Home Truths: 3 Plays With a Sense of Place
A daughter’s grief memoir on a Wisconsin farm, an Ireland-set comedy with roles for a large Santa Cruz ensemble, and a mall drama set in Portland.
Features
Chita Rivera: Icon, Ancestor, Force, and Presence
A successor in the legendary role of Anita recalls her confidence-building encounter with the Broadway legend.
This Month in Theatre History
February recalls the comedic duo Williams and Walker, a Gertrude Stein opera, a ‘Death of a Salesman’ debut, and more.
The 1/52 Project: Funding Designers for the Future
Now accepting applications and donations for its third consecutive year, the designer-backed grant program continues its mission to support underrepresented artists.
‘Between Two Knees’: Between Slaughter and Laughter
This raucous remix of Native American history by the 1491s, co-creators of ‘Reservation Dogs,’ is now onstage in NYC after a 6-year journey across the U.S.
How 2 Iranian American Directors Translate Sanaz Toossi’s ‘English’
Arya Shahi and Naghmeh Samini are staging the Pulitzer-winning play about an Iranian language class at the Old Globe and ArtsWest, respectively.
Where We Are and Where We’ve Been: ‘Tad in 5th City’
As Chicago’s MPAACT remounts ‘Tad in 5th City,’ which first ran in 2010, its content finds new and continuing resonances within the Chicago community.
‘Warrior Sisters of Wu’: Humor and Ferocity on the Eve of War
Damon Chua’s new play at Pan Asian Rep retells a portion of a Chinese epic that follows the badass icons Wan and Qing.
Joan Holden: Disarmingly Funny, Fiercely Political
The longtime playwright for San Francisco Mime Troupe delivered keen, freewheeling, up-to-the-minute satire as progressive as it was populist.
How Queer Black Church Energy Is ‘Delivered’T’
Jonathan Norton’s new play, opening soon in Dallas and Louisville, finds the comedy and pathos in usher board culture.
