This Month in Theatre History
March looks back on a musical comedy duo, a Carolina laureate, A Cherry Lane icon, the Living Theatre, and a Fornés tetralogy.
All Stories About Maria Irene Fornes
This Month in Theatre History
October recalls the extraordinary career of a 19th-century performer, the founding of both an Indianapolis institution and a West Coast bilingual theatre project, as well as the premieres of 2 very different works by queer Latinas on the East Coast.
This Month in Theatre History
From L.A.’s historic Teatro Hidalgo to New York’s INTAR, from D.C. to Houston and beyond, September has been a rich month for Hispanic and Latinx theatre artistry in the U.S.
ACT Announces Amended 2021-22 Season
The season will feature the premiere of a new virtual play by Christopher Chen and the pre-Broadway run of the musical ‘Soul Train.’
‘Fefu’ and Her Pleasures
How Fornés’s landmark play can teach us to imagine different ways of living, fighting, and making theatre.
Fefu’s Friends, Old and New
Artists behind the 1977 premiere of María Irene Fornés’s groundbreaking play compare notes with artists from a new revival.
Octavio Solis’s Journey to ‘Mother Road’
The Texas-born, Oregon-based playwright imagines a Steinbeck sequel with timely resonance.
Fornés and the Magic in the Room
The free writing she taught us may have opened us up, but she also subtly framed and shaped our sense of theatrical form.
The Maria Irene Fornés Playlist
How my teacher led me home.
La Maestra Fornés Has Left the Room, But What a Room!
We who were lucky enough to study with the great playwright and teacher felt challenged, inspired, and above all seen.
