Remembering Joseph Adler, Passionate Titan of South Florida Theatre
GableStage’s longtime artistic director brought aesthetically daring works to Miami audiences, and both nurtured and prodded his colleagues to meet high standards.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Wynn Handman, Unflappable Off-Broadway Champion
With his American Place Theatre and his teaching, he launched countless essential theatrical careers, though he was humble to a fault.
Diane Rodriguez: A Light and a Fire
A towering figure of California and American theatre, she died today at the age of 68.
Julia Miles Made Space for Women in Theatre
The founder of New York City’s WP Theater brought producing savvy and fierce commitment to the cause of gender parity in all areas of stage work.
Terrence McNally, Writer and Gentleman
The acclaimed dramatist was a generous, kind, humble, and beautiful soul whose youthful excitement for theatre lasted throughout his lengthy career.
Terrence McNally, True to Himself From the Start
We owe him a debt for the gay canon he began creating even before Stonewall, but he also carved paths through every form his writing could take.
Stuart Gordon, Chicago Theatre Thriller
Before his fame as a cult horror maestro, he made some of the most memorable and scrappy theatre the Windy City has yet seen.
Terrence McNally: ‘Theatre Changes Hearts’
In his 2019 Tony speech he looked back lovingly on a stage career, and reached forward to the work that will follow him.
The Quiet Passion of Doug Langworthy
A classicist at heart, the beloved dramaturg and translator was also a fierce champion and close reader of new work.
Mart Crowley: Courage and Candor
His ‘Boys in the Band’ was more than just a play, and to those close to him, he was more than just a writer.
