The Taboo of Sadness: Why Are We Scared to Let Children Be Scared?
It’s not only possible to confront young audiences with the full range of human emotions—it’s imperative.
Special Section
D.C. Artists Protest Washington Post No-TYA-Review Policy
In 2014, the paper stopped reviewing theatre for young audiences, but local companies aren’t taking it lying down.
A Sense of the Space: Where Dance/Theatre Leads Us
Theatres are stepping into new territory with site-specific dance—but then again, is there any other kind?
Misha’s Next Moves
As if running a Manhattan arts center weren’t enough, Mikhail Baryshnikov has two new solo shows on his dance card.
Dance or Theatre? Yes.
From Martha Clarke at Signature Theatre to Third Rail Projects at the Denver Center, resident theatres are partnering with dance-theatre companies to create genre-bending bodies of work.
He Said, She Said, and Then They Made a Show Together
How Megan Trout and Mark Jackson created the dance/theatre/social media duet ‘Now for Now.’
Writing TV, Thinking Theatre—But With Less Urgency
The transition from writing for nothing to writing for a paycheck has been smooth. But is stage work now a dream, or just a daydream?
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’: Making a Musical on a TV Schedule
Each week the CW series serves up an hourlong musical comedy about its characters’ tangled inner lives.
Tell a Vision: Is TV Better Because of Who’s Writing for It?
After all, the last time the medium had a supposed Golden Age was when it staged plays live. Coincidence?
Playwrights and TV: It’s Not Just About the Money
Increasingly, playwrights writing for television are finding creative satisfaction they don’t always get in the theatre.
