Myths Mix in Plays by Parks, Shepard and Kneehigh
Playwrights superimpose ancient myths over contemporary concerns, in a theatrical alchemy that makes the old seem new again—and the new seem timeless.
All Stories About Public Theater
Joanna Settle's Unsettling Year
She took a new job in a new city, bought a new home—and then got a breast cancer diagnosis. She’s getting by with a little from her friends, including Sam Beckett.
There Is No Escape for, or From, Young Jean Lee
The downtown playwright/theatremaker talks about the traps she lays for herself—and for her audiences.
9 Magical Takes on 'The Tempest'
Nine adaptations of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” ranging from American Repertory Theater to Cornerstone Theater, that shows you don’t need to do it as a straight play, or set it in Italy, to make it magical (though you can add real magic if you’re really ambitious).
New York Ticket Sales Go Mobile with TodayTix
With a new mobile app, TodayTix aims to change ticket-buying habits and attract more audiences to the theatre.
This Month in Theatre News (October 2014)
Check out what’s happened and is happening in theatre’s across the country this month.
On the Peculiar Nature of Theatre
The “Apple Family” playwright reflects on theatre’s true calling and purpose—and how, in trying to help it survive, we may have strayed from its essence.
Lear deBessonet: Seeker of Hard-Won Joy
The versatile and busy director talks about her devotion to both art and activism, and how she’s fused the two with Public Works.
Five Downtown Theatre Festivals in NYC to Pull Audiences Out of the Cold Snap
With Under the Radar, Coil, PROTOTYPE, American Realness, Other Forces, January is festival season in New York City. So snap out of it.
Musical Composers and Lyricists in Pursuit of the Good Book
In writing musicals, the playwright’s job is to build the structure, then get out of the way.