‘Damascus Square’ at the U.N.
A musical about an Israeli spy in Syria gets a reading at the global meeting place, with contemporary resonances a bonus.
November 2012
Connecting Through Trauma
How Paul Watson’s war reporting inspired playwright Dan O’Brien’s haunted two-hander ‘The Body of an American.’
Appointment With Despair: Pages from a Writer’s Notebook
In ‘The Train Driver,’ South Africa’s master dramatist wrestles with the fate of a poor family and what it means to him.
Daniel Talbott: All in the Family
A downtown man-of-all-work advocates an intimately collaborative approach.
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Drawing on Shakespeare
Graphic versions of the Bard are proliferating like never before.
Hard Moments Crashing
Sarah Cameron Sunde has become a specialist in the uncompromising vision of Norwegian master Jon Fosse. Her latest: ‘A Summer Day.’
Tilling the Wind
Dan O’Neil unfurls an envirommental parable in ‘The Wind Farmer’ at Barter Theatre.
Grown-Up Field Trips
Excursions aren’t just for school children at Austin’s ZACH Theatre.
Production Notebook: ‘Invisible Man’ at the Court Theatre
An illuminating take on Ralph Ellison’s novel, inspired by visual artists.
