Category Archives: Interviews

Madeleine Oldham: Building Up from the Ground Floor

The director of Berkeley Rep’s new-works development program reflects on the way the theatre has changed, and still needs to change.

The composer/lyricist/librettist/actor broke ground in theatre, music, and TV, and still had more to say.

A co-founder of Free Southern Theater reflects on forming the theatrical arm of the Civil Rights Movement.

She’s been a yoga teacher for the past half century, but in the 1960s she was a busy triple threat in New York.

A Lebanese theatremaker putting down roots in San Francisco, Assaf brings to her new job a global perspective and an open door.

As she moves from Maine’s Penobscot Theatre to Miami’s GableStage, she prioritizes professionalism, depth, and community service.

Can sound journalism expose and end workplace abuse in the entertainment industry? If sources are ready to talk, she’s ready to report.

As a new version of ‘Pass Over’ gets ready to reopen Broadway, its playwright is poised for a fresh chapter.

The founder and artistic director of New Federal Theatre, who retired from the post in June, reflects on a storied, pathbreaking career.

A choir founded during the AIDS crisis stages a revivifying concert amid another pandemic, as longtime leader Michael McElroy moves on.