How the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Started With One Man’s Vision
Its organizers nursed it, rehearsed it and gave out the news- this is where American theatre writing can gestate and blossom (if you handle the sturm und drang.)
Mid Atlantic
Stories from Delaware, Washington, DC, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The Flea Theater Has Big Plans for Its Small-Theatre Aesthetic
Jim Simpson’s Off-Off-Broadway company has broken theatrical ground over the last 17 years. Now it’s broken ground on a new three-theatre space in downtown Manhattan.
Jeanine Tesori Revisits ‘Violet’ As It Makes Its Broadway Debut
Composer Tesori takes a trip down memory lane with ‘Violet.’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: Feel That Thought
His plays—‘Appropriate,’ ‘An Octoroon,’ ‘Neighbors,’ ‘Gloria,’ ‘War’—are high-wire performances in themselves.
The Legislative Theatre Festival In NYC Focuses On The Criminal Justice System
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC’s Legislative Theatre Festival gets the New York City community and legislators to discuss racism and profiling in the criminal justice system.
Wellness And Health Are The Focus Of Buran Theatre’s ‘Magic Bullets’
The new play at Incubator Arts Center focuses on health care, but not in the way you imagine.
A (Literally) Magical ‘Tempest’
Director Aaron Posner teams up with Teller to include magic in their production of “The Tempest” at the American Repertory Theater.
Joshua Harmon’s ‘Bad Jews’: On Inspiration and Irrational Acts
An interview with the playwright about his new comedy.
How To Remember: Garrett Ayers Teaches Memorization Techniques
In order to help actors memorize their lines, Garrett Ayers conducted research and came up with techniques that are now being applied across the country.
Lapine, Fontana, and Shalhoub Talk Moss Hart And ‘Act One’
In an interview moderated by American Theatre’s Rob Weinert-Kendt, James Lapine, Santino Fontana, and Tony Shalhoub discuss their show ‘Act One,’ based on the memoir of Moss Hart.
