Nicole Watson Wants Playwrights’ Center to Be a Lighthouse
In her early days as the org’s producing artistic director, she discusses process and the state of new-play development in American theatre.
Category Archives: Features
Katie Bradley Named Theater Mu Interim Artistic Director
A longtime performer and teaching artist with the company, she will serve alongside managing director Anh Thu T. Pham while a successor for Lily Tung Crystal is sought.
From Chicago: A Ghost Light Through the Dark
A new movie centers Chicago theatre and theatremakers, plus news from the region and thoughts from artists Dolores Díaz and Alice da Cunha.
For Winnie Holzman, ‘Choice’ Is Personal
Her new play at McCarter Theatre explores the topic of abortion, minus polemics, plus humor and a touch of mysticism.
New Swap Meet Musical Opens Shop in San Diego
The creative team at TuYo Theatre on how and why they created ‘Pasale Pasale.’
Michael Greif’s Triple Play
The director of ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and co-director of ‘The Notebook’ talks about his busy Broadway season and his specialty in shows about mental health.
How to Retell a Classic: The Many Shades of ‘The Color Purple’
Playwright and screenwriter Marcus Gardley may not have known it at the time, but he had been preparing to adapt Alice Walker’s iconic tale for decades.
The Unsettling But Fertile Ground of ‘Turret’
A Red Orchid ensemble members Michael Shannon and Travis A. Knight star in Levi Holloway’s eerie new play.
John Dillon: A Mild-Mannered Man With the Soul of an Adventurer
At Milwaukee Rep and around the world, this passionate director put his focus on others—writers, actors, audiences—and we all benefited.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Lofty Ambitions
Putting down roots in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, the Bramble Arts Loft is both a home for the theatre company and a community-centered rental space.
