The Power and the Glory
Times are changing at the world’s most famous—and infamous—passion play. Plus: Reflections of and on Obergammerau by Robert Wilson and Sarah Ruhl.
Category Archives: Issue
Crumbs From the Global Table
Who’s depriving American audiences of the great foreign-language theatre of the world?
The Board Bargain
Art is not made by committee. So what do we expect our boards to do?
Are We Not Jews?
Such questions may still confound, but several new-generation theatre writers have answers ready.
Pilgrims’ Progress
Christian theatre artists seek excellence—and salvation—onstage.
Writers and Their Whereabouts
Broadway is fine and well, but it’s not the place to gauge the health of American playwriting.
The Good Fight
Arena Stage goes another round with the heavyweight drama that changed all the rules.
The Possession of Suzan-Lori Parks
By listening to ‘the figures that take up residence inside me,’ the playwright resurrects a lost and dangerous history—and dares audiences to venture with her into its depths.
Holiday for Strings
Marionette master Ronnie Burkett makes puppetry a head-spinning experience—for adults only.
A Lively Theatre
There’s a revolution afoot in theatre design that takes its cue from the three-dimensional spaces of centuries past.
