Steven Woolf Felt, and Spread, the Joy of Theatre
The former artistic director of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis brought a community together around his passion for theatre.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
G.W. ‘Skip’ Mercier, Tony-Nominated Designer, 1954-2021
A versatile designer who studied at UC Berkeley and Yale, he designed everywhere from Seattle Rep and the O’Neill Theatre Center to Broadway.
Barbara Field Helped Make a Home for Playwrights
Building bridges between young artists and theatre institutions in the Twin Cities, she also wrote smart, heartful plays and adaptations.
The Wit and Wisdom of Joan Schenkar
As passionate an advocate as she was a cutting critic of mediocrity, she wrote richly theatrical plays but is best known for deep-dive biographies.
Edward Medina: Caught Up in a Conversation
Passionate about theatre and criticism, this native New Yorker could change your life in 15 minutes.
Olympia Dukakis, Minister of the Interior
A fierce, unsentimental explorer of the human experience, she was also a subversive wit and a dear friend, especially to her audiences.
Arthur Kopit: Abiding Curiosity, Relentless Generosity
Along with his provocative, form-breaking plays, his great work of the last few decades was a mentorship style that was expansive, dialogic, opinionated but undogmatic.
The Pathbreaking Excellence of Douglas Turner Ward
Colleagues recall the vision and tenacity of one of the American theatre’s essential founders and leaders.
Craig ‘muMs’ Grant Wasn’t Just a Poet; to Me He Was Poetry
A tribute to the poet, playwright, and actor from a friend who knew him since junior high.
Mark Plesent: The Everyday and the Extraordinary
For 3 decades he led NYC’s only theatre dedicated to making work with, about, and for the city’s working class.
