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.
Category Archives: Features
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.
Civic Scores: A Modest Proposal for Theatre Beyond the Stage
Why can’t Americans talk to each other anymore? Theatre artists may have precisely the right skills to kickstart discourse and rekindle empathy.
Summers in Rhinebeck, Where Birds Sing and New Musicals Grow
For 13 years, Kathy Evans’s new-work development program in upstate New York has given writers what they need to make new musicals.
When Kwame Was Stokely
In a new play at Chicago’s Court Theatre, playwright Nambi E. Kelley looks for the human being—and the humor—in a Civil Rights legend.
Grown in Chicago: Creating Your Community
This special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.
Under the Big Umbrella at a Festival for Neurodiverse Audiences
The fifth iteration of Lincoln Center’s festival for neurodiverse families was shorter but broader, offering many pathways for engagement.
2 Days in April: TCG Goes to Washington
Theatre leaders gathered to train, talk, and meet with Congressional staff about urgent issues facing the industry.
