The Tragic Laughter of 'Famous Puppet Death Scenes'
Death on a stick: The Old Trout Puppet Workshop brings its irreverent but strangely moving “Famous Puppet Death Scenes” to Woolly Mammoth.
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We Three Puppet Holiday Shows
Paul Mesner Puppets cooks up one show each for Jewish, Christian and secular holiday observances.
Editor's Note for December
The new issue touches on several artists and works dear to our theatregoing heart.
This Month in Theatre History
From Dame Maggie Smith’s birth to Samuel Beckett’s death, December was a month of entrances and exits.
A Room of One's Own, Shared With Others
The Writer’s Army creates low-cost, distraction-free writing spaces, coffee included (but snacks extra). Could this model catch on?
Crowded Fire Theater Announces 2015 Season
Outgoing CFT artistic director Marissa Wolf’s final season includes plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and a world premiere by Geetha Reddy.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s Comic Condensation Formula
What began as a kicky Renaissance Faire attraction is now a global sensation encompassing everything from Shakespeare to, well, pretty much everything.
Taylor Mac's 'Hir': Just Your Average Kitchen-Sink, Genderqueer Family Drama
The performance artist-turned-playwright wrote his first naturalistic play about gender, family and trans issues, and along the way he fell in love with the form.
Jason Phelps’s Banquet of Empathy
In ‘Feast of My Heart’ at Salvage Vanguard, eight playwrights and eight directors approach the theme of compassion. But don’t call it a holiday show.
Daniel MacIvor’s Lessons in Love and Dramaturgy
The Canadian playwright of “The Best Brothers” didn’t know he had a play in him about an annoying but ultimately lovable new best friend.
