This Month in Theatre History
From the end of the Federal Theatre Project to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s first indoor space and a Tonys milestone for Phylicia Rashad, June has been a significant month for theatre.
Category Archives: May/June 2019
This Month in Theatre History
From landmark productions of O’Neill, Charles Gordone, Wole Soyinka, and Deborah Rogin to the opening of Michigan’s Farmers Alley Theatre, May has been an eventful month.
Letters for May/June 2019
Responses to a piece about diversifying improv, and a profile of the great Laurie Metcalf.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a choreographer in California to a stage manager in Wisconsin, from a lighting designer in Alaska to an actor in New York, here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.
Will Theatre Ever Regain Centerstage in Our Culture?
That may be the wrong question for an art from expressly built to die and be reborn.
Russell Harvard on ‘Lear,’ Playing the Villain, and His Dream Roles
The actor discusses his career, the challenge of translating Shakespeare into American Sign Language, and his wish for an all-ASL show on Broadway.
Featured Contributors, May/June 2019
Two reporters turn their eyes to Japanese theatre of the past, present, and future.
Land of the Rising Stage
Rooted in tradition while branching into the future, Japanese theatre is making new converts, at home and abroad.
Japanese Theatre, Know Yourself
Some artists are going beyond fan-driven escapism to do serious, probing work. Might this be Japan’s ticket to the world?
Japanese Theatre’s U.S. Expansion Teams
U.S. theatre’s relationship with its Japanese colleagues has come a long way since Tadashi Suzuki’s 1978 debut here.
