The Light in August Wilson: A Career, a Century, a Lifetime
An African spiritual strength born of adversity undergirds his masterful 10-play circle.
Aunt Ester’s Children: A Century On Stage
The author looks back on the beginnings and development of his 10-play cycle, singling out one character as the most significant.
There’s Another Think There!
The rise and fall…and rise of ‘Seussical.’
Thinking About Writing About Thinking About New Plays
Or, how visual arts audiences got comfortable with radical innovation, while theatre audiences didn’t.
Tangled Up in Blue
Political trepidation translates to unfocused theatre at Humana Festival.
The Real Thing
Identity and cultural authenticity are dramatic fodder for William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
Building Bridges
An interview with Melissa James Gibson about her play ‘Brooklyn Bridge.’
Breaking Through
An interview with Richard Foreman about his play ‘The Gods Are Pounding My Head!’
Manhandled
African-American masculinity–and black womanhood–are examined in August Wilson’s oeuvre.
Mrs. Worthington’s Daughter’s Dilemma
Actors are subject to both the pleasures of imitation and the rigors of an exalted calling—an excerpt from “Letters to a Young Actor.”
