Barbara Cook: Uncommon Intelligence, Ravishing Voice
Tributes from those who worked with or were inspired by the iconic Broadway and cabaret performer.
Stories by Various Authors
Sam Shepard: Mystery and Magic, Freedom and Fire
Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Woodruff, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Loretta Greco recall what America’s great bard of the West meant to them.
Letters for July/August 2017
Playwriting as a lifeline in prison, changes in Chinese theatre, and the crisis of criticism.
Letter to the Editor: Compensation Isn’t a Competition
A representative of stage directors responds to a story in which we offered a peek into the pocketbooks of theatre artists.
Letters to the Editor: Data Smackdown, Chi-Town Dramaturgs
Readers wrote in to quibble about facts surrounding a recent convening on funding for the arts, as well as a lack of representation from the Windy City.
What Can Theatre Do? A Post-Election Colloquy, Part 2
Playwrights and artistic directors share more fears, hopes, challenges, plans, and self-examination in response to the election of Donald Trump.
What Can Theatre Do? A Post-Election Colloquy, Part 1
Expanded empathy and sharper edges, new voices and new audiences, are on the agenda for the nation’s playwrights and artistic directors.
Precision, Truth, a Loving Wink: Fellow Artists Remember Albee
Emily Mann, Bill Pullman, Will Eno, and Gregory Boyd recall a playwright they respected, occasionally feared, and deeply loved.
Zelda Fichandler, Valiant Striver in the Arena
The dynamo who led Arena Stage and NYU Tisch’s acting program was acutely interested in human beings, and what theatre could reveal about them.
The Ground Together: Responses & Reflections
A range of voices considers the impact and the lasting legacy—and a few lacunae—of August Wilson’s seminal speech.
