‘You Can Be Anything’: Myra Su’s Puppet Worlds
Using crankies and shadow puppets, among other forms, the Chicago artist distills her experiences into live visual story events.
Stories by Sarah Tietje-Mietz
New England: Inward and Outward
Theatres in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut are variously going local and virtual, and reflecting deeply on their role in a changed future.
Tech Workers Take a Break From Props and Sets to Build Real-Life PPE
Face shields and intubation boxes for health care workers are among the gear that set technicians have turned their tools and skills to make.
Hearing History Tick in Steppenwolf’s Audio-Only ‘American Clock’
The Chicago company records a starry, large-cast revival of Arthur Miller’s late work, set amid economic hardship that has fresh resonance.
Changing Plans but Staying the Course: Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellows
Some of the fellows in Round 13 had projects delayed, canceled, or reconceived, but all are finding new ways to connect with their communities and their work during this pause.
Closet Dramas From an Actual Closet
How two married actors in Florida have created a mini-repertory theatre in quarantine.
In Audio ‘Outtakes,’ Qui Nguyen Puts Himself Back Into His Family Story
Minus his usual blood and mayhem, the ‘Vietgone’ playwrights tells a touching and funny personal story in a new podcast series for Playwrights Horizons.
Still Standing: How Companies Maintain Theatres, Minus Theatre
The pandemic may mean that doors are closed and money is tight, but companies are keeping physical spaces running and ready for an eventual return.
