Athol Fugard Was My Hero
Ferocious in his devotion to theatre and social justice, but unfailingly kind and gracious to others, he stood as a moral compass—and not just for apartheid-era South Africa.
All Stories About Emily Mann
Martin Miller: From the Ozarks to the Turnpike
The former executive director of Arkansas’s TheatreSquared has just taken the same job at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, and he’s ready to open the gates.
‘Execution of Justice’ Reading Kicks Off Emily Mann Season
Playhouse Creatures’ reading of this groundbreaking docu-theatre play will be available to stream through Nov. 12.
Emily Mann to Receive SDCF’s Gordon Davidson Award
Director, playwright, and screenwriter Emily Mann is honored for her lifetime achievement and distinguished service to the national nonprofit theatre.
‘I Know What I’m Writing’: Emily Mann and ‘Execution of Justice’
In this excerpt from a new bio of the writer/director, she recalls how she created one of the American theatre’s seminal documentary theatre texts.
Sarah Rasmussen at the McCarter: ‘It’s Really a New Day’
The theatre’s new artistic director talks about the forward-looking legacy she inherits, and about how post-pandemic theatres may resemble startups.
Sarah Rasmussen Named Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre
Christina Baldwin will serve as the Jungle Theater’s interim artistic director, and Robin Gillette is the Minneapolis company’s new managing director.
‘A Happy, Fulfilled Mother Is a Good Mother’
Emily Mann and Mary Hodges discuss their experiences as working parent artists, and the hard-won wisdom they’ve gleaned along the way.
Plenaries of Plenty: Reporting From #TCG19 in Miami
From Edwidge Danticat to Wesley Morris, from Quiara Alegría Hudes to Lee Breuer, this year’s four tentpole gatherings were as rich and stimulating as the Florida city.
McCarter Announces ‘Signature Emily’ Season for 2019-20
The series marking Emily Mann’s final season as artistic leader will include world premieres by Rachel Bonds and Nathan Alan Davis.
