Martyna Majok’s ‘Cost of Living,’ in This Economy?
With a Broadway debut about disabled folks and their caretakers, the playwright of ‘Sanctuary City’ and ‘Ironbound’ is again writing at the margins.
Stories by Diep Tran
Diep Tran is a former senior editor of American Theatre. She received her degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Time Out New York, Backstage, Salon, and TDF Stages. Tran read Sarah Kane’s Blasted when she was 20, and that hooked her onto theatre. Follow her on Twitter at @diepthought or visit her website at www.dieptran.com.
What Role Can Theatre Play in the Fight for Abortion Rights?
A play may not convince anyone but it can share information, hold a space for grief and complexity, de-stigmatize abortion, and rally troops demoralized by the fall of Roe.
World Building With Madhuri Shekar
From ‘In Love and Warcraft’ to ‘Queen,’ she’s one of the theatre’s busiest and most versatile playwrights, though her success has come with its share of pain and disillusionment.
Sanaz Toossi: Can We Talk?
The playwright of ‘English’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ writes disarming comedies about Iranian women, all the better to sneak in frank insights about language and loss.
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.
What ‘The Chinese Lady’ Can Teach Us About Asian America, Then And Now
Lloyd Suh’s play, which will be the most-produced of the coming season, speaks directly both to our tangled past and our complicated present.
No Playwright Is an Island
New memoirs by Quiara Alegría Hudes and David Adjmi describe their arduous journeys to find themselves, as well as the communities that shaped them.
Invisibility and Objectification Can Kill: American Theatre’s Anti-Asian Problem
The racist stereotypes and erasure perpetuated on white-dominated U.S. stages have real-world consequences outside the theatre.
A Door Closes, a Window Opens
What our departing senior editor’s education and writing career has to say about the value of training and experience.
Julia Jarcho Appointed Head of MFA Playwriting at Brown
The downtown playwright and theatremaker talks about her aesthetic and DIY work ethic, and how much of each she’ll bring to her new post.
