Tyne Rafaeli & Kate Whoriskey: Community, Not Competition
Two in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
Category Archives: Interviews
Lewberger Meets Fans Where They Are: Musical Theatre
Though their Off-Broadway show is sold out, the musical trio is still trying new things onstage.
Christina Anderson Wades Into the History of Swimming Pool Segregation
In ‘the ripple, the wave that carried me home,’ next playing at Kansas City Rep and Yale Rep, this busy playwright pens another piece inspired by history.
Ryan J. Haddad, Star of His Own Life
His latest autobiographical comedy at the Public, ‘Dark Disabled Stories,’ is being designed with access in mind, even as it gets down and dirty about the ways society views and treats disabled people.
Rachel Brosnahan Reads the ‘Sign’ in Iris Brustein’s Window
For her first stage role in a while, the ‘Mrs. Maisel’ actor is ready to embrace the role of another imperfect but lovable woman performer in a rocky marriage.
‘All Equal When We Hit the Boards’: Derrick Sanders Brings Chicago Spirit to Juilliard
After 22 years as a theatremaker and educator in the Midwest, Sanders is making strides as the first associate director of color for Juilliard’s Drama Division.
Norm Lewis, Reporting for Duty
Now on tour in a meaty lead role in ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ the versatile actor-singer talks about his unlikely start and his dawning realization that he’s blazed trails for others, much as others did for him.
Sheldon Epps: Making the Case for Diversity in All Directions
The longtime artistic director of Pasadena Playhouse talks about his new book, which recounts a career of both achievements and arguments over the shape (and shade) of the American theatre.
Stephen McKinley Henderson’s Long Road to ‘Riverside and Crazy’
Known as one of the great ‘Wilson warriors’ for roles in all but 2 of August Wilson’s plays, the actor looks back on highlights from his rich and diverse career and looks ahead to another turn on Broadway.
Talia Corren Joins Risa Shoup as Co-Leader of A.R.T./New York
The co-executive directors talk about the unique challenges of this moment, and how their theatre service organization is poised to meet them.
