The Cruel Humanity and Danger of ‘Social Security’
Christina Masciotti’s uneasily naturalistic play depicts a factory worker fallen on hard times and caught between two contrasting neighbors.
Christina Masciotti’s uneasily naturalistic play depicts a factory worker fallen on hard times and caught between two contrasting neighbors.
Matt Lyle’s wild comedy, inspired by a mild real-life social humiliation, throws self-judgment and invidious class comparison on the grill next to the road kill.
We talked to 10 theatre artists about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of collaborating—in work and in life.
Festival founder Blair Thomas aimed to challenge the conventional notions of puppetry and maybe invent some new models along the way during this 12-day Chicago event.
The director left the company he founded to pursue his own muse. But he’s since learned that theatre is about community, and leadership is about service. Oh—and he had some time and money on his hands.
Matthew Lopez’s newest play, coming soon to Hartford Stage, tackles the intimacy gap in contemporary relationships.
Building audiences in two far-flung cities, as Alaska’s biggest theatre has done, is one way to help ensure a theatre’s economic sustainability.
Three new plays aren’t giving the NFL a pass for its brain-injury crisis and macho culture.
Two parents are concerned about their young son’s love for Cinderella and playing dress-up. Should they be? Daniel Pearle’s play, coming soon to About Face Theatre, explores the question.
Last fall, Orange County’s LORT powerhouse embarked on a collaborative community project with nearby Santa Ana.