Ron Sossi’s Personal and Theatrical Odyssey
Guided by a vision that was as much philosophical as theatrical, he built—and tenaciously defended—an influential theatre that ran against the grain in an industry town.
All Stories About Brecht
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.
A Theatre of Marvels: What I Learned From Brecht and Weigel
In this excerpt from André Gregory’s ‘This Is Not My Memoir,’ written with Todd London, he recounts his formative months at the Berliner Ensemble.
Artistic Director: Ron Sossi
Once feeling stranded in TV land, he cast out on his own and hasn’t looked back.
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of playwright Bill Gunn to the beginnings of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Valley Youth Theatre, July has been a hot month for theatre.
Is This Any Time for Nuanced Politics?
Even in a polarized age, the best dramatists are drawn to complications, not simple answers, as Richard Nelson’s Chekhovian plays prove.
Eric Bentley: The Thinker as Critic
The eminent critic looks back on a career, and a century, of high hopes and pitched battles.
Kathleen Turner Talks About ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’
American Theatre sat down with the Hollywood leading lady to discuss performing, music and her career.
Sam Gold on the High Wire
The New York director balances classics and new plays, in big venues and small, while stripping away the safety net.
Brecht Our Contemporary: Berlin in Crisis
A new production of ‘Good Woman of Sezuan’ offers cautionary parallels for post-reunification Germany.
