This Month in Theatre History
A playwright and abolitionist responsible for a variety of firsts, an international tour that changed acting in the West, and the birth of a feminist theatre collective with a unique approach to playmaking.
Category Archives: Features
Yiddish Theatre: Not Just a Thing of the Past
In New York City, once home to dozens of Yiddish theatres, 2 companies now tend the flame in different ways—just don’t call it a renaissance.
Teo Castellanos, Miami Theatre Transformer
How this local hero has reflected and lifted up his native city on its own terms, both in his original stage work and in his teaching and advocacy.
Music for Plays, a Step-by-Step Guide
Tips on the entire process of making music that serves the director’s vision and fits into the play production process.
2022’s 10 Most Popular Posts (and 10 That Deserve Another Look)
It was a year of highs and lows, very often both at once.
Sheldon Epps: Making the Case for Diversity in All Directions
The longtime artistic director of Pasadena Playhouse talks about his new book, which recounts a career of both achievements and arguments over the shape (and shade) of the American theatre.
Stephen McKinley Henderson’s Long Road to ‘Riverside and Crazy’
Known as one of the great ‘Wilson warriors’ for roles in all but 2 of August Wilson’s plays, the actor looks back on highlights from his rich and diverse career and looks ahead to another turn on Broadway.
Talia Corren Joins Risa Shoup as Co-Leader of A.R.T./New York
The co-executive directors talk about the unique challenges of this moment, and how their theatre service organization is poised to meet them.
What Does the Closure of ‘Ain’t No Mo’ Mean for the Future of Black Stories?
Jordan E. Cooper’s satire could have had more success if it had kept cultivating audiences as intentionally as it did throughout its early development.
Company First and Last: SITI Takes Its Final Bow
The tight-knit troupe, whose unique training has been at least as influential as its form-bending work, ends its 30-year run in a typically unlikely way: with a take on ‘A Christmas Carol.’
