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.
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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.
Mark Rucker Made Room for Others, and There Was No Better Place to Be
Gentle but passionate, as handy with farce as with tragedy, the late director brought together the Bay Area’s disparate theatrical tribes like no one else.
Twitter Plays Aren’t Revived, They’re Retweeted
Jeremy Gable’s ‘The 15th Line’ gathered attention as a Twitter play in 2010. Now Erin Mee is bringing it back.
You Know, for Kids: ‘Adult’ Playwrights Try Their Hand at TYA
What happens when writers accustomed to grown-up audiences aim younger? The results can be rich and rewarding for all concerned—though there are pitfalls.
Theatre Teen Councils, an Idea That’s Come of Age
Teen councils aren’t just about building young audiences; they’ve grown into powerful leadership-building and advocacy tools.
Coming to NY After Theatre School? It’s Nice to Have a Springboard
American Theatre Wing’s program for new arrivals teaches things they didn’t learn in school.
Dancing on the Edge with Spring Valley High’s Thespian Troupe 721
How one dedicated director is keeping the theatre program alive and kicking at a struggling New York school.
Great Plains Theatre Conference: A Homecoming of the Mind
One week each year, a Nebraska campus becomes a hub for playwrights to rekindle camaraderie and dreams—oh, and present some fierce new work.
Tina Howe: Playwright, Mentor, Online Dating Advisor
As she retires from leading the Hunter College MFA playwriting program, I’m grateful for what she taught me about plays—and about life.
