The Body Politic in Josep Maria Miró’s Plays
The Spanish dramatist, now in residency with NYC’s PlayCo, talks about his love for Pinter, his close work with translators, and the radical transformations made possible by live theatre.
Stories by Caridad Svich
This Is What We Do Now
Theatre is the practice of putting dreams into action, so why don’t we use this time to dream, not about some uncertain future, but about what we can start doing now?
René Buch: Tough Love in Two Languages
A co-founder of Repertorio Español, he helped make a prominent stage for great works in Spanish and nurtured countless artists with rigor, erudition, and affection.
Fefu’s Friends, Old and New
Artists behind the 1977 premiere of María Irene Fornés’s groundbreaking play compare notes with artists from a new revival.
A Short Amount of Time With David Cale
The monologuist is telling his most personal story ever at the Public Theater, and he finds that music helps the medicine go down.
The Translator’s Glance
Moving work from one language to another is an art unto itself, and adapting it for the stage only adds layers of challenge and meaning.
Fornés and the Magic in the Room
The free writing she taught us may have opened us up, but she also subtly framed and shaped our sense of theatrical form.
Mona Mansour: Urgent Tales and Breakfast-Table Politics
Displacement, discomfort, and diaspora are among the themes this bicoastally grounded, globally minded playwright keeps returning to.
Samuel D. Hunter: His Private Idaho
Arena Stage’s new resident playwright carves out his own psychic terrain.
Glamming It Up With Taylor Mac
A drag performer and playwright fiercely embodies his own speculations about beauty and imperfection.
