Remembering Robert E. Somerfeld
Known for his absurdist one-act plays, Somerfeld was also an accomplished copywriter and screenwriter.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Everett Quinton: Humble, Hard-Working, Never Less Than Fabulous
Inheriting the Ridiculous Theatrical Company from his lover, Charles Ludlam, Quinton carved his own beloved niche in the theatre pantheon.
Andrew Leynse, Primary Stages’ Encourager-in-Chief
The longtime artistic director and new-play champion had a gentle, calming presence, but he never shied away from tough conversations.
Frank Galati, Passionate Enthusiast and Philosopher King
Boundlessly creative, unfailingly astute, he didn’t just make and teach theatre of the mind but of the heart as well.
Michael Feingold: A Life in Review
In his lifelong affair with the theatre, he could be a possessive, even jealous lover, but both his intellectual acuity and his abundant humanity shone through all his writing.
Charles Henry Fuller Jr.: Playwright, Collaborator, Friend
Director Clinton Turner Davis remembers Charles Fuller, the playwright known for ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ which earned the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2020 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
Joan Hotchkis: From Actors Studio to the TV Studio, Then to Performance Art
The writer-performer of ‘Tearsheets’ and ‘Elements of Flesh’ left behind a career in TV and film after surviving a brain tumor, turning her focus and activism to the stage.
Dan Sullivan: Friend of Audiences, Mentor of Critics
Theatre critic for the Los Angeles Times for 22 years, and longtime leader of the O’Neill Critics Institute, Sullivan was an old school newspaperman and a tireless teacher of the craft.
Robert Kalfin, Off-Broadway Pioneer, Made a Home for Big Risks
The founder of Chelsea Theater Center was a force from the 1960s onward, doing plays no one else would do and encouraging similar boldness in his colleagues.
Bob Kalfin and Me: A Friendship Over Half a Century
From our first meeting, he opened me up to a panorama of possibilities, not only in the theatre but in myself.
