The Performance of Mourning
The theatre of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a traveling graveyard that combines monumentality with patchwork and reimagines the connection between politics and the sacred.
Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio Homecoming
Her mythology of one emanates a mysterious but universal truth.
‘Waltz’ in Three Dimensions
What a viewing of 3 different productions of Paula Vogel’s second-generation AIDS play reveals about its essence and possibilities.
Art Attack
What do Plato and Pat Buchanan have in common?
Grim Reaper Is Strong Presence in Louisville
Death came for everyone, or nearly so, in this year’s Humana Festival offerings.
Brecht Our Contemporary: Berlin in Crisis
A new production of ‘Good Woman of Sezuan’ offers cautionary parallels for post-reunification Germany.
Broadway Ballyhoo
The Main Stem is seeing a surge of new shows, but is it good for business?
American’s Theatres Are Gripped by Recession
The dire state of the nation’s economy has affected every aspect of nonprofit theatres’ operations, leaving them with few choices but to retrench and recalibrate.
Backstage With Albee
Stage manager Mark Wright reflects on his work with the master playwright-director.
The Persistence of Edward Albee
On the occasion of a rare American premiere, the playwright talks candidly about his new play, his long exile from Broadway, his public vs. private life.
