Change By Degrees
Can theatre for social change be taught? Here’s a roundup of theatre-studies programs where arts activism is on the syllabus.
Category Archives: Features
In Memoriam: Paul Barry, Actor-Manager Extraordinaire
He led the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival through nearly three decades and the entire canon, but his best role may have been his soulful Cyrano.
The Mysterious and Mythical Land of the Theatre
In excerpts from speeches newly translated by Zack Rogow and Renée Morel, the celebrated author of ‘Gigi’ tells how she found her identity as a writer in the music halls of Paris.
Theatre Against Violence Against Women
Patricia Ariza and Joanna Sherman lead companies in war zones where female bodies and liberty are among the worst casualties.
Paying Playwrights More Than Play Money
Writers can’t live on commissions and royalties alone, so some theatres are adjusting the way they compensate them. Are these gestures enough to turn the tide?
The Cold Doesn’t Bother Audiences at Serenbe Playhouse’s ‘Snow Queen’
Building on the popularity of a certain icy musical film phenom, the team at this Georgia theatre went back to the source to create an otherworldly ‘Snow Queen.’
L.A. Theatres Have 99-Seat Problems, but Bitching Ain’t One
Amid heated arguments over the city’s version of the Equity showcase code, a real and resonant debate about artists’ compensation seems to be emerging.
Know a Theatre: Maltz Jupiter Theatre of Jupiter, Fla.
This former dinner theatre in Palm Beach County has left its star-studded past behind to focus on crowd-pleasing fundamentals, and on reimagining the musical-theatre canon.
Rodney King's L.A. Story Resonates Backward and Forward
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that’s deeply American—and quintessentially L.A.
The Guthrie Mourns Father Figure Kenneth Washington
Minneapolis remembers a gentle mentor who shepherded young performers and never had a harsh word for anyone.
