The Personal Versus the Political in 2 Israeli Plays
Both Motti Lerner’s ‘After the War’ and David Grossman’s ‘Falling Out of Time’ engage with loss, but in wildly different ways.
Category Archives: Global
Building Trust at the ReOrient Festival and Forum
A biennial Bay Area gathering has forged new links among artists identified with the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
A Shakespearean World’s Fair in the Windy City
International and local companies converge at Chicago Shakespeare Theater for the quadricentennial of the playwright’s death.
Much Ado About Posters
From clown noses to wolf heads, America to Israel, ‘Presenting Shakespeare’ showcases how the Bard’s work is sold around the world.
Mouth Almighty: How Billie Whitelaw Helped Me Find Beckett and ‘Not I’
From mental discipline to neck strain, the Irish actress recalls what Beckett’s muse taught her about letting her mouth do all the work.
Norway Plans Ibsen Theme Park
Attractions to include a house haunted by guilt, a slamming-door exhibit, and Little Eyolf’s Rat Race.
Laughing in London, When We’re Not Dreading or Dreaming
A few farces aside, current plays in the Old Smoke offer no escape from a disturbing world.
As the Climate Change Threat Grows, So Does a Theatrical Response
What started as a North American short-play project around last year’s Paris talks blossomed into an ongoing worldwide effort.
Middle East Solos: Out of Context, Creating a New One
What did 4 female-led works at New York Live Arts’ Live Ideas Festival have to say to us or to each other—or are those even the right questions?
In Uganda, Using the Arts to Heal
A group of American artists travel to a nation affected by war, to help Ugandans tell their stories using music, dance, and drama.
