Letters to the Editor September 2013
Readers wrote in to quibble with or praise Johnna Adams’s ‘Gidion’s Knot’ and immersive theatre.
Category Archives: Features
Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Science of Feeling at Home
Kwame Kwei-Armah hits his stride as the artistic director of Center Stage in Baltimore.
‘Arguendo’ Gets to the Naked Truth
The source text for Elevator Repair Service’s newest show isn’t a classic text but something more revealing: transcripts from a Supreme Court case on public nudity.
Robert Sickinger (1917-2013): A Windy City Ringleader
From Hull House, to the Jane Addams Center, to Uptown Theatre, remembering a giant of the Chicago theatre scene.
Bernard Sahlins (1922-2013): A Giant of the Second City
Remembering the sustaining force behind the Chicago improv institution.
Artists at Play to Stage Michael Golamco’s ‘Cowboy Versus Samurai’
The collective of Asian-American artists will present the play about two Asian Americans in Wyoming.
What If Auditions Were More Like Collaborations Than Competitions?
Two Boston-based companies try new, more ensemble-based approaches to the casting process.
Global Spotlight for Sept. 2013
From genocide to robots, it’s a diverse month at theatre festivals around the world.
New Orleans Gets Spooky in ‘The Hollow’
Christina Ham’s play at Workhaus Collective explores class and race issues in a haunting way.
20 Questions for Richard Bean
The British scribe, known largely stateside for ‘One Man, Two Guvnors,’ discusses his career, the British monarchy, and the differences between England and America.
