6 Takeaways From the ‘Mikado’ Yellowface-Off
The fight over minority representation onstage is about broadening, not narrowing, opportunity and artistry.
Yearly Archives: 2015
UCLA Announces 2015–16 Theatrical Season
Operas, musicals, and classic plays are among the performances offered during the California university’s academic year.
Arthur French Receives 2015 Paul Robeson Award
The award, named for the late actor, singer, and Civil Rights leader, awards commitment to free expression and respect for humankind.
Willy Loman as a Wandering Jew in New Yiddish Rep’s ‘Death of a Salesman’
Rendered in Yiddish, Arthur Miller’s American icon and his conflicted family may have a more specific cultural identity than usual, but the play’s universality still rings out.
Offscript: Brian Clowdus’s Outdoor Adventures
This week’s guest is Brian Clowdus, the artistic director of Serenbe Playhouse, on hand to talk about site-specific theatre and reinventing classics. Plus, the editors dish on what they’re looking forward to this season.
The Irrepressible Joan Mankin, Clown and Juggler in Both Art and Life
A creature of impulse, the tireless Bay Area performer pinballed among roles as cracked ingenues, wacky aunts, even Huey P. Newton.
Gloucester Stage Company Names Jeff Zinn New Managing Director
Zinn takes on a new role at the Massachusetts-based theatre.
For Arthur Miller’s Centennial at His Alma Mater, Attention Must Be Paid
The University of Michigan celebrates the 100th birthday of its pioneering theatrical alumnus.
Showtunes Theatre Company Announces 2015–16 Season
Artistic director Matt Wolfe’s inaugural season includes a 65-person choral concert and productions of two classic American musicals.
All the World’s a Screen, and All the Men and Women Digital Players
Going beyond just projecting videos, new hybrid works like ‘Helen Lawrence’ and ‘The Return’ are live events mediated by digital technology.
