Please Don’t Turn Off Your Cell Phone
In Renee Schilling’s “Doug is a D-Bag” at the Cleveland Public Theatre, texting during the show isn’t only allowed, it’s encouraged.
Features
Stop the Presses: Louisiana Artists Respond to Natural Disasters
When disaster strikes Louisiana, its artists step up to the plate with savvy and ingenuity.
Man and/vs Machine
Madeleine George explores humanity’s relationship with technology in ‘The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence’ at Playwrights Horizons.
A Barebones Neverland
Jeremy Bloom’s ‘Peter/Wendy,’ at San Francisco’s Custom Made Theatre Company, distills J.M. Barrie’s tale down to its essentials, with just seven actors and some happy thoughts.
The Trayvon Factor: Playwrights Respond to the Struggle
Dramas dealing with race and diversity continue to grow in numbers following the George Zimmerman case.
Global Spotlight for December 2013
Global theatre news for this month, from Chile to Norway.
Eddie Dowling Recalls the Fragile Intensity of the First ‘Glass Menagerie’
The original Tom Wingfield in the 1945 premiere of Tennessee Williams’s breakthrough play recalls its rocky, bittersweet road to the Broadway stage.
Dominic D’Andrea Takes a Community’s Pulse, a One-Minute Play at a Time
It started as a kind of theatrical dare—what can really be conveyed onstage in 60 seconds? Now its creator takes his “barometer project” on the road.
In Memoriam: Julie Harris
The prolific actress’s passion for the stage took her from Michigan, to New York, to the shores of Cape Cod.
In Memoriam: Jeremy Geidt
Geidt was a founding member of both the Yale Repertory Theatre and American Repertory Theater.
