Mary Zimmerman’s Bare Necessities: a Text, a Set, a Cast—and a Disney Cartoon
The Chicago adapter/director seems like a natural choice to turn the beloved ‘Jungle Book’ into a stage musical, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.
Category Archives: Nationwide
Stories with a national scope.
The Southern Writers’ Project Tells a Song (and Story) of the South
At Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s annual gathering, new plays grow with a distinctly regional flair.
Global Spotlight on Greek Mythology and King Kong
A roundup of exciting theatre happenings from Western Europe to the land Down Under.
Greeted With Cuban Hospitality for World Theatre Day
Theatre Communications Group’s Cuba Exploratorium trip visited the Carribean island for World Theatre Day.
The Everyday Artistry in Sudan Shines on World Theatre Day
Sudan kicked-off World Theatre Day with cross-cultural performance collaborations.
Playwrights Call for Gun Control
’24 Gun Control Plays’ features short plays performed internationally.
The Smart and Silly Sampler of ‘Ionescopade’
The Romanian absurdist gets a kind of greatest hits revue at the Odyssey Theatre.
Todd London’s Calling
From his post at New Dramatists and in his growing body of writing, Todd London relishes the role of gadfly.
News in Brief for July/August 2013
From St. Ann’s new roof, to the L.A. Stage Alliance move, here’s the month in national news.
Did You See What I Saw?
Excursions into the human psyche were de rigueur at this year’s Humana.
