Hana Sharif Named Arena Stage’s Next Artistic Director
The current artistic director the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Sharif will succeed Molly Smith when the longtime AD retires in June.
Category Archives: Features
The Man Who Tickled the Great Intelligent Beast
The creator of impro, a hugely influential approach to improvisational theatremaking, Keith Johnstone is still guiding students, even after his death.
Itamar Moses: Every Day He Writes the Book
A playwright who finds writing musicals both impossible and irresistible, he has a new adaptation of ‘An American Tail’ opening at Children’s Theatre Company.
Back to the Sandbox With ‘God of Carnage’
Yasmina Reza’s popular play makes a belated Off-Broadway debut in a kinetic new production by Theatre Breaking Through Barriers.
World Premiere Wisconsin: A Bold Idea, Locally Brewed
This 4-month state-wide celebration of theatrical abundance is already strengthening bonds among artists and audiences, all while keeping the focus on new writing.
‘My Tone Is Indigenous’: Larissa FastHorse on Native Comedy and Storytelling
Her ‘Thanskgiving Play’ is the first play by a Native woman playwright on Broadway, but you can leave your virtue-signaling and tragedy-porn expectations at the door.
Molly Smith Is Ready to Leave the Arena
Arena Stage’s artistic director looks back on a quarter century of programming for the unique community that comprises the nation’s capital.
The Devil Is Throwing a Party, and Phones Are Welcome
For Jennifer Chang’s world-premiere ‘The Devil Is a Lie,’ Quantum Theatre occupies a Pittsburgh landmark associated with one of its most notorious industrialists.
What Can an EDI Consultant Do for a Play?
When SpeakEasy Stage Company puts on plays featuring cross-cultural currents and racial conflicts, Kira Troilo’s consulting work proves crucial.
When the Process Is the Problem
After a back-and-forth over COVID vaccine policy sparked an HR investigation at New Dramatists, the fallout exposed the faultlines between the personal and the professional—and between artists and leadership.
