Bill Pullman Plays Othello as a Stranger in a Strange Land (Norway)
Language and culture, not race, are the faultlines in a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy by Norwegian director Stein Winge.
Category Archives: Interviews
The Real Story Behind Sean Graney’s Return to the Hypocrites
The director left the company he founded to pursue his own muse. But he’s since learned that theatre is about community, and leadership is about service. Oh—and he had some time and money on his hands.
The China Connection: A Conversation with Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and Christopher Chen
The playwrights of ‘The World of Extreme Happiness’ and ‘Caught’ talk about their complicated relationship to their heritage and the nuances of being Hapa.
Adam Szymkowicz, a Regular at ‘Clown Bar’
While his play about gangster clowns surfs the immersive-theatre wave, the well-known blogging playwright has other tricks up his sleeve.
Kenneth Jones Tells an ‘Alabama Story’ of Race and Censorship
A real-life controversy about a children’s book from 1959 is the basis for a new play with freshly relevant themes.
Tony Danza’s ‘Honeymoon’ on Broadway
The TV star and sometime cabaret and theatre performer places his bets on the musical ‘Honeymoon in Vegas.’
Samuel D. Hunter on Creating a Modern ‘Our Town’
The MacArthur genius grantee talks about his new play ‘Pocatello’ at Playwrights Horizons, and why the Olive Garden makes a great metaphor for family and community.
20 Questions for Bridget Everett
The songwriter and performer behind the Joe’s Pub hit “Rock Bottom” chat about kitties, titties and raunchy ditties.
The Style and Substance of Tim Robbins’s Actors’ Gang
After three decades, the punk-rock/commedia troupe founded by a bunch of UCLA theatre grads has become an international force, and its star leader is still fighting the good fight.
Hal Landon Jr. Readies His 35th Scrooge
The South Coast Rep founding member talks about what keeps him coming back for more humbug.
