Paula Vogel, Tina Landau, and the Room That Made ‘Mother Play’
A far-ranging conversation about their common approach to text as a springboard, why they’re past theory, and how they introduced Jessica Lange to Viewpoints.
Category Archives: Mid Atlantic
Stories from Delaware, Washington, DC, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
How Cultural Solidarity Fund Got $1 Million Covid Relief to NYC Arts Workers
A new report details the efforts of 20-plus artists, administrators, and organizations to join forces and give microgrants to colleagues impacted by the pandemic and its effects.
TCG Names 2024 Rising Leaders of Color
This year’s 6-person cohort is based in Chicago.
For Winnie Holzman, ‘Choice’ Is Personal
Her new play at McCarter Theatre explores the topic of abortion, minus polemics, plus humor and a touch of mysticism.
Summers in Rhinebeck, Where Birds Sing and New Musicals Grow
For 13 years, Kathy Evans’s new-work development program in upstate New York has given writers what they need to make new musicals.
Playwrights Realm Names Chris Berry Executive Director
Berry comes to New York from Minnesota’s Penumbra Theatre.
She Loves Theatre, But Does Theatre Love Her Back?
86-year-old Nicki Cochrane, a tireless fixture of New York theatre audiences, sees 500 shows a year, by any means necessary.
José Rivera and the Family Storm of ‘The Hours Are Feminine’
The playwright’s new play at Intar draws on his own youth for lessons about masculinity, assimilation, and language.
Rami Margron: Big Diane Energy
What’s it like to get 3 chances to play a god? An actor talks to a playwright about confidence, gender, and climate.
Ezra Ezzard Named Crossroads Theatre Managing Director
Ezzard will lead the New Jersey company with artistic director Ricardo Khan.
