The Distance We Have Traveled
August Wilson’s historic call to arms resonates with today’s social justice activism. But has it taken root on our stages?
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Writing All the Time: Anthony Chisholm on August Wilson
The actor, who received a copy of the playwright’s famous speech in the mail, remembers it chiefly as an act of self-definition.
My Dinners With August: An Interview With Charles Johnson
In 15 years of conversation, the acclaimed author formed a long, deep bond with August Wilson over shared experiences and diverging perspectives.
Taking Flight: How Sarah Ruhl’s ‘For Peter Pan’ Got Off the Ground
Actors Theatre of Louisville brought ordinary reality to new heights in Ruhl’s latest play, which is a tribute to her mother.
The Broadway Season Was Diverse Offstage Too, Not That You’d Notice
The invisibility of stage designers cuts both ways: They lack for recognition (see this week’s Tonys), but they can also build diverse careers—if they get the chance.
Tony, Can You Hear Me?
This coming Sunday the Tony Awards will again overlook the contributions of sound designers—an absence that screams louder each year.
Commissions With a Mission: To Create Middle Eastern American Plays
Adriana Sevahn Nichols, Yussef El Guindi, and Mona Mansour gather at the Lark to talk about what a playwriting fellowship meant to them.
Found in Translation: Arab Dramas as Mirrors of American Dilemmas
In staging two contemporary Egyptian plays in the U.S., how to eliminate exoticism without erasing specificity? With care, context—and some poetic license.
Stuck in the Middle: Dispatches From the Middle East and North Africa
Though the regions’ names suggest they lack their own centers of gravity, culture helps forge a common identity in spite of war, plunder, and devastation.
The Sundance Caravan: Theatre Lab Sets Up Shop in Morocco
The arts incubator moves its main event to Morocco this year, aiming to create an Arabic/American playwright exchange.
