The Body in the Voice
In an interview, Cicely Berry reveals how working on the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare can lead actors to the language within themselves.
Category Archives: Interviews
The Man Behind the Plays
Who was Shakespeare, anyhow? Do even the experts really know? And why should anybody care?
The Design Dilemma
With so many academic programs cranking out new designers, what exactly are we training them for—and how?
Glamming It Up With Taylor Mac
A drag performer and playwright fiercely embodies his own speculations about beauty and imperfection.
Albee Sizes Up the Dark Vast
Older, wiser and as prolific as ever, the much-honored playwright still chooses his words with immaculate care.
The Management Puzzle
In a roundtable discussion, leaders in the field discuss how learning to keep theatre organizations robust and creative requires putting together disparate pieces.
Bill Rauch’s Oregon Trail
The next stop on the director’s journey into the heart of America is the venerable OSF.
In Cahoots With Tony Taccone
The Berkeley Rep artistic director has made playing well with others his specialty.
Stage Partners: The Varieties of Theatrical Mentoring
Experienced mentors share notes—and spark a spate of provocative questions.
The Light in August Wilson: A Career, a Century, a Lifetime
An African spiritual strength born of adversity undergirds his masterful 10-play circle.
