Marisela Treviño Orta: From an Amber Alert to ‘Heart Shaped Nebula’
A news story provided the initial spark. Then the playwright stirred science and Greek myths into her new play about a star-crossed couple.
A news story provided the initial spark. Then the playwright stirred science and Greek myths into her new play about a star-crossed couple.
From the Adelaide Cabaret Festival to the Edinburgh Fringe to Bushfire, summer is a festive theatre season around the globe.
A new bio-musical of the iconic Jamaican singer at Center Stage narrows the focus to a fertile period of tension and creativity in London.
The Blue Barn Theatre has found a way to create a new home that’s both financially responsible and aesthetically appropriate.
Sixteen finalists from high schools all over the country gathered in New York to deliver, and connect with, the late playwright’s words.
Featuring an uneasily eclectic bag of themes, this year’s new-play festival tackles Black History Month, labor unions and Alzheimer’s.
Among the offerings at South Coast Rep’s influential new work fest this year were plays inspired by its astonishing diversity.
Autism-related theatre for youth has its own spectrum, from work created for autistic kids to pieces devised with their input.
Hounded from their home country but staying together via Skype, Minsk’s toughest troupe is back in New York with another harrowing but mesmerizing piece.
The seasoned bicoastal theatremaker agrees in principle with Equity’s goals, but not its expectations or its tactics.