Suffering, Spectacle, Spells: ‘Harry Potter’ as Vintage Melodrama
The authors of the latest installment have set the Time-Turner back to the 19th century.
Category Archives: Opinion
Putting the Back of the House Front and Center
How ‘The Parlour,’ my play about the hidden hierarchies of the restaurant business, has been served by MCC Theater’s Youth Company.
Should the Fringe Take a Little Off the Top?
Every festival has its own special formula, but Fringe NYC’s subsidiary rights agreement may be a bridge too far.
The Theatre of Trump
How has this unlikely presidential candidate gotten so far? By setting the stage and giving the performance of a lifetime.
The Trials of ‘An American Daughter’
Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 play feels more contemporary than it should, especially during this political season.
How to Build a Moving House Without a Turntable in ‘Rain’
For a musical at the Old Globe, we were tasked with creating a structure that could rotate and withstand a downpour. The solution? A self-driving house.
Breaking Barriers at the New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas
Highlights of the annual festival included a rock band of Catholic schoolgirls, giant balloons, pop-up books, and deconstructed Chekhov.
The Ground on Which I Stand
African American theatre is distinct, distinguished, and fully deserving of the kind of funding and respect too often reserved for white culture and institutions.
The Ground Together: Responses & Reflections
A range of voices considers the impact and the lasting legacy—and a few lacunae—of August Wilson’s seminal speech.
The Distance We Have Traveled
August Wilson’s historic call to arms resonates with today’s social justice activism. But has it taken root on our stages?
