Dramaturgical Notes on 4 of the Season’s Most Popular Plays
How directors and dramaturgs have approached ‘The Whipping Man,’ ‘The Motherfucker With the Hat,’ ‘Freud’s Last Session,’ and ‘Good People.’
Category Archives: Features
John Steppling: The Artist as Outsider
This expat playwright hasn’t found much love in U.S. theatres, and the feeling is mutual.
Martin Pakledinaz: 1953-2012
Kathleen Marshall remembers a celebrated costume designer and friend.
Embodying Empathy, Djeli-Style
Christopher Parks’s play ‘Sunjata Kamelenya’ propels its child audience into action.
Rolling With the New-Play Surge
Teamwork and trust are watchwords for NNPN honcho Jason Loewith.
The Commons Touch
Thanks to a triumvirate of forward-lookers, a think tank grows in Boston.
The Ascent of Katori Hall
The ‘Mountaintop’ scribe pulls no punches, and neither do her characters.
A Little Bit of History Repeating
Christopher Shinn’s political play ‘Now or Later’ may mean more now than it did earlier.
Samuel D. Hunter: His Private Idaho
Arena Stage’s new resident playwright carves out his own psychic terrain.
Eve Ensler on Activism, Adaptation, and the ‘V’ Play
Her new play ‘Emotional Creature’ reflects the experiences of girls around the world.
