Connecting Russian Refugees Via Theatre—and a SpaceBridge
Through the stories of young Russian refugee children, theatremaker Irina Kruzhilina aims to promote compassion among mistrustful Americans, and create some friendships along the way.
Category Archives: Features
Matt Barbot’s ‘beautiful land’: This Time It’s Personal
His fantastical new play at Pregones/PRTT puts real and fictional Puerto Ricans on a wild train ride through history and politics.
Kris Vire: Chicago’s Sharp-Eyed Theatre Keeper
The diligent arts journalist, who died on Nov. 18 at the age of 47, is remembered for his dedication to theatre and friends.
The Year’s 10 Most Popular Posts, and 10 That Deserve Another Look
It was a year of uncertainty and innovation, relevance and escapism, hate-reads and affirmations.
Divine Comedy Festival: Joy and Despair, Head-Scratching and Mind-Blowing
This last dispatch from the 2024 gathering checks in with some Americans who’ve felt both inspired and challenged by their Polish counterparts.
Martin Benson: Directing With Clarity, Traveling Light
The co-founder of South Coast Rep won acclaim by staging what playwrights wrote, and helping to sustain a home for their work.
Sex, Politics, Guarded Optimism: A Report From Kraków’s Divine Comedy
Theatre in Poland inevitably intersects with politics, and not only because it relies on state support.
David Schweizer: Sparkling Glee, Peerless Care
Remembering a director whose intelligence and sense of humor didn’t just guide careers but built community.
Chris Kayser Worked Hard but Savored the Grapes
The versatile Atlanta actor, who died on Dec. 3 at the age of 75, is remembered as both larger than life and down to earth.
Our Man in Kraków: Dispatches From Divine Comedy
This correspondent returned eagerly to a place where theatre still matters in a troubled world, even if it can’t quite make sense of it.
