When Actors’ Equity Staged Its First Strike
In 1919, actors shut down Broadway, won an eight-show week and scored a major victory for American labor.
Awards for February 2013
Awards, prizes, even an OBE.
Very Cool Stuff
The nation’s capital braces itself for a flood a new work from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Working It Out in Madison
A once-shaky Midwestern arts community is replanting its resources on firmer ground.
Exits & Entrances for February 2013
Rob Ruggiero is the new artistic director of TheatreWorks in Connecticut, having been serving as the interim artistic director. His Broadway directorial credits include High and Looped. Artists Repertory Theatre of Portland, Ore., welcomed a new artistic director in January: Damaso Rodriguez. Previously the co-artistic director of Los Angeles’s Furious Theatre Company, Rodriguez replaces Allen Nause, who has retired after 25 years at the helm. Martin Platt has stepped down as artistic director of Olney Theatre Center in Maryland, after serving at the theatre since…
Batteries Not Included
A pair of robot-themed events hit the New York circuit.
News in Brief for February 2013
New works, vintage posters, a Chicago theatre buffet.
Matthew Lopez’s Sense of Place
In his new play ‘Somewhere,’ the playwright revisits family history to tell a forgotten New York story.
The Challenge of Honesty
An interview with the playwright of ‘The Whale.’
You’ve Been Steampunked
From musicals to Shakespeare, goggles and gears are the look du jour.
