2 New Plays Put a Contemporary Spin on Robin Hood
David Farr’s ‘The Heart of Robin Hood’ and Greg Banks’s ‘Robin Hood’ render Sherwood Forest with tinges of feminism and Occupy Wall Street.
All Stories About Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Inveterate Traveler Allen Nause
The Oregon-based director takes his cue (and sometimes his wattage) from audiences around the globe.
News in Brief (May/June 2013)
Theatrical Revolutions, Children’s Theatre, and festivals abound in this month’s News in Brief.
It’s Better With a Band: Musical Theatre’s Next Tune
Forget jukebox shows and rock stars; the American musical looks and sounds more like a jam session between indie bands and theatre artists.
Voices from the Trenches: Theatre Entrepreneurs in Their Own Words
13 theatre artists (and those who teach them) share tips and tales about working in the field.
Let the Right One In
On resistance, hospitality and new writing for the American stage.
The Ripple Effect
A reflection on Universes’ ‘Party People’ at Oregon Shakes, and the ways theatre can both document and inspire change.
Entrances and Exits
Entrances and exits from American Theatre’s October 2012 issue.
What Dramaturgs Want
Calling all dramaturgs, one-time dramaturgs, would-be dramaturgs! What production in the coming season have you heard about that you wish you were working on as a dramaturg? What is it about this show that afflicts you with dramaturgical envy?
Panthers and Lords
‘Party People’ focuses on American revolutionary movements from the 1960s and ’70s.
