The Real Thing
Identity and cultural authenticity are dramatic fodder for William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
Category Archives: Interviews
Acting and the Black Imagination
Ground zero is the actor’s own life and cultural experiences—a conversation with Douglas Turner Ward.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
A round-table conversation between six actors who teach, including F. Murray Abraham, Gary Sinise, and Fiona Shaw.
A Certain Path
The master director talks about Shakespeare, metaphysics, fame, and who deserves credit for his work.
Balancing Acts
Anne Bogart and Kristin Linklater debate the current trends in American actor-training.
A Critic’s Summit
An interview with Robert Brustein and Frank Rich.
Someone Lovely This Way Comes
Audra McDonald journeys from Fresno to ‘Ragtime’ and gets crowned Broadway’s favorite ingenue in the process.
Phylicia Rashad: The Distinguished Actress Tackles a Dangerous Role in Atlanta
Doing ‘Medea’ put her in touch with emotions she usually avoids, but as she learned, there can be great bliss in the release of rage.
Wole Soyinka: Art, Exile and Resistance
The celebrated playwright, essayist, activist, and Nobel winner discusses his writing and how he sees himself in relation to Nigeria.
More Than Words: An Interview With Mike Leigh
A chat with the English playwright and filmmaker.
