Ambition, Onstage and Off: The Old Globe’s Epic Stab at ‘Henry 6’
Director Barry Edelstein may have squeezed 3 Shakespeare history plays into 2 parts for this program, but nothing about this canon-completing repertory extravaganza is small-scale.
Category Archives: Interviews
The Gift of Living in Whitney White’s Queendom
An intrepid, in-demand force in the American theatre, this writer-director is finding more to say through Shakespeare’s only recurring female character, Queen Margaret.
Naveen Kumar Is Looking Forward to D.C.
The Washington Post’s next theatre critic is excited to dive into a scene that’s new to him and to continue covering an industry in flux.
Brandon J. Dirden Caps the Wilson Cycle With a ‘Gem’
As either actor or director, often at N.J.’s Two River Theater, he’s tackled all 10 plays in August Wilson’s canon, but he’s not resting on his laurels.
Wish You Were Here
A roundtable on how to create radically welcoming access at the theatre.
Paula Vogel, Tina Landau, and the Room That Made ‘Mother Play’
A far-ranging conversation about their common approach to text as a springboard, why they’re past theory, and how they introduced Jessica Lange to Viewpoints.
Joshua Allen: Coming Home Again
As the Chicago playwright’s newest work hits the Raven Theatre stage, Allen revisits the gestation and meaning of his South Side-set Grand Boulevard Trilogy.
Nicole Watson Wants Playwrights’ Center to Be a Lighthouse
In her early days as the org’s producing artistic director, she discusses process and the state of new-play development in American theatre.
Michael Greif’s Triple Play
The director of ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and co-director of ‘The Notebook’ talks about his busy Broadway season and his specialty in shows about mental health.
José Rivera and the Family Storm of ‘The Hours Are Feminine’
The playwright’s new play at Intar draws on his own youth for lessons about masculinity, assimilation, and language.
