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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Junior Programs, Inc. Taught Kids About Democracy and Racial Equity. Can It Teach Us to Use TYA to Build a Better Future for the United States? by Joan Lancourt

By Joan Lancourt. Junior Programs, Inc brought the values of democracy and racial and ethnic diversity to children across the United States through an innovative, decentralized model that fe…

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Monday, August 18, 2025

Theater Review: Wheelock Family Theatre’s “The Prom” — More Than Entertainment by Joan Lancourt

Theater like this is especially crucial at a time of destructive national division: it is explicitly aimed at intergenerational audiences, it takes on issues that confront family and communi…

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Children’s Theater Review: A Rip-Roaring “Literary Lion” by Joan Lancourt

"Library Lion," wonderfully staged by Adam Theater, marks the arrival of a new and welcome addition to the Boston theater scene.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Theater Commentary: January 6 — What About the Children? by Joan Lancourt

Despite a seven-year record of artistic, social, educational, and organizational success, Junior Programs has, until now, been a forgotten chapter in the history of America's children's the…

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Book Review: “Broadway Goes to War — American Theater During World War II” by Joan Lancourt

For many dramatists, the label of 'leftism' was not pejorative: it was about fighting for human decency and political reform. The post Book Review: “Broadway Goes to War — American Theat…

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