Jason Phelps’s Banquet of Empathy
In ‘Feast of My Heart’ at Salvage Vanguard, eight playwrights and eight directors approach the theme of compassion. But don’t call it a holiday show.
Daniel MacIvor’s Lessons in Love and Dramaturgy
The Canadian playwright of “The Best Brothers” didn’t know he had a play in him about an annoying but ultimately lovable new best friend.
The Very Model of Modern Gilbert and Sullivan
The Hypocrites’ plucky, stripped-down takes on the G&S canon have become something of a sensation, and now they’re running them in a three-ring rep.
The Style and Substance of Tim Robbins’s Actors’ Gang
After three decades, the punk-rock/commedia troupe founded by a bunch of UCLA theatre grads has become an international force, and its star leader is still fighting the good fight.
If I Had a Hammer
A witness of the U.S. Civil Rights struggle happened to be on hand for the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, and the moment resonated.
Pillsbury House Theatre Announces 2015 Season
Recent plays by Marcus Gardley and Lucas Hnath, a world premiere from Tracey Scott Wilson, comprise the theatre’s 24th season.
A Bright New Louisville
Louisville’s burgeoning indie scene is attracting—and increasingly keeping—a flock of eager theatremakers.
United Solo Theatre Festival Announces Award Winners
Among the honorees of the fifth annual festival was Billy Crystal.
Uh-Oh, Oh No: Theatres Face Challenges at 2014 TCG Fall Forum
Over three days in November, speakers and attendees worked through intertwining questions of finances, programming and diversity.
Onstage This Week: Nov. 24-Dec. 1
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s not just holiday fare lighting up the nation’s stages but a notably large helping of Shakespeare, musicals, and provocative drama.
