3 Ways to Tell Stories of Sexual Abuse Onstage
The writers of ‘Vatican Falls,’ ‘How I Learned to Drive,’ and ‘Downstate’ take varied approaches to depicting pedophiles—and reckoning with what they deserve.
Category Archives: Opinion
What Does the Closure of ‘Ain’t No Mo’ Mean for the Future of Black Stories?
Jordan E. Cooper’s satire could have had more success if it had kept cultivating audiences as intentionally as it did throughout its early development.
The Rise and Fall of ‘KPOP’
Why is this groundbreaking Broadway musical closing so soon? The tale of its creation, evolution, marketing, and critical reception offers plenty of clues—and some glimmers of hope.
Why New Plays Now? A Case for Supporting the Unimaginable
One of the nation’s most prolific living playwrights celebrates the theatre that has sustained him, and asks that it recommit to, and expand, its support for new work.
Who Will You Inspire?
A reflection on the influences who led me to become the theatre artist and educator I am today—and to be that influence for others.
Why My Journey With ‘KPOP’ Feels Like a Broadway Homecoming
For the show’s associate music director/lyric dramaturg, ‘KPOP’ brings together 2 things that are precious to her: the Broadway musical, and contemporary Korean and Korean American culture.
I’ve Got a Beautiful Feeling About the Future of Hammerstein’s Farm
The 5-acre farm in Doylestown, Pa., where Oscar Hammerstein II wrote his epochal musicals is being turned into a museum and education center.
What Is a Non-Binary Play?
Playwright Jonathan Alexandratos reflects on the plethora of joys, pains, ownerships, references, anxieties, comforts, languages, forms, and more to be found in non-binary plays.
A More Intentional Era for American Regional Theatre
The itinerant experiment at Long Wharf Theatre can be a model for other theatres that have lost connection with their communities.
How We Found the Musical That Found Us
On the closing weekend of ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ its lead producer looks back at an unforgettable journey that opened a window into a mental health movement.
