New York City’s Two-Way Street
Not much makes it to the stage in our nation’s putative theatre capital that didn’t come from somewhere else.
Stories by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Rob Weinert-Kendt is editor-in-chief of American Theatre. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and writes about theatre for the New York Times, Time Out NY, and the Los Angeles Times. He studied film at USC and is a composer member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
Laurie Metcalf and Her Double
How one of our greatest living stage actors keeps it real, even when playing a not-quite-real Hillary Clinton.
Nataki Garrett Named Next Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival
A director and administrator known for championing new work, she is poised to lead one of the nation’s leading theatres.
Closing the Great Divide
The success of Black artists should be good for Black theatres, but too often there’s a disconnect.
Lawsuit Alleges Pattern of Racial Bias at San Francisco’s ACT
Last week Stephen Buescher, a former instructor and choreographer, filed a detailed complaint against the theatre and school.
Tatiana Maslany, Desire Incarnate in ‘Network’
The actor talks about her role in the new Broadway production, staging a truthful sex scene, and her own media diet.
Marissa Wolf: Close Listener
Returning to the West Coast, the new-work-focused director takes on Portland and its possibilities.
Thinking Out of the Box
Arts and theatre programs won’t fix our nation’s incarceration problem, but they can do concrete and demonstrable good.
Emily Mann: ‘It’s Time for the Next Wave’
When McCarter’s longtime artistic director leaves in 2020, she plans to do more of what brought her there 30 years ago: writing and directing.
Learning It ‘Wrong’
When do we figure out how theatre works? Usually long before we realize it, though for most of us it doesn’t end there.
