Aural Learning
Whether you learn at school or on the job, success as a sound design doesn’t follow an easy track.
Stories by Jerald Raymond Pierce
Jerald Raymond Pierce is the associate editor of American Theatre. He studied acting at Ohio University and received his M.A. in arts journalism from Syracuse University. A member of the American Theatre Critics Association, he is also a freelance reviewer for the Chicago Tribune. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @TheJRPierce.
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Table
A new wave of Black playwrights has upended the myth of the singular genius, even as tokenism and constraining expectations persist.
Chuck Smith, Charles Smith, and a South Side Friendship
Their partnership has brought Chicago some great theatre, once folks got past confusing their names.
Lighting Designer: Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Curiosity, hard work, and a taste for experimentation mark her work in lighting, projection, and puppetry.
Take the Hell Out of Hell Week
Tech will always be hard work, but it doesn’t have to be inhuman.
A Casting Controversy Tangled Up in ‘Blood Knot’
American Players Theatre’s production of Athol Fugard’s play about mixed-race brothers has raised thorny questions about representation.
Charge of the LED Brigade
Tomorrow’s lighting technology is already here, though the changeover is not yet complete.
Yes, Lighting Design Has a Diversity Problem
Their instruments can evoke every color of the rainbow, but the designers are still overwhelmingly white and male.
Reuniting Slave Families Who’ve Been ‘Torn Asunder’
Nikkole Salter’s new play converts research to drama in exploring how African Americans healed their families post-slavery.
It’s All in the Game at VORTEX’s ‘Performance Park’
The Austin troupe’s new immersive piece offers audiences an interactive space to wander, watch, play—and reflect on the world.
