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?
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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.
From ‘The Walking Dead’ to ‘Eclipsed,’ Danai Gurira Is Killing It
Actor. Playwright. Activist. Zombie slayer. Is there anything she can’t do?
Theatre on the Small Screen: ‘Smash’ Vs. ‘Slings & Arrows’
One show saw theatre as an island of misfit toys, the other as a glamorous roundelay of pretty people. Guess which one rings truer?
Sci-Fi Theatres Imagine Other Worlds, Often Better Ones
Three theatres who regularly stage the impossible challenge misconceptions, and battle stereotypes, about the genre.
Whole New Worlds: How Science Fiction Is Materializing Onstage
What are today’s science fiction and fantasy plays but a kind of modern mythology?
An Evolving Mythology: How ‘Mr. Burns’ Challenged Capital Stage and Its Audience
Like the characters in Anne Washburn’s post-apocalyptic pop-culture extravaganza, the company often had to choose which ideas to save and which to kill.
In the Uncanny Valley With Jennifer Haley
To explore the effects of technology, ‘The Nether’ playwright creates worlds that are frighteningly familiar.
What Is a Science Fiction Play Anyway?
Christina Anderson, Madeline George, and Mac Rogers discuss how they put science in their fiction, pulp in their living-room drama, and speculation in their history.
Experiencing Theatre With No Sight in ‘OjO’
Bricolage Production Company discovers that fostering inclusivity isn’t just about taking action—it’s also a state of mind.
