Ruth Maleczech (1939–2013)
Remembering a giant.
Category Archives: Features
Front and Center with Highwayman’s ‘The Record’
Two artistic directors take inspiration from a live rodeo for a new performance piece.
Marie Antoinette Meets Modern Times in ‘On the Eve’
Classic French historical figure gets a sci-fi makeover in Dallas.
Liberty Mitchell Pens Show on Childhood With Her Father, Artie Mitchell
“The Pornographer’s Daughter,” Liberty Mitchell’s newest piece receives premiere at San Francisco’s Z Space.
Incubator Arts Project’s ‘Take Me Home’ Puts Audiences in the Front Seat to Action
The new taxi-based performance will literally transport audience members around the New York City.
Matthew Lopez Delves into Drag, Hometown in ‘Legend of Georgia McBride’
New play receives first premiere at Denver Center Theatre Company.
A Yentl for a New Age
The well-known Jewish play gets re-imagined in Cleveland.
That August Wilson Feeling
The words and music of an American master get a fresh read, and they’re as impossible, and transformative, as ever.
How Split Britches Joined Lesbian Performance With the Avant-Garde
At the seminal WOW Cafe and beyond, Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver have inspired generations of theatremakers with their seriously playful hybrid of vaudeville, drag, and postmodern appropriation.
New Stage Technology Changes the Game Behind the Scenes, and in the Classroom
The ease and speed of digital solutions for the stage is creating new possibilities—and raising new questions about how to train artists for such a rapidly evolving field.
