The Many Lives of Jen Silverman
The playwright’s work is funny, form-breaking, feminist—and everywhere on U.S. stages.
Category Archives: People
From Behind Bars to the Bard: An Ex-Convict Takes the Mainstage
Dameion Brown takes the title role in Marin Shakespeare Company’s production of ‘Othello.’
Leslye Headland Likes to Keep It Messy
The playwright discusses her newest play ‘The Layover’ and why her characters are usually flawed, unhappy people.
Second City and Slate Improv the News With ‘Unelectable You’
A comedy troupe and an online magazine team for an up-to-the-minute political revue.
Alexandra Petri’s Political Fan Fiction
The Washington Post columnist and playwright discusses her influences, the election, and the Welders.
Annie Golden Is on a Mission in ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’
The actor’s life inspired Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason Williams’s new musical, which is running at Barrington Stage Company.
First and Second Geer (and Beyond) at Theatricum Botanicum
The Geers’ theatre began as sort of Left Coast artist’s colony, and even as it’s grown into a true repertory house its political roots show.
John Leguizamo Wants You to Brush Up on Your Latin History
The writer and performer is back onstage with ‘Latin History for Morons.’
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a new-play programmer to a lighting designer in Oregon to an Austin-based actor/activist, here are some stage folks to keep your eye on.
A Few Things About My Mother: Sarah Ruhl Interviews Kathleen Ruhl
The playwright talks with her mom, an actor, about what it was like to have the play ‘For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday’ written for her.
