Room to Grow in Arizona
Theatre in the Grand Canyon State reflects the region’s unique challenges and opportunities.
Stories by David Dudley
Reading Between the Lines of Rejection Letters
Is there a way to humanize playwrights’ familiar submission/rejection cycle? Remembering that there are human beings on both sides of the exchange can help.
In Search of the Resistance
For artists like Double Edge Theatre, Jean Claude van Itallie, and Bread & Puppet Theatre, theatrical protest is a tradition, not a trend.
The Resistance Runs Deep
How our polarized political moment puts the spotlight on the social and cultural work of many theatremakers.
Inviting Rebellion: The Challenge of Engaging Young Audiences
Requiring students to attend the theatre can backfire. So how do you attract and inspire theatregoers of tomorrow?
How ‘Steel Hammer’ Forges the John Henry Myth Into the Story of a Community
In refracting an American folk legend through a musical-theatrical lens, SITI Company and their collaborators create a powerful tool to fight the machine.
Bread and Puppet Theater’s Half-Century Parade of Joy, Anger, Anarchy, and Purpose
An actor toils and performs on Bread and Puppet Theater’s Vermont farm on the eve of the company’s 50th anniversary .
