Matt Shakman’s Geffen: In With the New
The theatre’s new artistic director hopes to make it a home for new plays and a wide range of voices that reflect Los Angeles.
Category Archives: Interviews
John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ Blows Back in 3 Parts
The 19th-century drama, now in trilogy form, has its premiere at Philly’s EgoPo Classic Theater.
Amy Wegener, the Heart Behind Humana
The literary director at Actors Theatre leads the yearlong charge of selecting the lineup.
Third Time’s the Charm: Diana Rigg Revisits Pygmalion, Again
The English dame holds forth on ‘My Fair Lady’ and its problems, pay equity, and the time Albee didn’t like her performance.
At New York Stage Review, Critics Are Doing It for Themselves
Five credentialed writers have bucked the trend of arts journalism cutbacks to create a new review website.
Raising Native Voices, Then Amplifying Them
After years of nurturing writers and performers, the work of L.A.’s Native American theatre is finally paying off.
Cutting Ball Passed to Ariel Craft
Where will she take the experimental theatre she inherits from its co-founders? Its history of risk and radicalism points the way.
Lee Pace, Not Your Regular Joe
A role as the gay Mormon lawyer in ‘Angels in America’ on Broadway brings the Texas-born actor back to a play that helped make him an actor.
Bill Rauch’s Next Once-in-a-Lifetime Move
The Oregon Shakes leader will cross the country to take on a new challenge: to lead a performing arts center at New York’s World Trade Center.
Chris Coleman’s Portland-to-Denver Trip
After leading a big transition at Portland Center Stage, he’s making one of his own to take the reins at Denver Center Theatre Company.
