Actor Dakin Matthews on Why L.A.’s 99-Seat Plan Doesn’t Deserve to Die
The seasoned bicoastal theatremaker agrees in principle with Equity’s goals, but not its expectations or its tactics.
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.
Forecast for Silas Weir Mitchell: ‘Three Days of Rain’
The ‘Grimm’ star can’t stay away from the stage for long, whether in sunny L.A. or rainy Portland.
Behind (Almost) Every Tony Nominee: a Nonprofit Theatre
Most of today’s Tony-nominated shows got their start on non-commercial stages, either in the U.S. or abroad.
Equity’s Mary McColl on Why L.A.’s 99-Seat Plan Had to Go
Los Angeles is still getting a good deal, AEA’s executive director insists, if people would only take the time to study its new proposals for the city’s small theatres.
Second Stage’s New Broadway Berth: Room to Move
The Off-Broadway company joins the ranks of nonprofits with Broadway houses, with a mission to produce living American writers.
Leonard Bernstein: Behind the Music
Two new books explore the content, and context, of the great composer/conductor’s divided musical character.
AEA Changes the Game for L.A. Theatre
After a referendum vote against its previous proposals, Equity offers new options and loopholes, but retains minimum-wage demand for small-theatre work.
Keith Hamilton Cobb Seeks the ‘American Moor’ in the Role of Othello
Whatever Shakespeare’s intentions, the actor/writer argues, the role now offers a chance to reflect on race as it’s lived now. But are we up for that?
Afterimages of a Dear Departed Friend, in Triplicate
Richard Engling’s ‘Afterlife Trilogy,’ inspired by his late friend Fern Chertkow, includes two novels and a new play, ‘Anna in the Afterlife.’
Anna Deavere Smith to Preview New Work as Part of NEH Lecture
The playwright/performer will speak about her search for the American character, including pieces from work-in-progress about the school-to-prison pipeline.
