A Little Help From a Friend in ‘Handicap This!’
Mike Berkson has cerebral palsy, Tim Wambach has been his personal aide for years—and the two have got some funny stories to share.
January 2015
This Month in Theatre History
From Gerswhin to Lin-Manuel Miranda, a look at January on stages past.
Where the Show Begins in the Lobby
Some theatres are finding ways to coach audiences into the world of the play before the curtain ever goes up.
‘Princess Mary’ Takes Tolstoy for Walk on the Drag Side
Aaron Holland’s new musical expands a minor character from ‘War and Peace’ into an inspiration for a full-blown musical about a modern-day daydreamer.
Note from the Executive: The Excellence Quotient
No one sets out to do average work in the theatre, but to do anything exceptionally well requires prioritizing—and some balls are going to drop.
Editor’s Note for January 2015
There’s a lot more in this issue than our special section on training for social activism.
Can I Get a Yippie?
In ‘Steal Heaven’ at San Diego REP, Herbert Siguenza imagines what ’60s icon Abbie Hoffman would think of our iPhone-and-drone age.
One Ticket, All Admission at the Southern Theater
The Minneapolis presenter tries a membership model for offerings by its 15 resident companies. Netflix for the theatre, anyone?
101 Costume Changes at Imagination Stage’s ‘101 Dalmatians’
An eight-foot-tall puppet Cruella de Vil and mod hair anchor Children’s Theatre of Charlotte and Imagination Stage’s coproduction of ‘101 Dalmatians.’
PS122’s Vallejo Gantner Brings the World to NY, and Vice Versa
As he gears up for another festival January, the downtown impresario weighs in on a busy and changing scene.
