Theatre That’s Evolved From Grapes
How one theatremaker combined his love for ‘Planet of the Apes’ with the concept of Victorian toy theatre to create a long-running show.
Category Archives: Dispatches From Quarantine
What We Learned During the Great Intermission of 2020
Producing the audio play ‘Ich Bin Ein Berliner’ didn’t just spark personal memories; it also spurred reflections on who theatre is for and what it can do.
We Are All Theatre Ghosts Now, But Poised to Return
It’s not just the workers who need the stage to come back—all of us crave the communion only the theatre can provide.
Magic To Do: Performing in a Pandemic
Remembering a middle school production of ‘Pippin’ that got in just under the wire last March.
Winnie for the Win: How a Virtual ‘Happy Days’ Conveys Presence
Beckett’s play about a woman living moment to moment in a pile of dirt is a natural fit, and a great lesson, for our pandemic isolation.
Zoom Theatre at an HBCU: Doing the Pandemic Pivot
Last fall we learned a new way to make theatre, not only with our students but with the audience and the community.
What Can Still Be Taught During COVID: Bodies, Voices, Dramaturgy
Deprived of regular, full-face in-person interaction, high school theatre students at Interlochen Center for the Arts have expanded other creative capacities.
In Challenging Times, Our Theatres Can Rise to the Challenge
It’s going to be a long time before we’re back doing live theatre at full capacity indoors, but there is plenty of work to do until then.
One Way to Keep Theatre Alive? Put It on TV
Networks should borrow a model from the 1950s television series which broadcast exciting new plays live from the studio.
Tomorrow’s Pandemic Plays, Today!
Can’t wait to see how playwrights will be inspired by the coronavirus quarantine? Yeah, me neither.
