This Month in Theatre History
From Anna Cora Mowatt to James Baldwin, from ‘Children of a Lesser God’ to LMDA, March has had a plethora of theatrical milestones.
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Zoe Caldwell Taught a Master Class Every Time She Stepped Onstage
She was a creature of the theatre with an exquisite voice and an unshakeable presence, and oh, how she held the stage.
Theatre Is Good at World-Building, How About World-Saving?
Working for a more sustainable, integral life onstage and off may be its own reward.
A Climate of Change
Theatremakers may be uniquely qualified to lead the way to a regenerative culture of climate justice.
Digging for New Roots
After millennia of conquest and destruction, we desperately need new myths of beauty and symbiosis.
Into the Woods
A unique New Orleans residency puts artists close to both the power and the danger of nature.
Simon Russell Beale: Power Plays
The ‘Lehman Trilogy’ star talks about not judging his characters, the right age to play Lear, and what he’s learned from playing royals.
This Month in Theatre History
From the death of pioneering dramatist Martha Morton to Virginia Stage’s blizzard-ridden opening, February has been a significant month.
You Should See Them in a Crown: The Dope Queens of ‘Six’
A British concert musical about Henry VIII’s wives comes to Broadway on a wave of ‘Hamilton’-worthy buzz.
A ‘West Side Story’ That Resets the Choreographic Balance
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins’s original steps, but is it telling the same story?
