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...American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) was merely playing host, but the well dressed, older crowd was able to chat with familiar faces from the A.R.T., including Resident Dramaturg Gideon Lester and company members Karen MacDonald and Will LeBow, who were performing in the benefit. Volunteers from PEN New England, largely young writers, were eager to press wine into the hands of those who came early for food and social hour. Rialto Restaurant of the Charles Hotel provided dessert fare, and the brownies, delicious confections which dissolved in the mouth like so much nutty, brown sugary goo, must have given the older...
...MacDonald who was first to offer a reading on this evening. A hometown favorite and founding member of the A.R.T., her introduction was interrupted by spontaneous applause. After receiving such a warm welcome, MacDonald took the stage to read “The Apple Tree” by Trevanian. The story, set in a Basque village in Western Europe, evokes fables told to children about provincial life, but distinguishes itself with a sharp sense of humor. A tale of rival widows battling over a mutually owned apple tree, it combines the authentic flavor of Basque culture with a tale...
...Staff writer Ross A. Macdonald contributed to the reporting of this story...
...Staff writer Ross A. Macdonald can be reached at jrmacdon@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Ross A. Macdonald can be reached at jrmacdon@fas.harvard.edu...