Sustaining Intimacy With Erin Markey and Becca Blackwell
The couple, costarring in ‘A Ride on the Irish Cream’ at Abrons Arts Center, realize that writing about your relationship can be a double-edged sword.
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Ripped From the Headlines: ‘Byhalia, Mississippi’ Makes Simultaneous Premieres
Several theatres across the country explore a complicated case in the Southern city’s past in Evan Linder’s new play.
Offscript: Tonya Pinkins’s Brechtian Alienation
This week’s guest is Tonya Pinkins, who discusses why she quit the controversial ‘Mother Courage’ at Classic Stage Company. Plus: The editors catch up on some big entrances and exits.
How Basil Twist Created ‘Sisters’ Follies’ in Just Three Months
For his latest production, a historical musical extravaganza, the acclaimed puppeteer and his team pushed Abrons Arts Center to the max.
Rock Was Theatre for David Bowie, and He Elevated Both
He acted onstage and in films, but he never gave a greater performance than in the role of rock god.
Elizabeth Swados: Wide Awake and Attuned to the Magic of the Moment
Liz’s extraordinary life was a song—a passionate, multivocal chorus—and all who knew her and her work could sing along.
Beyond Nouveau Cirque, Circus Artists Meld Acrobatics and Spectacle in New Ways
Both Acrobuffos and Cirque Mechanics are making ambitious shows at the edges of their form, and they’re not just for kids.
The Buzz: 6 Theatre Artists Share What They’re Looking Forward To
From improv comedy shows, to multidisciplinary performances, to painted unicorns onstage, six theatre workers dish on what they are working on, and looking forward to.
Thaddeus Phillips: Shape-Shifter on a Liquid Stage
The protean auteur makes a kind of puppet theatre in which his own intense, mercurial presence is the central object being manipulated.
Standing Up for Playwrights and Against ‘Colorblind’ Casting
In light of recent controversies over plays by Katori Hall and Lloyd Suh, it’s clear that theatre needs a color-conscious casting approach.
