In the Uncanny Valley With Jennifer Haley
To explore the effects of technology, ‘The Nether’ playwright creates worlds that are frighteningly familiar.
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What Is a Science Fiction Play Anyway?
Christina Anderson, Madeline George, and Mac Rogers discuss how they put science in their fiction, pulp in their living-room drama, and speculation in their history.
Ron Campbell Leads With His Chin
The Bay Area actor brings intensity, vitality, and control to roles big and small, comic and otherwise.
Ivo van Hove Is Having a Moment
The Belgian director is making his Broadway debut with ‘A View from the Bridge’ and directing Bowie’s new musical at New York Theatre Workshop.
Gavin MacLeod Shows Up for ‘Happy Hour’
The veteran TV actor returns to the stage for a new play about aging. And though the theatre’s in the California desert, there’s a cruise ship connection, natch.
Radical Vision and Form: A Conversation With Naomi Wallace
For the author of ‘One Flea Spare’ and ‘Night Is a Room,’ the why of playwriting is vastly more important than the how. Still, she has some pointers about both.
Niegel Smith Is an Outsider’s Insider
The director likes to walk on theatre’s wild side, but can he keep the show going at NYC’s Flea Theater?
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a cellist to a scenic designer, from New Haven to St. Paul, a cohort marked by versatility and vision.
Ali Stroker Is Checking Off Her List, One Dream at a Time
As the first wheelchair-using performer ever cast on Broadway, Stroker isn’t just realizing a dream; she’s making it possible for others like her to dream, as well.
Eric Ting on the Move: A New-Play Maven Takes the Helm of a Classical Powerhouse
California Shakespeare Theatre’s new artistic director has a passion for engaging audiences around new work. What will he do with an outdoor summer theatre?
