Fear Takes Flight
An intimate take on ‘The Birds.’
Category Archives: Nationwide
Stories with a national scope.
Mamet for the 99 Percent
A class-conscious ‘Oleanna’ in Oakland.
Steam-Powered Smarts
‘Futurity’ is an unlikely alt-rock musical about Ada Lovelace and the Civil War.
Southern Discomfort
Our complicated national history plays out through two couples, one black and one white, in Jacqueline Goldfinger’s new play ‘slip/shot.’
Stephen King and John Mellencamp's Down-Home Nightmare
Stephen King and John Mellencamp, with a huge assist from T-Bone Burnett, created this original horror musical ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ at the Alliance Theatre in 2012; it’s now hitting the road for a national tour.
Beautiful Friendships
San Francisco’s Crowded Fire has added value to its successful commissioning program by harnessing the power of partnerships.
My Day at the Museum
The performance-art team at L.A.’s Natural History Museum mixes science and theatre to bring prehistoric creatures back to life.
Hunter’s ‘Whale’ Makes Big Impression in Denver
DCTC’s summit showcases beginning and experienced writers, all with high hopes.
Gay-Marriage Plays: Changing Minds or Simply Celebrating the Change?
With a spate of new plays depicting the newest revolution in marriage rights, playwrights and producers ponder their role in the drama.
Triple Threats
Emily Mann and Chay Yew write and direct plays, and they run theatres. Not necessarily in that order.
