Danai Gurira’s Family Secrets in ‘The Convert’
The actor/playwright speaks explains how her play about Zimbabwe’s colonial history is surprisingly personal.
Category Archives: Interviews
Mary Zimmerman’s Bare Necessities: a Text, a Set, a Cast—and a Disney Cartoon
The Chicago adapter/director seems like a natural choice to turn the beloved ‘Jungle Book’ into a stage musical, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.
20 Questions for Shuler Hensley
The actor discusses losing weight in a fat suit during ‘The Whale’ and why he can’t imagine working anywhere but the theatre.
20 Questions With Colman Domingo
Domingo talks about ‘Wild with Happy,’ which he wrote and will star in at TheatreWorks in Mountain View, Calif. this summer.
Questions for Kevin O’Donnell
The Chicago sound designer/composer talks about the Hypocrites, and about a new folk musical with a jazz flavor.
Between the Lines: A Look Back at American Theatre’s Playscripts
The 150 featured plays, by scribes ranging from Emily Mann to Will Eno, represent a stirring spectrum of dramatic voices.
20 Questions With Walter Mosley
The author known for crime fiction novels talks up his play at Chicago’s Congo Square Theatre Company.
Matthew Lopez’s Sense of Place
In his new play ‘Somewhere,’ the playwright revisits family history to tell a forgotten New York story.
‘Much Ado’ About Maggie Siff
The ‘Sons of Anarchy’ star talks about why she keeps coming to the New York stage.
Questions for Robert Sean Leonard
The ‘House’ actor on Shaw, the high of theatre acting, and getting sloppy.
