Natasha Trethewey’s ‘Native Guard’ Gets the Theatrical Treatment
Former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey’s Pulitzer winning collection of poetry is getting made into a play at the Alliance Theatre.
Category Archives: South Atlantic
Coverage of theatres in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
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.
‘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.
Theatre and Technology Meet at Two Festivals
Contemporary American Theatre Festival and Mass Live Arts show off form-bending contemporary theatre.
Aaron Posner Reimagines Chekhov in ‘Stupid F–king Bird’
The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington D.C. brings back “Stupid Fucking Bird,” Aaron Posner’s riff on Chekhov’s “The Seagull.”
Double Revision: Revisting ‘Side Show’
Director Bill Condon takes a fresh look at Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s 1997 musical “Side Show” about conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton.
Nanny Status: Reaching out to more than one audience
Lisa Loomer’s “Living Out,” which premiers at the Gala Hispanic Theatre, utilizes supertitles to reach a wider audience.
History and Theatre Have a Summit in Lawrence Wright’s ‘Camp David’
The journalist-turned-playwright explores the historic accords in a new play at Arena Stage.
Eric Coble Debuts On Broadway With His New Play ‘The Velocity Of Autumn’
How Eric Coble’s journey from his first theatre experience led him to Broadway with “The Velocity of Autumn,” starring Estelle Parsons and directed by Molly Smith.
Designing ‘Yellow Face’ At Theater J
Natsu Onoda Power, Luciana Stecconi, and Jared Mezzocchi talk about designing David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” at Theater J in Washington D.C.
