Offscript: Chicago Shakes With the World
In this month’s Offscript, we hear from three leaders who bring the world together through Shakespeare and new work. Plus, we learn about a new generative arts journalism fellowship.
Category Archives: Global
Coffee Chronicles
A playwright travels to his parents’ home country and plants the seeds for a new play with Hero Theatre’s Nuestro Planeta project.
Philip Arnoult: Breaking Bread and Crossing Borders
For decades as the leader of the Center for International Theatre Development, this tireless impresario brought theatre artists together and delighted in the sparks that flew.
Making the Bed for ‘Slumberland’
A Swedish production about teen insomnia tests the boundaries of storytelling with virtual technology.
Plateias Cheias: Report from Brazil
In Rio, Curitiba, and São Paulo, theatre spills into the streets as part of an ongoing effort to expand access and expression across Brazil’s socioeconomic and political divides.
Big Feelings and Big Musicals in Seoul
A recent visit to Korea demonstrated that musical theatre can offer emotional and visual journeys beyond language, though not every choice translates well.
Intimate But Global: Mark Russell on the Return of Under the Radar
The festival’s leader accounts for what has been lost and gained from the “divorce” from the Public Theater, and what this year’s multi-venue iteration has in store.
Freedom Theatre Members Detained in West Bank Operation
Artistic director Ahmed Tobasi has been released, while general manager Mustafa Sheta and others remain detained.
A War Far Away, But Close to Home, for Jewish American Theatres
Artists and arts administrators have different approaches to programming, making statements, and safeguarding staff mental health in the wake of the war.
Seeing Theatre’s Future in Warsaw
At the Generation After Festival in September, Polish theatres gave a fresh demonstration of the vitality, relevancy, and pliability of the live arts.
