Gay Theatre Gets Hammered by the Canon, Again
The NY Times’ recent ‘Brief History of Gay Theatre’ was not so brief. So how did it manage to leave out so much gay history that wasn’t white and male?
Category Archives: Opinion
‘Girl From the North Country’: How Does It Feel?
Conor McPherson, handed Bob Dylan’s complete song catalogue, no strings attached, brings it all back home.
The Enduring Lessons of ‘How I Learned to Drive’
My play about sexual assault has moved and inspired so many people, but first it rewrote me.
Stirred by ‘The Post’? You Need to Know About ‘Top Secret’
The new Spielberg film celebrates the freedom of the press, but a 1992 docudrama on the same subject delved deeper.
Surprised That ‘Never Again’ Leaders Are Theatre Kids? I’m Not
Many of these Florida teen activists found their voice and their sense of community onstage.
Why I Stopped Teaching ‘Angels’ to Undergrads
It’s not just all the arduous unpacking: AIDS, Reagan, the closet, Mormons. It’s also that the play’s millennial dread seems puzzling to post-millennials.
Beyond Whiteness: A January Festival Wrap-Up
What I saw when I chose to focus on artists of color at Under the Radar, COIL, et al.
Why ‘Our Town’ Springs Eternal, but Especially Now
Thornton Wilder’s 80-year-old play offers something more than comforting nostalgia in a troubled American moment.
IP Made Simple: You Make It, You Own It
When people make exciting new work together at Dad’s Garage, why should we claim a piece of it?
’Cause That’s the Way Things Happen on the Polar Express
Playing a Steward in this immersive holiday show has been a moving experience—literally.
