This Month in Theatre History (September 2013)
Theatrical milestones of Septembers past range from the start of van Itallie’s relationship with the Open Theater to the launch of the Arden.
Category Archives: Features
Barbara Oliver (1927-2013): A San Francisco Legend
A tribute to the founder and former artistic director of Aurora Theatre Theatre company.
Mona Mansour: Urgent Tales and Breakfast-Table Politics
Displacement, discomfort, and diaspora are among the themes this bicoastally grounded, globally minded playwright keeps returning to.
In the Wheel World With ‘Prometheus Bound’
The Getty Villa presents a new take on the Greek classic.
Chattanooga Theatre on the Verge
The door to professionalism has cracked open. Will the Tennessee city’s artists and audiences step through?
Danai Gurira’s Family Secrets in ‘The Convert’
The actor/playwright speaks explains how her play about Zimbabwe’s colonial history is surprisingly personal.
Darkness Meets Light in George Brant’s Plays
His increasingly popular works run the gamut from hilarious to heartfelt, with a touch of macabre.
Object of Art: Chance Magazine Puts Stage Design in Focus
Designers and seasoned photographers unite to produce, of all things, a new paper magazine.
Mary Zimmerman’s Bare Necessities: a Text, a Set, a Cast—and a Disney Cartoon
The Chicago adapter/director seems like a natural choice to turn the beloved ‘Jungle Book’ into a stage musical, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.
The Southern Writers’ Project Tells a Song (and Story) of the South
At Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s annual gathering, new plays grow with a distinctly regional flair.
