This Means War
War may feel like an abstraction to many of us, but the theatre can give its realities flesh and blood.
Category Archives: Special Section
Worst-Case Scenarios: A New Canon of Military Plays
Psychological trauma is the subject of most plays about service members. Does this represent most veterans’ reality, or does it further complicate their reentry?
David Rabe and Quiara Alegría Hudes Enter the Breach
From the Vietnam War to Iraq, the two playwrights have each written play trilogies about war’s effect on its fighters.
Bringing It All Back Home
How veterans who leave the theatre of war are finding expression in another kind of theatre.
Why T.D. Mitchell’s Female Marines Went Off-Base
In ‘Queens for a Year,’ the playwright dramatized the culture of silence around military sexual assault via five generations of warrior women.
‘Learning to Stay’ Explores a Different Side of the Military Experience
A novel-turned-play about a wife whose husband comes home from war changed will premiere at Forward Theater Company.
Where Wounded Veterans Break Bread and Share Stories
Rick Curry’s programs for veterans with disabilities teach trades and encourage storytelling.
How #FairWageOnstage Made Change Off-Broadway
A grassroots movement pressed its union to negotiate historic increases—and proved that activism works.
What Has Equity Won in Los Angeles?
Some theatres are using the actors’ union’s new minimum-wage agreement, but there’s minimal agreement about its impact or its future.
Sure, Art Is Immeasurable, But People Need to Get Paid
Nonprofit theatre may be driven primarily by mission, not the market, but that’s no excuse for inequity.
