Rachel Bloom Misses Herself
In her new Off-Broadway piece ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show,’ the actor-writer-songwriter frankly and funnily revisits the traumas and joys of the past 4 years.
Category Archives: Features
Revisiting ‘Mr. Green’: The Rewards of Keeping a Play Fresh
Why has my 1997 two-hander proven so durable around the world? It might have something to do with my attention to detail in the many translations and updates.
Something Up With Nathan Louis Jackson
A bard of Kansas City, Kans., he was a warm, mischievous truth teller whose plays reflected his life yet somehow showed us ourselves as well.
Some Hard and Beautiful Truths About Making Plays
In a book excerpt, the seasoned playwright offers insights and advice, not only about how to write but about how to think about your writing productively.
Martin Miller: From the Ozarks to the Turnpike
The former executive director of Arkansas’s TheatreSquared has just taken the same job at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, and he’s ready to open the gates.
Martine Kei Green-Rogers: Using Questions for Good
Green-Rogers brings a dramaturgical approach to leadership roles at The Theatre School at DePaul and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.
This Month in Theatre History
September looks back on theatre in the colonies, early playwright protections, Midwest theatre milestones, living newspapers, and two groundbreaking Broadway musicals.
Tina Howe, Gift Giver
A longtime friend recalls her groundbreaking mentor’s instinctive generosity, grace, and practical advice.
How Tina Howe Saw the World
A director and friend recalls the fabulousness of the playwright’s sensibility, which naturally found expression in her characters.
Schele Williams, the Directing Whiz Behind the New ‘Wiz’ and ‘Aida’
This passionate director, once a performer in ‘Aida,’ returns at the helm of a revised production, as well as of ‘The Wiz,’ bound for Broadway and a new generation.
