Stage Partners: The Varieties of Theatrical Mentoring
Experienced mentors share notes—and spark a spate of provocative questions.
Interviews
The Light in August Wilson: A Career, a Century, a Lifetime
An African spiritual strength born of adversity undergirds his masterful 10-play circle.
The Real Thing
Identity and cultural authenticity are dramatic fodder for William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
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.
Greenberg’s Got Game
A master playwright swings for the fences with a socially conscious baseball play.
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.
