This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of Barrymore ancestor Louisa Lane to an honor for Maya drama ‘Rabinal Achí,’ January started the year with a range of theatrical milestones.
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Tummeling With Jerry Herman
The writer behind ‘Mame,’ ‘La Cage aux Folles,’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ wasn’t just a genius—he was a mensch.
Tony Hale Doesn’t Mind Typecasting
The ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Veep’ actor lives in the moment for Will Eno’s ‘Wakey, Wakey’ at ACT in San Francisco.
Featured Contributors, January/February 2020
A look at a new kind of graduate training, and at one versatile artist who’s taken the plunge.
What Can Be Taught, What Must Be Learned
As the walls among mediums begin to tumble, so too the boundaries separating training programs.
Watch This Space: Playwrights Train for All Media
As dramatists begin to write for all media, the nation’s playwriting programs are starting to teach beyond the stage.
MFA or the Highway?
7 playwrights who’ve honed their craft without the coveted degree tell how their roads diverged.
A B-Boy at Yale
Rudi Goblen, break-dancing champ turned playwright, enters a school that has done its own share of learning.
What Is the Question?
Watching and helping John Guare build his plays inspired his erstwhile assistant to do the same.
A Door Closes, a Window Opens
What our departing senior editor’s education and writing career has to say about the value of training and experience.
