Brecht Our Contemporary: Berlin in Crisis
A new production of ‘Good Woman of Sezuan’ offers cautionary parallels for post-reunification Germany.
Category Archives: Issue
American’s Theatres Are Gripped by Recession
The dire state of the nation’s economy has affected every aspect of nonprofit theatres’ operations, leaving them with few choices but to retrench and recalibrate.
Backstage With Albee
Stage manager Mark Wright reflects on his work with the master playwright-director.
The Persistence of Edward Albee
On the occasion of a rare American premiere, the playwright talks candidly about his new play, his long exile from Broadway, his public vs. private life.
Letters to the Editor
Responses to pieces about Amiri Baraka, Arthur Miller, and about community art-making.
Marsha Norman’s Triple Play
What 3 new works by the author of ‘’night, Mother’ say about her unique career arc, and about the field in which she’s gained a tenuous but undeniable hold.
West Probes Traumas, With No Flinching
Cheryl L. West is unafraid to go where her work take her, whether it’s the front lines of the HIV/AIDS crisis or the lives of generations of black women.
A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology: The Secret Art of the Performer
A review of a sprawling, sometimes maddening new book about world theatre.
Laurence Olivier: A Biography
A review of a new look at the life and work of one of the 20th century’s most influential actors.
In From the Cold
Facing economic contraction and an ascendant conservatism, the task for the American theatre must be to energize the young and rethink the nonprofit model.
