Category Archives: In Memoriam

Sir Peter Hall, World Builder

To a large extent, we work in the theatre he made: modern, classic, vigorous, rigorous, company-based.

Making theatre in a small Idaho town perfectly suited his need, and his gift, for connection and dialogue.

An unassuming lighting designer, he specialized in making others shine, but he was plenty brilliant himself.

An exposed nerve, a calming presence, an irresistible catalyst, a wide-ranging empath—the composer/lyricist contained multitudes.

A drink with Stuart at Bar Centrale before curtain up was always a highlight of my time in New York.

Tributes from those who worked with or were inspired by the iconic Broadway and cabaret performer.

Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Woodruff, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Loretta Greco recall what America’s great bard of the West meant to them.

It started with acting exercises. Then in one night my life changed.

Inspired but not daunted by Steppenwolf’s history, she lit up its stage for three decades.

He worked with Chaikin and van Itallie and directed all over the world, but his heart was in inspiring a new generation in theatre and activism.