‘The Uninvited’ Revisits Reconstruction Where It Took Place, but Didn’t Take Root
New Orleans’s Goat in the Road Productions immersively restages an overlooked post-Civil War conflict.
Stories by Jim O’Quinn
Paderewski Was a Player, and Here Come the Plays
A century after his heyday, a Polish pianist and statesman is suddenly a hot stage property.
‘King Lear’ Minus the Monarch, Plus Mom
Samantha Shay’s stripped-down, fem-focused take on the tragedy inspires low-tech awe—and starts a raucous argument.
High Noon for Democracy in ‘Ameryka’
What do Polish and U.S. history have in common? Nancy Keystone’s beguiling new mash-up makes the connections.
Poland Takes a Right Turn, but Theatremakers Aren’t Taking It Lying Down
In speaking truth to power, audacious young directors at a Warsaw new-works showcase conjured bracing theatrical power of their own.
Cutting Ball Passed to Ariel Craft
Where will she take the experimental theatre she inherits from its co-founders? Its history of risk and radicalism points the way.
Hungarian Theatre, After the Crackdown
The nation’s still-questing independent theatres don’t face censorship amid the ascendant right-wing climate—just economic isolation.
Speaking Truth to Trumpism
Plays on some pet presidential subjects—immigration, U.S. history, the presidency itself—stir uneasy new resonances.
Sibiu, Romania’s Miracle, Shares Its Spotlight With the World
This year’s multifaceted arts fest offered a breathtaking global menu, but no dishes were more bracing than the latest moves in dance.
Tennessee Williams’s ‘Milk Train’ Stops in NOLA
Williams specialist Janet Shea tackles the play’s florid Flora in a tailor-made new production.
