‘Smash/Hit!’ Brings War Stories Onstage
Veteran Michael Bordner’s hip-hop infused play was inspired by his personal experience serving in Iraq.
Category Archives: Features
Puppets Tackle the Icelandic Banking Crisis in ‘SAGA’
The visual theatre company playfully presents the unusual topic with puppets.
Mark Rylance Goes Fishing for Poetry in ‘Nice Fish’
The poetry infused play follows two ice fisherman on a frozen Minnesota lake.
‘Adam Sultan’ Fuses Death and Theatre
The play explores the significance of objects and the inevitable morality we face.
Double Edge’s ‘Grand Paradise’ Rushes the Gates of Heaven
The Massachusetts-based company’s Chagall-inspired new work marches through a turbulent century.
Nina Raine’s ‘Rabbit’ Explores Gender Politics
The play’s sexually aggressive female characters aren’t afraid to kiss and tell.
‘Vainglorious’ Stages the Napoleonic Era
Talleyrand and Ho! An ensemble-devised work about early 19th-century leaders takes the stage in Philadelphia.
Mountains, Music, and Mr. Finn at Barrington Stage Musical Theatre Lab
Could a summer in the Berkshires with the ‘Spelling Bee’ crew turn your musical into a winner?
Questions for Kevin O’Donnell
The Chicago sound designer/composer talks about the Hypocrites, and about a new folk musical with a jazz flavor.
Jessica Hecht: Head Tricks
The actress finds her own method (no, not that Method) of burrowing into a character.
