And Then There Was Nunn: A Master Nears a Finish Line
For his 35th Shakespeare, ‘Pericles,’ director Trevor Nunn decided to make it in America, at Theatre for a New Audience.
Category Archives: Previews
Doors Open at the Drake
After months of delays, the new home of five Philadelphia theatre companies welcomes its first audiences.
Move Over Manhattan, Here Comes Brooklyn’s Exponential Festival
In the newest addition to NYC’s January festivals, Theresa Buchheister curates a selection of homegrown experimental work.
Sustaining Intimacy With Erin Markey and Becca Blackwell
The couple, costarring in ‘A Ride on the Irish Cream’ at Abrons Arts Center, realize that writing about your relationship can be a double-edged sword.
Ripped From the Headlines: ‘Byhalia, Mississippi’ Makes Simultaneous Premieres
Several theatres across the country explore a complicated case in the Southern city’s past in Evan Linder’s new play.
The Buzz: 6 Theatre Artists Share What They’re Looking Forward To
From improv comedy shows, to multidisciplinary performances, to painted unicorns onstage, six theatre workers dish on what they are working on, and looking forward to.
Amid a Gentrifying Tide, the Bushwick Starr Launches ‘Yoleros’
Modesto Flako Jimenez and Brooklyn Gypsies offer the theatre’s first Spanish-language play, a drama about forced migration.
Everybody’s Got a Right to Their Shakespeare (Even John Wilkes Booth)
Among the bounty of items in the Ransom Center’s exhibit about the Bard will be the assassin’s script for ‘Richard III.’
The Buzz: 5 Theatre Artists Dish on What’s Coming Up
From a Thanksgiving comedy, to exciting new hires, to ‘Scrooge in Love!’, five theatre artists preview what they’re working on, and what they’re looking forward to.
How ‘Steel Hammer’ Forges the John Henry Myth Into the Story of a Community
In refracting an American folk legend through a musical-theatrical lens, SITI Company and their collaborators create a powerful tool to fight the machine.
