6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From spiritual connections to channeling spirits, this month’s theatre pros run the gamut.
All Stories About Showcase
Tanya Saracho Has No Plans to ‘Fade’ Away
What to do when you’re writing for TV and worry you’ve lost your stage mojo? Write a play about writing for TV.
Eric Bentley: The Thinker as Critic
The eminent critic looks back on a career, and a century, of high hopes and pitched battles.
And Then There Was Nunn: A Master Nears a Finish Line
For his 35th Shakespeare, ‘Pericles,’ director Trevor Nunn decided to make it in America, at Theatre for a New Audience.
Sampling Locally Grown, Artisanal Theatre at Portland’s Fertile Ground
Amid the January rains, theatre artists and audiences scramble from show to show at a festival of seedlings, blossoms, and tilling for future harvests.
Offscript: Eric Bogosian and Mike Daisey’s Wild Ride
This week, we welcome monologists Eric Bogosian and Mike Daisey, who chat about why they love and hate solo shows. Plus, the editors discuss television, leadership transitions in Chicago, and Wooster/Pinter kerfuffle.
Joe’s Pub Hits the Road: First Stop? Houston
Lott Entertainment Presents brings the popular NYC alt-cabaret venue’s programming to Texas.
NYC Study Finds Culture Nonprofits Lag Behind City’s Diversity
A survey finds that theatre staffs are 70 percent non-Hispanic white, which is roughly the inverse of the city’s demographics.
Pulled in All Directions, Especially New Ones, by New York’s January Festivals
In a week of showgoing, I enjoyed reconnecting with my performing-arts-presenter peers, but also searched for points of entry for the uninitiated.
Know a Theatre: Unicorn Theatre of Kansas City, Mo.
The Midwestern company is blazing new trails by producing contemporary American plays.
