Robin Breon (1948-2023)
A dedicated journalist, playwright, and arts administrator, he spent the better part of his career in Toronto.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Mike Nussbaum: The Work, the Truth, and the Hang
The storied Chicago actor is remembered by 2 longtime colleagues.
The Enduring, Encouraging Twinkle in Richard Pilbrow’s Eye
The innovative designer, author, teacher, and producer lived several lives in the theatre, but was always looking ahead for the next possibility.
Shirley Jo Finney Lifted Every Soul
The late director was fluent in matters spiritual, emotional, and textual.
Robert Brustein Raised the Bar for Us All
The founder of Yale Rep and ART had intellect, idealism, and indignation to spare, and he put it all in service of the theatre he wanted to see in the world.
Alan Eisenberg (1935-2023)
The longest serving Actors’ Equity Association executive director, he led the union from 1981 to 2006.
Marilyn Miller, Manager and Mentor
Long associated with the New York-based Phoenix Theater, she went to work as a general manager on several Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
Something Up With Nathan Louis Jackson
A bard of Kansas City, Kans., he was a warm, mischievous truth teller whose plays reflected his life yet somehow showed us ourselves as well.
Tina Howe, Gift Giver
A longtime friend recalls her groundbreaking mentor’s instinctive generosity, grace, and practical advice.
How Tina Howe Saw the World
A director and friend recalls the fabulousness of the playwright’s sensibility, which naturally found expression in her characters.
