Sydney Charles and the Price of Happiness
This Chicago-based performer’s on-again, off-again relationship with theatre takes another turn, but she’s not bowing out.
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Marie Cisco: Documenting Progress
As a revolution sparked amid a pandemic, the independent producer heard silence from her field, and started to listen for new voices.
Somáh Haaland: ‘We Have a Lot to Say’
The New Mexico performer/writer/activist talks storytelling, systemic inequity, and Indigenous representation.
What Is a Dancer Who Is Not Moving? A Unicorn Wants to Know
Sydney Magruder Washington, who has been outspoken about her mental illness, is using quarantine to reflect on her identity and place in the world.
Ken-Matt Martin: ‘Rooting For Everybody Black’
The Southern-bred director spent his early years breaking down barriers, and he’s now intent on joining a movement for change and inclusivity in the theatre.
Life Beyond ‘Beyond Babel’ (and Britney)
Keone and Mari Madrid find ways to continue their choreographic craft, with their 10-month-old daughter crawling right behind them.
Austin Pendleton: Remember to Look Up
With ‘The Minutes’ on hold, Pendleton is passing time with ‘The American Clock’ and Zoom scene study classes.
From Opera Sets to Condolence Cards
With the chance to work in theatre on hold, Nicole M. Carroll has paused her dreams and found a way for her talent to be useful.
Daniel Banks: Troubling the ‘Single Story’
The director and co-founder of DNAWORKS has made it his life’s work to be fully present in the complexity and plurality of life.
Samuel D. Hunter: The High Tragedy Place
A conversation with the writer of ‘Greater Clements’ about political plays, the dramatic form, and Idaho.
