This Month in Theatre History
This month features some notable births, a devastating fire, and an Indiana theatre founding.
Yearly Archives: 2022
How Universes Solves a Problem Like ‘Maria’
The theatremaking couple, recently thrown into an unexpected controversy over their purported sequel to ‘West Side Story,’ are living out their own tale of cross-cultural exchange.
Indiana Arts Orgs Announce 3-Way Merger
The Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP), Cardinal Stage, and Pigasus Institute will join forces starting in July 2022 to establish a comprehensive performing arts organization in Southern Indiana.
The Black List Makes a Play for the New-Play Space
By branching into theatre, the popular platform for film and TV scripts has given playwrights another venue. Is this what they asked for?
Thinking Again: A New Play Challenges Old Certainties
In ‘The Mytilenean Debate’ at Forward Theater, Quan Barry puts 4 characters at a crossroads after a cataclysm to ponder the ever timely question: What comes next?
Off the Sidelines and ‘Out of Time’
5 monologues by Asian American writers, performed by Asian American actors over 60, comprise a new NAATCO anthology at the Public Theater.
Barbara Gaines Bids Farewell to Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The theatre’s founder and artistic director will step down in 2023 after an acclaimed 36-year run.
Try to Remember: ‘The Fantasticks’ in a Warzone
An oral history about the time the beloved Off-Broadway musical magically entertained American GIs in Vietnam.
From One Plague to Another, a Look Back in ‘Jane Anger’
Talene Monahon’s new comedy casts Shakespeare and his inspirations in a new light.
Kelvin Dinkins Jr. Named ART Executive Director
He will leave his post as general manager at Yale Rep to co-lead ART with artistic director Diane Paulus starting in June.
