Maya Phillips: ‘I Absolutely Believe in Criticism’
The New York Times’ newest critic at large thinks about culture both broadly and personally, and strives to deliver dialogue, not a verdict.
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Peter J. Kuo: Schooling the Field
ACT’s new director of the conservatory talks about teaching self-analysis, working within structures to dismantle them, and the possibilities of digital platforms.
Ben Brantley: A Critic Is a Mirror, Not a Shaper
The Times’ lead critic looks back on a fertile period in the field and reflects on the role he played in it.
Abigail Adams to Leave Helm of People’s Light, With Zak Berkman as Successor
The 45-year-old Pennsylvania theatre will also initiate a national search to fill out its senior artistic leadership team.
Encore Monthly Looks Forward to Theatre of the ’20s
A new print monthly—yes, you read that right—is positioning itself to cover the field as it reemerges in coming years.
‘Ma Rainey’: It’s Better With a Band
Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts talk about the new film of August Wilson’s breakthrough play.
13 Theatre Workers You Should Know
Meet some folks who know the audition process inside out: actors and casting directors.
Dramaturgy as Abolition: A Dialogue on Blackness, Discernment, and Self-Preservation
Four Black dramaturgs who worked on Geva’s new audio-play festival talk about their work and their hopes for the field.
Sarah Rasmussen at the McCarter: ‘It’s Really a New Day’
The theatre’s new artistic director talks about the forward-looking legacy she inherits, and about how post-pandemic theatres may resemble startups.
In Chuck Mee’s ‘Utopia,’ Heaven Is a Place on Earth
His new play, debuting virtually via Cutting Ball Theater, envisions a world beyond conflict and judgment, which for him is a kind of realism.
