Balancing the Wild and Tame in ‘Sense & Sensibility the Musical’
In their treatment of Jane Austen’s classic, the creative team at Denver Center Theatre Company used color and props to differentiate between the city and the country.
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.
Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2013–14 Season
The American theatre is getting kinky this season, with ‘Venus in Fur’ by David Ives as its top play.
The Long View: A Look at Tim Dang’s Legacy
After 20 years leading the groundbreaking Asian-American troupe East West Players, Tim Dang is still looking ahead at challenges yet to be met.
In Dallas, the TCG Conference Goes Back to School
At the 2013 Conference, theatre artists went back to their roots to “Learn, Do, Teach” and tackle the topics of innovation, audience engagement, diversity and inclusion, and financial adaptation.
The Southern Writers’ Project Tells a Song (and Story) of the South
At Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s annual gathering, new plays grow with a distinctly regional flair.
Refitnessing Design: A Tour of "STRATA"
Rob Long takes AT’s Diep Tran through the different rooms of the immersive play “STRATA,” from Bricolage Production Company.
In Praise of Gluttony in ‘Dirty Filthy Love Story’
How the team at Rogue Machine Theatre created a hoarder’s paradise onstage.
In Immersive Theatre, the Audience Members Are the Actors
“Sleep No More” may be all the rage, but stateside companies such as Third Rail Projects, Bricolage Production Company, and La Jolla Playhouse are creating works that let audiences break the rules.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Risks the ‘R’ Word
‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin: An Unfortunate History’ at Egopro Classic Theater stirs casting controversy.
Portraying Memory in ‘The House of the Spirits’
In the production at GALA Hispanic Theatre, the creative team used projection and portraits to tackle Isabel Allende’s non-linear narrative.
