How Do You Solve a Problem Like Documentary Theatre?
Stage works based on real material range so widely that about all they have in common is their makers’ aversion to labels.
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Real Talk About Real Talk
Some of documentary theatre’s leaders discuss the art of the interview—and the deeply personal play-making that comes after.
Ringside? Let’s Take Down the Ropes
Theatre ought to grow our moral imagination in a time of crisis. How do we get there—and who is ‘we’?
A History of U.S. Documentary Theatre in Three Stages
Both in content and form, documentary theatre in the U.S. has always been at theatre’s cutting edge.
Our Reflection Talks Back
In the digital post-truth era; theatre of the real doesn’t just dramatize change—in some case it embodies it.
‘Foreign to Myself’ Delves Beyond the Trauma of War
Goat in the Road’s devised piece braided two veterans’ stories into an examination of identity and homecoming.
This Must Be the Place
You can tell where theatre happens from its name.
Improvise, Imitate, Formalize, Reject, Repeat: How the Wheel of Innovation Turns
A look at the cyclical nature of theatre architecture throughout history.
Appetite for Construction: Builds and Rebuilds Across the U.S.
A national survey of new, old, and new/old projects, ranging widely in size, shape, and intention.
The Yard Beyond the Bard
A new lakefront flexible space gives Chicago Shakespeare Theater the room to expand, and not just physically.
