‘Macbeth’ Hits Home at San Quentin
Shakespeare’s themes of murder and mayhem resonate with prisoners, certainly, but so do his language, his humanity and his humor.
Features
#TCG15 Day 1: “I Identify as Billionare”
At the opening gathering of Theatre Communications Group’s 2015 National Conference, the topics include race, Cleveland, and performance by any means necessary.
In Conversation: John Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda Compare Notes
The two composers met recently to talk music, theatre, and how they clear their conscience.
Theatre Communications Group Announces 2015 National Conference Awards
At the TCG National Conference this week, James Houghton, Lear deBessonet and Rhodessa Jones will be recognized for their theatrical achievements.
Ben Platt Goes from Nerd to Leading Man in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
He’s happily played underdogs and second bananas, but in a new musical from Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, the ‘Pitch Perfect’ star at last has a role with range—and not just vocally speaking.
Going National: How America’s Regional Theatre Movement Changed the Game
The American theatre as we know it didn’t just evolve organically, inevitably; it was conjured by visionaries who dreamt of a national theatre outside New York, then built it.
Erik Ehn’s Code of Silence
Playwrights at Erik Ehn’s annual Texas retreat don’t speak for 10 days. New writing rushes into the void, along with a sense of community.
Life in the (Hollywood) Fringe Lane: Load In, Load Out, Don’t Lose Your Shirt
How does HFF, now in its sixth year, stack up to other fringe fests? Sources say: comparable to NYC, but no match for Perth.
Does God Have a Sense of Humor? Two Testaments on Broadway Say Amen
Robert Askins, writer of ‘Hand to God,’ talks with David Javerbaum, author of ‘An Act of God,’ about religion, theatre, and the music of comedy.
’10 Out of 12′: How the Other Half Techs
Anne Washburn’s new play at Soho Rep, about a troubled tech rehearsal, puts a fictional backstage crew and the show’s real backstage crew into a new kind of dialogue.
