Featured Contributors, May/June 2017
A critic from Beijing penned a Chinese theatre overview, and an academic from Washington, D.C., traced a high-stakes literary adaptation.
May/June 2017
This Month in Theatre History
From the first theatre in North America to the birth of Margo Jones’s Theatre ’47 and VASTA’s first conference, June was a hot month for theatrical milestones.
‘Peerless’ Turns a Library Into a Theatre
Lighting designer Emmett H. Buhmann explains how he lit a lecture hall so that it looks like a theatre for Company One’s new production.
From Space Camp to Safe Space
Theatre is for the people, and it plays a critical role in lifting up our voices; I know because it’s lifted mine.
This Month in Theatre History
From the births of lighting designer Stanley McCandless and playwright Velina Hasu Houston to August Wilson’s last play, May was a memorable month for theatre.
Playwright Nambi E. Kelley Riffs on ‘Jazz’
How the versatile actor/playwright is shaping Toni Morrison’s complicated, multivocal novel for the stage.
Kirsten Childs Thinks Big
Her new musical ‘Bella’ is a tall tale about an unlikely Old West heroine.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a dramaturg in Colorado to a composer in San Francisco, here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.
When the Klansman and the Civil Rights Activist Could Be Friends
With ‘Best of Enemies,’ New Stage Theatre in Jackson, Miss., confronted its audience with an unexpectedly timely tale of racial reconciliation.
Letter to the Editor: Compensation Isn’t a Competition
A representative of stage directors responds to a story in which we offered a peek into the pocketbooks of theatre artists.
