Pam MacKinnon Takes the Helm of California’s ACT
The Tony-winning Broadway and regional freelance director succeeds longtime leader Carey Perloff.
Category Archives: People
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a computer wiz to a sculptor, from a playwright to a professor, check out this month’s cohort of theatre workers you should know.
A ‘Texit’ for Theatre Britain
The theatre in Plano, Texas shuttered in December after more than two decades. We speak to its artistic director, who is moving back overseas.
Natasha Trethewey: Say It, Say It Again
The poet’s haunting ‘Native Guard,’ now a theatre piece at the Alliance, goes to the Civil War and back.
Alan Mandell: Uncluttering Desks, Interpreting Beckett
The nonagenarian actor explains how his willingness to answer a phone and his inability to drive led him to some happy accidents.
Push and Pull: Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Pipeline’
How the playwright came to write her searing and sweeping play, and why she cares as much about her audience’s dialogue as her own.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a Cape Cod playwright to a versatile Chicago director, from a D.C. producer to an Austin production coordinator, here are some folks you should have on your radar.
A Critical Lion in Winter: Robert Brustein Looks Back
The legendary critic and impresario is still writing every day, though he’s largely left the battlefield to other warriors.
Steve Carter Takes One Last Look
The playwright, a stalwart of Negro Ensemble Company and Victory Gardens, recalls his good fortune over a long career.
Kate Hamill: From Stage to Page and Back Again
The actor/writer’s works, many adapted from Jane Austen, are full of empowered ladies, sometimes played by her.
