‘Measure Still for Measure,’ With Theatre as Problematic Subject and Star
Director/writer Jessica Kubzansky celebrates the 20th anniversary of Boston Court Pasadena by immersing audiences in a fraught rehearsal process across the entire site.
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.
Directors’ Choice: A Talk With Dmitry Krymov and Anne Bogart
At La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.
Martin Miller: From the Ozarks to the Turnpike
The former executive director of Arkansas’s TheatreSquared has just taken the same job at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, and he’s ready to open the gates.
How Patti Hartigan Learned What She Learned About August Wilson
A reporter and critic who knew Wilson nearly from the start of his playwriting peak, she wrote the biography she wanted to see.
Marya Sea Kaminski and Shaunda McDill: Making Pittsburgh Public
The artistic director and managing director of Pittsburgh Public Theater make the case for programming that is uniquely fresh and local.
Reviewing the Situation With Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
Co-lead theatre critics at New York magazine/Vulture, they make the case that 2 heads are better than 1, especially covering a field in flux.
Sanaz Toossi, Aleshea Harris, Lloyd Suh: Finding Form and Who Their Plays Are For
The Pulitzer-winning author of ‘English’ and the Pulitzer finalists for ‘On Sugarland’ and ‘The Far Country’ gather to talk craft, language, expectation, and optimism.
Huntington Names Christopher Mannelli Next Executive Director
Currently co-leading Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, N.Y., Mannelli wiill follow Michael Maso’s 41-year term in the Boston post.
Theatre in Crisis: What We’re Losing, and What Comes Next
A look at this extraordinary moment of contraction for the U.S. theatre field, including a complete list of closures since March 2020.
Michael Maso: 40 Years on the Periphery of Genius
The Huntington’s longtime managing director reflects on 4 decades, and 4 artistic directors, at Boston’s largest theatre.
