Awards for September 2013
From Tanya Saracho to Stephen Sondheim, this crop of honors acknowledged standout companies and artists from coast to coast.
Category Archives: Nationwide
Stories with a national scope.
Mona Mansour: Urgent Tales and Breakfast-Table Politics
Displacement, discomfort, and diaspora are among the themes this bicoastally grounded, globally minded playwright keeps returning to.
In the Wheel World With ‘Prometheus Bound’
The Getty Villa presents a new take on the Greek classic.
Chattanooga Theatre on the Verge
The door to professionalism has cracked open. Will the Tennessee city’s artists and audiences step through?
Danai Gurira’s Family Secrets in ‘The Convert’
The actor/playwright speaks explains how her play about Zimbabwe’s colonial history is surprisingly personal.
Executive Note for September 2013
Theatre Communications Group executive director talks about the 2013 conference and her takeaways from the convening.
Object of Art: Chance Magazine Puts Stage Design in Focus
Designers and seasoned photographers unite to produce, of all things, a new paper magazine.
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.
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.
