Digging for New Roots
After millennia of conquest and destruction, we desperately need new myths of beauty and symbiosis.
Special Section
Into the Woods
A unique New Orleans residency puts artists close to both the power and the danger of nature.
Green Theatre: A Reference Guide
Want to adopt more environmentally friendly theatre practices? There’s a lot of work to do, but luckily there are plenty of resources to help.
Have Plays, Must Travel
Finding ways to off-set the impact of international touring was a hot topic at recent TYA gatherings.
Lifetime Achievements
What can we learn from those who came before us? Things we will one day pass on.
André De Shields, Theatre God
The Broadway veteran, still kicking in ‘Hadestown,’ has blazed a path so that others may follow.
Theatre Administrator: Joan Channick
The best way to follow her path-breaking lead, she says, is not to follow in her exact footsteps.
Drag Queen: Darcelle XV
This 89-year-old Portlander tells how and why he became the world’s oldest living drag queen performer.
Lighting Designer: Allen Lee Hughes
The prolific artist has created around 400 designs in a career spanning five decades—and counting.
Costume Designer: Toni-Leslie James
Her students keep her young, she says, as she balances new jobs, Broadway productions, and regional work.
