2 Artists at the Top of Their ‘Endgame’
Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of ‘King Lear,’ confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellows Announced
9 theatre artists have been awarded fellowships.
Jamal Howard Named 2023 Maggio Directing Fellow
Howard has previously choreographed work at the Goodman.
Artists Rep Names Lava Alapai Associate Artistic Director
Alapai will take part in a year-long leadership residency program.
Hayley Finn Named Theater J Artistic Director
The former Playwrights’ Center associate A.D. will join managing director David Lloyd Olson on the leadership team as of Feb 1.
Everett Quinton: Humble, Hard-Working, Never Less Than Fabulous
Inheriting the Ridiculous Theatrical Company from his lover, Charles Ludlam, Quinton carved his own beloved niche in the theatre pantheon.
Andrew Leynse, Primary Stages’ Encourager-in-Chief
The longtime artistic director and new-play champion had a gentle, calming presence, but he never shied away from tough conversations.
Drama, Onstage and Off, at the Public Theater
A new book documents Oskar Eustis’s regime at the pivotal New York theatre, with its heady mix of idealism, triumph, compromise, and controversy.
Asian American History, Told in Stages
The theatre is one place where the disparate, diverse Asian American experience has found common expression, as a new entry in Routledge’s Milestones series shows.
The Rise and Fall of Arthur Miller
John Lahr’s new biography recounts the story of a playwright who met his historical moment like few before or since, then struggled for a second act.
