There’s Another Think There!
The rise and fall…and rise of ‘Seussical.’
Category Archives: Features
Thinking About Writing About Thinking About New Plays
Or, how visual arts audiences got comfortable with radical innovation, while theatre audiences didn’t.
Tangled Up in Blue
Political trepidation translates to unfocused theatre at Humana Festival.
The Real Thing
Identity and cultural authenticity are dramatic fodder for William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
Building Bridges
An interview with Melissa James Gibson about her play ‘Brooklyn Bridge.’
Breaking Through
An interview with Richard Foreman about his play ‘The Gods Are Pounding My Head!’
The Michael Chekhov Twist
The playwright’s nephew tried to capture acting’s transcendent dimensions—an excerpt from ‘The Other Chkehov: A Biography of Michael Chekhov.’
Acting and the Black Imagination
Ground zero is the actor’s own life and cultural experiences—a conversation with Douglas Turner Ward.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
A round-table conversation between six actors who teach, including F. Murray Abraham, Gary Sinise, and Fiona Shaw.
The Lying Game
So you want to be an actor? The first step is figuring out why in the world you’d do such a thing.
