An America of Color and Complication in ‘The Great Jheri Curl Debate’ and ‘Mushroom’
New plays at East West Players and People’s Light illuminate the collisions, and occasional solidarity, among people of color in a white-dominated culture.
Category Archives: Editor’s Note
Gimme Some Truth, or Make ’Em Laugh?
From goofy musicals to meaty and instructive dramas, 4 shows stand in for the disparate ambitions and uses of theatre.
Why Keep Doing Shakespeare? Maybe That’s the Wrong Question
From the Public Works ‘As You Like It’ to upstart crow’s ‘King John’ at Oregon Shakes to ‘Mother Lear’ at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Bard remains powerful currency; it’s how it’s spent that matters.
What We Lost and Learned
The last 2 years forced us to face fundamental uncertainty and loss, and that’s a gift that will keep on giving.
Nothing That’s Not Been Said: On Sondheim
His path-breaking musicals have handily outlasted their detractors, in part because they remain so singularly alive.
We’re Back! Wait…Are We Back? What Is ‘Back’ Again?
Theatre is happening and we are here to cover it, in spite of it all.
What We Love and What We Need to Change
Casting is the intersection of so much that’s pleasurable about theatre and its potential—and need—to do better.
A Note From the Contributing Editor
Recognizing a history of erasure, this package of stories was put together in a uniquely inclusive and inquisitive way.
A Pause, Yes, But We’re Keeping the Ghost Light On
As theatres pause live performance and seek other ways to connect with audiences, this magazine will pause its print edition but continue online.
We Must Go On, We Can’t Go On, We’ll Go On
Theatre is on pause for the foreseeable future, but we plan to stay on the job.
