Paula Vogel, Tina Landau, and the Room That Made ‘Mother Play’
A far-ranging conversation about their common approach to text as a springboard, why they’re past theory, and how they introduced Jessica Lange to Viewpoints.
All Stories About Anne Bogart
Directors’ Choice: A Talk With Dmitry Krymov and Anne Bogart
At La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.
Company First and Last: SITI Takes Its Final Bow
The tight-knit troupe, whose unique training has been at least as influential as its form-bending work, ends its 30-year run in a typically unlikely way: with a take on ‘A Christmas Carol.’
Peter Brook: Seeker, Philosopher, Bridge Builder
In both his work and his writing, the path-breaking English director challenged all of us who make theatre to consider not only how we do it but why.
SITI Company Announces Final Season, Legacy Plan
After three decades of form-breaking work, the influential company is folding up regular business and creating a comprehensive living archive.
Mary Overlie: Absence and Presence
Her Six Viewpoints taught me, and generations of theatremakers and performers, to get out of our own way and expand our perception.
It’s Noh, It’s Viewpoints—It’s Superdrama
How U.S.-trained director Jon Kellam has adapted global influences into a new theatrical form with the Italian company Bämsemble.
Train for a Diverse Theatre
Diversifying personnel is important, but a more fundamental step might be to change the ways we teach theatre.
Women Ran the Table at the 2018 Humana Festival
At the 42nd Humana Festival of New American Plays, the Kilroys and Anne Bogart spoke, Lauren Gunderson got a prize, and a majority female-authored program commanded the stage.
Offscript: The Director’s Path
In this podcast episode, recorded live at the Robert Moss Theater, directors Anne Kauffman, Rachel Chavkin, Anne Bogart, and Liesl Tommy discusses the hows and whys of directing.
