A Past and Present ‘Aida’
In Theater Latté Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust’s production of Elton John’s musical, the creative team placed the action in at once a modern museum and ancient Egypt.
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.
A Turntable of ‘Assassins’
In mounting Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Assassins,’ Milwaukee Rep created a revolving carnival on two turntables.
In “Smokefall,” A Womb With a View (Or Two)
Noah Haidle’s newest play Smokefall, which features two fetuses discussing the outside world, “only makes sense in the context of theatre.”
It’s All 漢字 to Me!
In the name of realism, American playwrights are making adventurous use of languages other than English.
‘Much Ado’ About Maggie Siff
The ‘Sons of Anarchy’ star talks about why she keeps coming to the New York stage.
Full of ‘Passion’
John Doyle plans an intimate, uncomfortable take on Sondheim and Lapine’s musical drama.
Anne Boleyn Lives Again
Howard Brenton’s play imagines Henry VIII’s ill-fated second wife as a major player in a religious struggle.
C’mon, Get Happy!
The National New Play Network rolling world premiere of “Happy” will be at New Theatre in Miami.
Connecting Through Trauma
How Paul Watson’s war reporting inspired playwright Dan O’Brien’s haunted two-hander ‘The Body of an American.’
Feed Your Head
Kara Lee Corthron puts Grace Slick and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ onstage together in her play for New Georges, ‘AliceGraceAnon.’
