If You Rebuild It, Will They Return?
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
Category Archives: Features
Tyne Rafaeli & Kate Whoriskey: Community, Not Competition
Two in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
Projected Back in Time as ‘Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ Returns
A former projectionist recalls 3 memorable weeks in the mezzanine on the show’s Boston tour stop back in 1979.
Lewberger Meets Fans Where They Are: Musical Theatre
Though their Off-Broadway show is sold out, the musical trio is still trying new things onstage.
How Sean Daniels Stages Recovery, One Show at a Time
The writer-director, who now helms Florida Studio Theatre’s Recovery Project, is taking a multi-pronged approach to fighting the stigma of addiction with theatre.
Bruce Barthol, the Musical Conscience of the SF Mime Troupe
The smartest hippie in any room, Bruce married tireless anti-capitalist passion with lyrical wit and musical resourcefulness.
Bringing the Thunder, Finding the Lightness
A brief gig working with a company of disabled actors became a 4-year tour, and a writer learned to face his own hardships with grace and humor.
Joan Shepard’s Tireless Theatrical Spirit
A stage creature from a young age, she went on to pass on that love of theatre to several generations, including her own children.
Time and Space at the Colorado New Play Summit
Even on a smaller scale, this year’s Summit offered 4 playwrights the invaluable chance to write questions and stage the answers.
Hard of Hearing Shouldn’t Have to Be This Hard
An actor and musician takes us behind the curtain and exposes some of the roadblocks to full inclusion.
