Category Archives: Opinion

Theatre People FAQ: A Cheat Sheet

A handy guide to fielding those perennial pesky queries.

From ‘Cherry Orchard’ on Broadway to ‘Cymbeline’ in London, period transplants have varied success.

Two seasoned Foote performers reflect on his 1992 play, ‘The Roads to Home,’ now in a Primary Stages revival.

Whatever contribution I’ve made to the theatre repertoire has been because I took risks on great material and got backers to trust me with it.

The theatre subscription model may seem creaky, but maybe all its needs is an upgrade—a monthly, recurring upgrade.

Hour by hour, decade by decade, Mac broke down American history, music, himself, and us—and then built us back up again.

Even in a polarized age, the best dramatists are drawn to complications, not simple answers, as Richard Nelson’s Chekhovian plays prove.

How the story of Matthew Shepard’s murder in a small Wyoming town resonated in a nation where hate and hope are in heated contention.

There’s no shortage of exciting new writing for the stage. But are we in a Golden Age of playwriting?

If we can’t move past our bias toward theatre made in the U.S. and ratified in New York, we might as well just build a wall.