Joseph Haj Makes the Case for Co-Directing
Joseph Haj, producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Theatre, talks about the challenges and benefits of co-directing.
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Stories with a national scope.
Lisa Wolpe Uses Shakespeare To Bend Gender Roles
Elaine Avila interviews Lisa Wolpe, the director and artistic leader of the LA Women’s Shakespeare Company whose specialty is playing Shakespearean men.
Julia Jarcho and Sibyl Kempson Talk Writing And Jane Bowles
Playwrights Julia Jarcho and Sibyl Kempson discuss how Jane Bowles has influenced their lives and their writing.
‘Les Misérables’ Gets A New Design For The Dallas Theater Center
How director Liesl Tommy and costume designer Jacob A. Climber contemporized “Les Misérables” for its run at the Dallas Theater Center.
Two Theatres Close, Another Reopens
Though the San Jose Repertory Theatre in San Jose and the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia are closing, Performance Network Theatre in Ann Arbor reopens under new leadership.
Carey Crim’s ‘Conviction’ Wends Its Way to the Rubicon
After countless workshops, readings, and revisions, Carey Crim’s “Conviction” is ready to open at the Rubicon, directed by Scott Schwartz.
‘Bull Durham’ in a New Ballpark
Ron Shelton’s “Bull Durham” goes from a baseball movie to a baseball musical, slated to run at the Alliance Theatre and directed by Kip Fagan.
Catherine Filloux’s New Play Honors Victim of Civil Rights Movement
Catherine Filloux’s “Selma ’65,” set to run at La MaMa E.T.C., is about Viola Liuzzo and Tommy Rowe, both of whom were deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama.
‘Native Son’ Takes Over Chicago
Both the University of Chicago’s Court Theatre and the American Blues Theater have taken an interest in play adaptions of Richard Wright’s “Native Son.”
Jordan Harrison Embraces Technology in ‘Marjorie Prime’
Jordan Harrison’s “Marjorie Prime,” about artificial intelligence among other things, runs at Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
