The House Jac Alder Built: More Than Just a Theatre, a Theatre Community
Colleagues remember the visionary cofounder of Theatre Three, who died two weeks ago.
Colleagues remember the visionary cofounder of Theatre Three, who died two weeks ago.
If the late director was tireless, it wasn’t for his own sake. He demanded as much from himself as he did from others, and we are all the richer for it.
A playwright remembers the late actor’s grace under fire, and the memorable fury with which she delivered a simple five-word line.
The Chicago Dramatists leader nurtured generations of playwrights with weekly readings. They in turn formed the family that gathered around him as his health declined.
She communicated ease onstage, but few worked harder or had a more intense commitment to their work or their colleagues.
The Living Theatre cofounder embodied ‘beautiful, nonviolent anarchist revolution’ in her life and her art.
The master director taught me to find the event in every scene—an easy lesson to remember, since each session with him was an event in itself.
He led the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival through nearly three decades and the entire canon, but his best role may have been his soulful Cyrano.
Minneapolis remembers a gentle mentor who shepherded young performers and never had a harsh word for anyone.
A director whose stage career spanned improv, tragedy, even musicals, as well as some very fine film adaptations of plays.