Remembering the Extraordinarily Empathic and Collaborative Brian Friel
The Irish playwright’s international success began after an inspiring experience at the Guthrie Theater.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
The Irrepressible Joan Mankin, Clown and Juggler in Both Art and Life
A creature of impulse, the tireless Bay Area performer pinballed among roles as cracked ingenues, wacky aunts, even Huey P. Newton.
Catherine E. Coulson: A Love for Life, a Sense of Play, a Welcoming Heart
Coming to Oregon Shakes on the heels of her TV fame as the Log Lady, she stayed for 22 seasons and became an indispensable part, and heart, of the company.
My Gig With Frank D. Gilroy
Always the pro—and always writing—the Pulitzer-winning playwright and screenwriter was an ideal collaborator and friend.
Remembering the Gentle, Persistent, Calm, Avid Mark Rucker
The late director was expert at new plays, musicals, and classics, and as sensitive with actors as with design. Another art he mastered: friendship.
Mark Rucker Made Room for Others, and There Was No Better Place to Be
Gentle but passionate, as handy with farce as with tragedy, the late director brought together the Bay Area’s disparate theatrical tribes like no one else.
What Will We Miss About Center Stage’s Peter Culman? Curiosity, Grace, and a Cup of Tea
As impish as he was earnest, as reliable as he was sensitive, the theatre’s longtime managing director led by actions as much as words.
Lynn Manning, Poetry in Motion
This Los Angeles playwright/performer didn’t let blindness keep him from seeing the world.
Roger Rees, Starcatcher of Williamstown
The iconic actor was also a great artistic director, a tireless theatre enthusiast, and a gracious mentor to young artists.
Remembering Theodore Bikel, a Mensch Against Hate and Prejudice
The late actor, who died on July 20 at age 91, escaped the Holocaust and advocated for the powerless through story and song.
