Archive for September, 2010



Posted by brodgers on 30th September 2010

Catherine Filloux Beach Reading

Don’t miss playwright Catherine Filloux in the first beach reading of the year at the Hermitage. READ MORE

Posted by brodgers on 17th September 2010

Greenfield Prize Process Begins

Today was an exciting day for the Hermitage. We had the first meeting of the Greenfield Prize jury, the group of national industry (theatre) experts, setting off on a journey to select a playwright to receive the 2011 Greenfield Prize at the Hermitage Artist Retreat READ MORE

Posted by brodgers on 16th September 2010

A Call from our Past

We got a chance to talk to some new friends the other day. First, we received a comment on our Facebook page from Bess Graham-Hodge. Who is Bess? (Hang with me, we’re going to go back in time….) Bess is the great granddaughter of the family that built the Hermitage House. Her father was Pat Graham, the son of Ruth Johanson Graham and Frank Graham. READ MORE

Posted by brodgers on 9th September 2010

Hermitage Choreographer at Baryshnikov Center

Hermitage choreographer Hilary Easton’s new piece will have its New York premiere at the Baryshnikov Center in October. READ MORE

Posted by brodgers on 3rd September 2010

Literary Oasis in the Heartland

I spent a few days in America’s heartland recently and returned home thoroughly impressed. Two people serving on the Hermitage National Artist Advisory Committee live in Iowa City. Another two Hermitage Fellows live in Iowa City. And the Carver Center is one of the premier research clinics for macular degeneration (which I do not yet [...]