Left by the Roadside: A Theatre Legacy Considered, and Reconsidered
2 new volumes by and about a pioneering Appalachian company celebrate decades of work, though they also deserve scrutiny.
Stories by Todd London
Diane Ragsdale: Thought Partner, Thought Leader
An influential funding officer, educator, and thinker, she nurtured, inspired, and gathered countless kindred spirits, in part by taking the trouble to see and understand their work.
Superheroes on Native Land, Part 3
In the series’ final installment, Cornerstone tours Larissa FastHorse’s play through the D/N/Lakota nations, with quietly, joyously transformative results—and learns to say goodbye.
Superheroes on Native Land, Part 2
After years of community work and some COVID setbacks, Cornerstone Theater assembles a cast, a set, and a tour for Larissa FastHorse’s ‘Wicoun.’
Superheroes on Native Land, Part I
How a Lakota playwright, 7 Indigenous actors, and an L.A.-based ensemble survived a pandemic, crossed thousands of prairie miles, and confronted centuries of history to make a play.
Jim O’Quinn: Enthusiast, Champion, Ever-Bouncing Buoy
The founding editor of American Theatre did everything with gusto, including mentoring two generations of theatre journalists.
A Theatre of Marvels: What I Learned From Brecht and Weigel
In this excerpt from André Gregory’s ‘This Is Not My Memoir,’ written with Todd London, he recounts his formative months at the Berliner Ensemble.
Tilting at Windmills in a Storm
Stephen Haff’s invigorating new book ‘Kid Quixotes’ recounts a translation process that changed his students and himself as well.
15 After 20, Part 2: Actors Move Onto New Stages, Some of Them Theatrical
In the final installment of this follow-up with the Harvard acting class of 1995, former colleagues find meaning on and off the stage, together and apart.
15 After 20, Part 1: Actors Who Trained Together in the Mid-’90s, and Where They Are Now
As young actors at Harvard, they formed a kind of de facto theatre company. Then they hit the pavement in New York. Here’s the story of their last 20 years.
