Jeanine Tesori Feels the Pull of Opera
With ‘Blue’ opening this week at Glimmerglass, the composer reflects on her approach to music and meaning, and leaks her ambition to make a musical film.
Category Archives: Issue
Big Little Audiences
In the face of attendance unpredictability, let’s work together to ensure the vitality and impact of theatre for years to come.
How to Solve Design’s Diversity Problem
Backstage jobs are still predominantly filled by white men, but the picture is slowly changing thanks to artists’ activism.
Lend Me Your Ears
Stage sound comprises more than dialogue, effects, and music, and the folks who design it are doing more than mere augmentation.
Hearing the Difference
Sound design isn’t one-size-fits-all, and distinctions within the discipline are crucial.
6 Productions That Pushed the Sonic Envelope
Live sound mixing, audience wearing headphones—today’s sound designers aren’t just on the sidelines anymore, they’re centerstage.
Acoustics Are the Canvas
Making a show sound great in a theatre space is as much an art as a science, and there’s no substitute for being there.
Running Interference for Wireless Mics
What is ‘white space,’ and what is the FCC doing about theatre’s ever-crowding sound systems? An explainer.
‘Slave Play’: Racism Doesn’t Have a Safe Word
Jeremy O. Harris talks about the sexual politics of white supremacy, and about how he finds humor in horror (and vice versa).
This Month in Theatre History
From the end of the Federal Theatre Project to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s first indoor space and a Tonys milestone for Phylicia Rashad, June has been a significant month for theatre.
