Revisiting ‘Mr. Green’: The Rewards of Keeping a Play Fresh
Why has my 1997 two-hander proven so durable around the world? It might have something to do with my attention to detail in the many translations and updates.
Category Archives: Opinion
Some Hard and Beautiful Truths About Making Plays
In a book excerpt, the seasoned playwright offers insights and advice, not only about how to write but about how to think about your writing productively.
The Dangers of AI Intoxication
Can theatre artists use the tools of Big Tech to dismantle its influence?
Hope for Mama and the Rest of Us
Producing a new play about the full-scale invasion written by a Ukranian playwright, Russian-born director Yury Urnov feels disheartened by the actions of his home country and hopeful for Ukraine.
The Complicated Triumph of ‘Here Lies Love’
David Byrne’s Broadway musical is a breakthrough for Filipino American performers, but at what cost to the historical truths it dances around?
Book-It’s Abrupt Ending, and Why Seattle Is Poorer for It
After 3 decades staging literature in innovative and increasingly ambitious ways, the company closed suddenly last month, leaving a bewildering loss.
Tony Nominators: You Missed a Step in Ignoring ‘Dancin’’
The show’s producer makes the case for recognizing non-traditional forms—including dance-driven, non-narrative shows like this—on Broadway.
Searching Opportunities
The process of finding and hiring new leaders could be the ideal chance for organizations to make fundamental and positive change—if only we would seize it.
Projected Back in Time as ‘Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ Returns
A former projectionist recalls 3 memorable weeks in the mezzanine on the show’s Boston tour stop back in 1979.
Combing: A Recollection of Working With Adrian Hall
Somehow the late, great director could work on my play—and give it exactly what it needed—even while occupied with countless other thoughts and projects.
