Postcards From Theatre Summer Camp at NY Stage & Film
Just far enough from New York to get away and stretch with new work, but close enough for a day trip, Vassar’s Powerhouse has been a theatre development hub for 3 decades.
All Stories About Manhattan Theatre Club
‘Airline Highway’ Shows a Slice of NOLA Life
The design team of ‘Airline Highway’ by Lisa D’Amour, currently on Broadway, took a real-life New Orleans motel and put it onstage.
Nick Jones, Deadpan Puppet Master of Human Folly
The co-creator of the mad pirates of “Jollyship” is writing plays for people now, but he’s still unleashing comic chaos.
Mimi Lien Creates Art With Her Sets
Whether brainy or gutsy, Mimi Lien’s sets are arresting architectural formations in space.
Nell Benjamin Plays Well With Others
The composer/lyricist discusses her new show with Duncan Sheik, ‘Because of Winn-Dixie,’ and why she loves collaboration.
Jessica Hecht: Head Tricks
The actress finds her own method (no, not that Method) of burrowing into a character.
Why Writers Trust Pam MacKinnon
Even Edward Albee figures she’s the kind of director who’s watching his back.
Dramaturgical Notes on 4 of the Season’s Most Popular Plays
How directors and dramaturgs have approached ‘The Whipping Man,’ ‘The Motherfucker With the Hat,’ ‘Freud’s Last Session,’ and ‘Good People.’
To Have and Have Not
The class struggle in David Lindsay-Abaire’s ‘Good People’ may be even more relevant now than it was when the play premiered 3 years ago.
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.
