Paula Vogel, Tina Landau, and the Room That Made ‘Mother Play’
A far-ranging conversation about their common approach to text as a springboard, why they’re past theory, and how they introduced Jessica Lange to Viewpoints.
Derek Charles Livingston Named Stages Artistic Director
Livingston will head to Houston this August.
How Cultural Solidarity Fund Got $1 Million Covid Relief to NYC Arts Workers
A new report details the efforts of 20-plus artists, administrators, and organizations to join forces and give microgrants to colleagues impacted by the pandemic and its effects.
Subscriptions Are Dead, Long Live Subscriptions!
Theatres are taking a hard look at a well-worn patron model, and coming to different conclusions about its usefulness.
Samm-Art Williams, Gentle Giant, Is Called Home
Colleagues and friends of the actor-playwright recall his legacy as a dramatist, poet, producer, mentor, truth teller, and friend.
Come As You Are
Theatre is all about human behavior. Is it time to let audiences be fully human too?
Taproot Theatre Campaigns to Save Its Season and Its Future
The Seattle theatre reports that it needs to raise 62.5 percent more in contributed income than in pre-pandemic times to sustain operations.
The Subtext: Samuel D. Hunter Writes His Way Home
This month Brian speaks with the busy playwright about dramatizing Idaho, promoting the film of ‘The Whale,’ and working on a new play at Steppenwolf.
TCG Names 2024 Rising Leaders of Color
This year’s 6-person cohort is based in Chicago.
In ‘The Kāmau Trilogy,’ No Man Is an Island
Staging the complete ‘Kāmau Trilogy’ in repertory for the first time in 30 years, Kumu Kahua Theatre aims both to honor the losses of the past and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
