The Wild and Woolly Worlds of Playwright Sibyl Kempson
The experimental theatremaker takes her cues from the natural world, the subconscious, and feminist thought in her genre-defining works.
Stories by Eliza Bent
One Key to the Simpsons’ Marriage: They Trade Hats Easily
Sometimes she directs and he acts, sometimes vice versa. For Wyoming’s Pete and Lynne Simpson, it’s all in a life’s work.
Staging a Play, on a Smartphone, on the Staten Island Ferry
For just $2, an audience member can download a play to their phone, hop on board, and have a personal theatrical experience.
Light on Their Feet: A Conversation With Jennifer Tipton and Sebastián Solórzano Rodríguez
The seasoned New York lighting designer has been mentoring the young Mexican artist for a year. They met recently to talk about composition in time and space.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre, a.k.a. the Farley Family Business
The theatre brought Bob Farley and Anita Allen together nearly 50 years ago, and they’ve been intertwining their lives and their work ever since.
A Tour of Alfred Jarry’s Warped Mental Landscape, Crocodiles and All
Spooky Action Theater’s ‘Jarry Inside Out’ imagines the strange afterlife of the brain behind ‘Ubu Roi.’
Brian Rady and Jeremy Bloom’s Life/Work Balance
These theatremakers don’t just live and work together; their plays, including ‘The Upper Room,’ grow from and reflect their shared experiences.
Marisela Treviño Orta: From an Amber Alert to ‘Heart Shaped Nebula’
A news story provided the initial spark. Then the playwright stirred science and Greek myths into her new play about a star-crossed couple.
Can You Build a New Theatre Space Without Changing Course?
The Blue Barn Theatre has found a way to create a new home that’s both financially responsible and aesthetically appropriate.
For Sherrine Azab and Jake Hooker, Home Is Where the Hosts Are
Formative collaborative experiences in Brooklyn and Berlin inform this couple’s work with the Detroit-based company A Host of People.
