Category Archives: First Person

How to Write Sci-Fi for the Stage, in 7 Easy Steps

First Person, Previews, Science in Their Fiction October 5, 2015 Mac Rogers 1 Comment

Can plays compete with mass entertainment in spinning tales of aliens, robots, and monsters? Seems to be working for some of us.

Lend Me Another Tenor (or Two)

First Person September 10, 2015 Ken Ludwig 1 Comment

I never thought I’d write a sequel, but then I had an idea—and now I have ‘A Comedy of Tenors,’ in which Tito and company get an encore.

The Infamous iPhone Incident at ‘Hand to God’: Theatre Could Use a Charge Like That

First Person July 10, 2015 J. Holtham 12 Comments

One audience member trying to plug his phone into a Broadway set is not the end of civilization—nor should a ‘why not’ attitude be entirely unwelcome in the theatre.

Do We Even Need to Say This? Yes, Shakespeare Belongs on the Curriculum

First Person June 15, 2015 J. Holtham 9 Comments

A response to Dana Dusbiber’s wrongheaded ‘Washington Post’ column arguing that dead, white Shakespeare shouldn’t be taught anymore.

7 Steps for Achieving Gender Parity in the Theatre

First Person June 9, 2015 Martha Richards 3 Comments

At an April conference in Toronto, we came up with a plan for change that can take root and grow into a more equitable future for female theatre artists.