My Pretty Cool Journey With Mickey McNany
A former student remembers the founding director of the Paper Mill Playhouse Theatre School.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Remembering Brian Bedford, an Aristocrat of the Stage
At Stratford and on Broadway, he was a master craftsman and perfect gentleman. And who else could have had a career ranging from Hamlet to Lady Bracknell?
Sans Rickman, Sans Everything: the Pitch-Black Jaques Who Lit My Love for Shakespeare
He may be Snape or Gruber to most of the world, but to me he’ll always be ‘As You Like It’s’ perfectly melancholy fool.
Rock Was Theatre for David Bowie, and He Elevated Both
He acted onstage and in films, but he never gave a greater performance than in the role of rock god.
Elizabeth Swados: Wide Awake and Attuned to the Magic of the Moment
Liz’s extraordinary life was a song—a passionate, multivocal chorus—and all who knew her and her work could sing along.
Remembering Donald Seawell, the Jet-Setting Visionary Behind Denver Center
In a life spanning a century of artistic adventure, trans-Atlantic exchange, and behind-the-scenes machinations, Seawell’s greatest legacy was transforming downtown Denver.
Remembering the Extraordinarily Empathic and Collaborative Brian Friel
The Irish playwright’s international success began after an inspiring experience at the Guthrie Theater.
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.
