Adham Hafez & Farah Saleh Think Globally, Stage Locally
Two choreographer/theoreticians, one Egyptian and one Palestinian, negotiate—and draw inspiration from—painful cultural divides.
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.
The Ground on Which He Stood: Revisiting August Wilson’s Speech
Artists and scholars gathered this week to hear and reconsider August Wilson’s famous TCG speech about race and theatre.
What Ever Happened to ‘Shuffle Along’? Ask George C. Wolfe
His newest Broadway effort aims to tap the power of a little-remembered 1921 show that changed the American musical.
Youth Theatre Is Not Wasted on the Young
Kids, even very young ones, carry the lived sensation of theatre with them, even if they don’t literally remember it.
The Roundabout Empire Wasn’t Built in a Day
How did a modest Off-Broadway company become America’s biggest nonprofit theatre? Having Todd Haimes at the helm probably didn’t hurt.
A Sense of the Space: Where Dance/Theatre Leads Us
Theatres are stepping into new territory with site-specific dance—but then again, is there any other kind?
Front and Center This Month
Fairy tales, history both documented and reimagined, and works in translation are recurring themes this month.
Tanya Saracho Has No Plans to ‘Fade’ Away
What to do when you’re writing for TV and worry you’ve lost your stage mojo? Write a play about writing for TV.
Eric Bentley: The Thinker as Critic
The eminent critic looks back on a career, and a century, of high hopes and pitched battles.
Tell a Vision: Is TV Better Because of Who’s Writing for It?
After all, the last time the medium had a supposed Golden Age was when it staged plays live. Coincidence?
