Rude Mechs Go Glitz and Glam for Design of ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’
Director Shawn Sides and set designer Mimi Lien talk about the design concept for their show at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.
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.
Awards Season Around the Country
The close of every season brings on awards fever in theatre communities, urban and not-so-urban, across the country. Here’s a glimpse of some of the accolades bestowed in five theatre-rich locales.
Shows That Dominated the 2014 NYC Awards Season
Spring’s award season in New York had a few big standouts.
Awards and Prizes for July/August 2014
The awards and prizes that have been given out since our last issue.
Entrances and Exits for July/August 2014
Those who stepped down from an old position or stepped up to a new one in July and August.
Aaron Posner Reimagines Chekhov in ‘Stupid F–king Bird’
The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington D.C. brings back “Stupid Fucking Bird,” Aaron Posner’s riff on Chekhov’s “The Seagull.”
Designing "The Little Prince" at Lookingglass Theatre
How the production team at Lookingglass Theatre conjures a fairy tale using minimal props, aerial effects and window markers.
Designing ‘Yellow Face’ At Theater J
Natsu Onoda Power, Luciana Stecconi, and Jared Mezzocchi talk about designing David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” at Theater J in Washington D.C.
Paula Vogel Recreates Don Juan For Modern Times
Paula Vogel’s “Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq,” which envisions the story of Don Juan as a Marine suffering from PTSD, runs at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.
Facebook Post Inspires New Play ‘Informed Consent’
Playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer inspired by article sent via social media.
