6 Takeaways From the ‘Mikado’ Yellowface-Off
The fight over minority representation onstage is about broadening, not narrowing, opportunity and artistry.
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Willy Loman as a Wandering Jew in New Yiddish Rep’s ‘Death of a Salesman’
Rendered in Yiddish, Arthur Miller’s American icon and his conflicted family may have a more specific cultural identity than usual, but the play’s universality still rings out.
Offscript: Brian Clowdus’s Outdoor Adventures
This week’s guest is Brian Clowdus, the artistic director of Serenbe Playhouse, on hand to talk about site-specific theatre and reinventing classics. Plus, the editors dish on what they’re looking forward to this season.
The Irrepressible Joan Mankin, Clown and Juggler in Both Art and Life
A creature of impulse, the tireless Bay Area performer pinballed among roles as cracked ingenues, wacky aunts, even Huey P. Newton.
For Arthur Miller’s Centennial at His Alma Mater, Attention Must Be Paid
The University of Michigan celebrates the 100th birthday of its pioneering theatrical alumnus.
All the World’s a Screen, and All the Men and Women Digital Players
Going beyond just projecting videos, new hybrid works like ‘Helen Lawrence’ and ‘The Return’ are live events mediated by digital technology.
St. Ann’s Finds a Warehouse of Its Own
The innovative company, known for producing theatre and music from around the globe, now has a permanent residence in Dumbo.
How to Make Theatre Productions Live Forever
Equal parts interpretive artists and athletes, theatre production photographers learn to live in the moments they’re capturing.
Scripture Is Changeable, But Shakespeare? Heaven Forfend
Oregon Shakespeare Fest’s new translation project pits purity against clarity, 400 years of reverence against a few hours’ traffic of the stage.
Capturing the High School Experience in ‘Prospect High—Brooklyn’
The new play, a collaboration between Roundabout, playwright Daniel Robert Sullivan, and nine New York City teenagers, began its rolling national premiere last week.
