Luis Alfaro: The Joy of Not Knowing
The artistic director of the Magic Theatre talks to the playwright of ‘The Travelers,’ the playscript in our Summer print issue, about poetry, process, and possibility.
Category Archives: People
3 Tickets to ‘Design for Living,’ Please
Bart DeLorenzo directs Noël Coward’s original ‘throuple’ play at the Odyssey.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
This diverse group of multi-hyphenates are spreading their wings across Houston and beyond.
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.
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.
People to Watch: Whitney White and Kecia Lewis
A busy director with a new play about Queen Margaret at Hudson Valley Shakes, and a Broadway veteran cooking in ‘Hell’s Kitchen.’
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.
