Eric Keen-Louie Wants Us to Remember Why We Do Theatre
As La Jolla Playhouse’s new executive producer, Keen-Louie aims to keep pushing the field forward, not just for his current collaborators but for the next generation.
Category Archives: Interviews
Gennean Scott: Broadway Can and Will Change
For the Broadway League’s first director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, action is going to be as important as words.
A Dramaturg on ‘Jeopardy’ and a Dream Come True
Last month Madison Mae Williams, a dramaturg with a focus on new plays, did the field proud in a national TV appearance.
How Lili Taylor Caught Wallace Shawn’s ‘Fever’
She may be alone onstage for the performance, but she contains—and reflects—multitudes.
The Folger’s Karen Ann Daniels: Making the Shakespeare We Want
As she steps into a new role at D.C.’s Folger Theatre and Library, she’s focused on how a repurposed Bard can help build community.
Jean Passanante: More Than One Life to Live
In her successful soap writing career, she used new-play development skills she honed at the O’Neill and New York Theatre Workshop, among others.
Checking In With This Year’s Rising Leaders of Color
The 8 individuals in this year’s cohort don’t just make theatre; over the past year and going forward, they are all about making change.
Ed Herendeen at CATF: ‘Not a One-Person Operation’
The founder of Contemporary American Theater Festival looks back on 31 years of producing new plays in rep.
3Views Reboots Its Critical Mission With 3 New Editors
Brittani Samuel, Jose Solís, and Sarah Rose Leonard will lead the site, originally founded by Sarah Ruhl and Julia Jordan, aimed at diversifying the critical discourse.
Christopher Lloyd and Lear, Closer Than Ever
Tackling the iconic role at 82, the stage and screen actor resonates with the aging monarch’s struggle to maintain control.