All the World’s a Campaign
A season of travel with this year’s presidential candidates proved that democracy is still a live event.
Category Archives: Special Section
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 Alternate Universe of Lucas Hnath’s ‘Hillary and Clinton’
Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater scored an election-year win with a play about Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign.
Hail to the Chiefs: ‘45 Plays for 45 Presidents’
A series of short plays about the whole lot features a choose-your-own-president ending, just like in real life.
Second City and Slate Improv the News With ‘Unelectable You’
A comedy troupe and an online magazine team for an up-to-the-minute political revue.
19 Political Shows Campaign for Audiences
Theatres across the country are getting ready for election season.
Alexandra Petri’s Political Fan Fiction
The Washington Post columnist and playwright discusses her influences, the election, and the Welders.
The ‘A’ Word: Plays About Not Having the Baby
‘Roe’ and ‘Dry Land’ are erasing the stigma of portraying women’s reproductive decisions onstage.
Offscript: Judicial Drama With Derrick Wang
This week’s guest is composer Derrick Wang, whose opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ is an exercise in bipartisanship. Plus, the editors discuss politics and artists’ compensation.
The Trials of ‘An American Daughter’
Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 play feels more contemporary than it should, especially during this political season.
