Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Follow a ‘Bright Star’ to the Old Globe
After making an album together, the playwright/musician and singer/songwriter decided to collaborate on a new musical.
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How Parenthood Inspired Sarah Ruhl's 'Oldest Boy'
With her new play, the writer of “In the Next Room” and “The Clean House” imagines parenting a very precious child.
‘BASETRACK Live’ Marks Reboot of En Garde Arts
Site-specific maven Anne Hamburger, back from producing live shows for Disney theme parks, is behind a new multimedia piece about U.S. Marines, ‘BASETRACK Live.’
Upstream Theatre's 'Antigone' Neither Avoids nor Exploits #Ferguson Echoes
Philip Boehm’s company debuts a new translation of Sophocles tragedy in a post-Ferguson St. Louis, and the resonances haven’t escaped him.
5 Things We Love About the Prelude Festival
New York’s Prelude Festival offers brief, unpredictable samplers of a wide variety of work, plus cozy collegiality. Plus it’s free.
Naomi Iizuka's 'Good Kids' Tackles Sexual Assault at Universities
Naomi Iizuka’s newest play ‘Good Kids’ begins its rolling premiere as part of the Big Ten New Play Initiative dedicated to commissioning female playwrights.
Seattle Doesn't Have to Wait for Beckett Fest
What other playwright could bring together a city’s diverse theatre artists, from classical to avant-garde, lavish to bare-bones?
The Hypocrites Dine With the Audience During 12-Hour Greek Drama
The play ‘All our Tragic’ includes food breaks and the chance for audience members to sit down with the ensemble.
‘Alan Smithee Directed This Play’ Comes to BAM
Despite what the title may suggest, Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar of Big Dance Theater are in complete control of their newest piece.
Wolves, Fairy Tales, and Bullies in ‘In the Forest, She Grew Fangs’
Stephen Spotswood throws a modern twist in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ with ‘In the Forest, She Grew Fangs’ at defunkt theatre.
