The State of Cornerstone Theater’s Art
With “California: The Tempest,” the pioneering community-focused company is showcasing its influential methodology, as well as the institute it’s created to teach it to others.
To Do or To Teach? Is That Even a Question?
For the nation’s theatre teaching artists, “arts education” is a redundant phrase. Their own lives and careers prove it.
14 Theatrical Plans to Change the World
Meet a cadre of artists and companies who put social, political and civic causes at the forefront of their work.
Change By Degrees
Can theatre for social change be taught? Here’s a roundup of theatre-studies programs where arts activism is on the syllabus.
On Being With and Becoming
Two new books on Alexander technique demonstrate both the power and the pitfalls of conveying a hands-on practice in written form.
In Memoriam: Paul Barry, Actor-Manager Extraordinaire
He led the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival through nearly three decades and the entire canon, but his best role may have been his soulful Cyrano.
Jeremie McCubbin In as Managing Director of Valley Youth Theatre
A former law partner will join the management team at the Arizona children’s theatre.
The Mysterious and Mythical Land of the Theatre
In excerpts from speeches newly translated by Zack Rogow and Renée Morel, the celebrated author of ‘Gigi’ tells how she found her identity as a writer in the music halls of Paris.
Aurora’s GAP Winners Are Don Nguyen, Jonathan Spector and Martyna Majok
Now entering its 10th year, the Aurora Theatre’s prize for “forward-looking” plays also takes a moment to look back on past successes.
William Inge Festival to Honor Donald Margulies
At next year’s Inge fest, the writer of ‘Sight Unseen’ and ‘Dinner With Friends’ will receive a reading of his newest play, ‘The Country House,’ and offer a master class.
