Is This Any Time for Nuanced Politics?
Even in a polarized age, the best dramatists are drawn to complications, not simple answers, as Richard Nelson’s Chekhovian plays prove.
Category Archives: Opinion
Belonging, Bravery, and Beauty: ‘The Laramie Project’ in Uganda
How the story of Matthew Shepard’s murder in a small Wyoming town resonated in a nation where hate and hope are in heated contention.
The State of the Play: A Critic Addresses the Theatre Nation
There’s no shortage of exciting new writing for the stage. But are we in a Golden Age of playwriting?
A Narrowing of Vision Is Never the Answer
If we can’t move past our bias toward theatre made in the U.S. and ratified in New York, we might as well just build a wall.
Suffering, Spectacle, Spells: ‘Harry Potter’ as Vintage Melodrama
The authors of the latest installment have set the Time-Turner back to the 19th century.
Putting the Back of the House Front and Center
How ‘The Parlour,’ my play about the hidden hierarchies of the restaurant business, has been served by MCC Theater’s Youth Company.
Should the Fringe Take a Little Off the Top?
Every festival has its own special formula, but Fringe NYC’s subsidiary rights agreement may be a bridge too far.
The Theatre of Trump
How has this unlikely presidential candidate gotten so far? By setting the stage and giving the performance of a lifetime.
The Trials of ‘An American Daughter’
Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 play feels more contemporary than it should, especially during this political season.
How to Build a Moving House Without a Turntable in ‘Rain’
For a musical at the Old Globe, we were tasked with creating a structure that could rotate and withstand a downpour. The solution? A self-driving house.
