Eboni Booth on ‘Primary Trust’: Only Connect
An interview with the playwright about fast writing, big feelings, mai tais, and Munchkins.
Features
Millennial Approaches
Youth discount tickets aren’t just about filling houses now but about creating lifelong theatregoers and donors.
Amber Ruffin, Happy to Live in the World of ‘The Wiz’
The busy writer was brought on to preserve the essence of the iconic show, while pruning dated language (and adding fresh jokes).
‘Tommy,’ Can You Hear Me? I’m Not Gonna Take It
From its casting to its staging, the acclaimed new Broadway revival of the iconic rock musical misses opportunities to engage with, and subvert, harmful tropes around Deafness and disability.
Chris Durang Was My Willy Wonka
A sweet, sane soul who wrote hilarious, deranged, profoundly human plays, he showed us all how to dance on the funny/serious tightrope.
Henrik & Heidi & Anton & Amy
Why and how Amy Herzog and Heidi Schreck took time from writing their own plays to adapt ‘An Enemy of the People’ and ‘Uncle Vanya,’ respectively, for Broadway.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
These seasoned Atlanta artists prove that creative entrepreneurship and collaboration are keys to a vibrant career in one of the South’s most exciting cities.
‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’: Who They’ll Come for First
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s new play, now kicking off its rolling world premiere at Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre, imagines an eerily plausible fascist future.
A Safe Room for Bold Plays
The 3 writers in Second Stage’s Judith Champion Reading Series—Sarah Mantell, D.A. Mindell, and Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin—reflect on their plays and their process.
Releasing the Potential Energy of ‘The Light Chasers’
In Know Theatre’s new show, Cloud Cult’s 2010 concept album becomes an interstellar family drama set somewhere between Ohio and Proxima Centauri.
