‘Play It By Heart’ Plays Again
A musical gets a makeover before its run at the Human Race Theatre Company.
Category Archives: May/June 2014
Interrobang Theatre Project Reworks Ibsen’s ‘The Doll’s House’
Interrobang Theatre Project in Chicago and playwright Calamity West adapt Ibsen into “The Doll’s House: Ibsen is Dead.”
A (Literally) Magical ‘Tempest’
Director Aaron Posner teams up with Teller to include magic in their production of “The Tempest” at the American Repertory Theater.
West African Remix: Tracks of Change in Dakar
How hip-hop in Senegal sparked a revolution—social, cultural, artistic and political—for the nation’s youth.
At the Kendu Hearth Conference, the Future of Theatre in Uganda
Despite recent political acts of intolerance, the nation’s theatre artists band together to forge a more harmonious future
Theatre in Egypt Before and After the Revolution
In post-revolutionary Egypt, a theatre culture beset by crises and censorship continues to search for its identity.
Roots in the Sand: A Timeline of Egyptian Theatre
In post-revolutionary Egypt, a theatre culture beset by crises and censorship continues to search for its identity.
Special Section: 3 Scenes in Africa
A preview to the special international section featured in the May/June 2014 issue.
Editor’s Note For May/June 2014
A note from American Theatre’s editor, Jim O’Quinn, on the May/June 2014 issue.
