The Personal Is Political in Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author talks about unsettling his audience and repainting the Muslim image in the West.
Category Archives: July/August 2013
The Southern Writers’ Project Tells a Song (and Story) of the South
At Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s annual gathering, new plays grow with a distinctly regional flair.
Global Spotlight on Greek Mythology and King Kong
A roundup of exciting theatre happenings from Western Europe to the land Down Under.
In Praise of Gluttony in ‘Dirty Filthy Love Story’
How the team at Rogue Machine Theatre created a hoarder’s paradise onstage.
In Immersive Theatre, the Audience Members Are the Actors
“Sleep No More” may be all the rage, but stateside companies such as Third Rail Projects, Bricolage Production Company, and La Jolla Playhouse are creating works that let audiences break the rules.
Greeted With Cuban Hospitality for World Theatre Day
Theatre Communications Group’s Cuba Exploratorium trip visited the Carribean island for World Theatre Day.
Heather Raffo Brings ‘9 Parts of Desire’ to Iraq
The solo show is staged at the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani.
Behind the Renaissance Man: A Review of ‘In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller’
The book examines Miller’s efforts to pursue a career in theatre and practice medicine.
The Everyday Artistry in Sudan Shines on World Theatre Day
Sudan kicked-off World Theatre Day with cross-cultural performance collaborations.
Playwrights Call for Gun Control
’24 Gun Control Plays’ features short plays performed internationally.
