This week’s episode is a doozy. Ayad Akhtar stops by to talk about his play ‘Disgraced,’ the most-produced play in 2015-16. Plus, the ‘New York Times”s Charles Isherwood and ‘Chicago Tribune”s Chris Jones drop in.
The creators of ‘Theater of War’ and ‘ReEntry’ compare notes on adapting and creating cathartic experiences for servicemembers and other hard-hit communities.
In ‘Tiger Style!’ the playwright takes a personal look at the Tiger Mother, and how success and happiness don’t always go hand-in-hand.
A new show at Black Ensemble Theater sets Chaz and Roger Ebert’s storied romance to music.
Year after year, our national season preview survey shows a 4-to-1 ratio of male to female playwrights. What can we do about it?
Of 1,914 shows planned for the 2015-16 season, how many are written by women? We’ve got the stats.
Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
These organizations have made programming a preponderance of female playwrights a priority.
Do men write better plays than women? We think we know that’s not true. So why does the disparity persist?
Obviously, theatre’s gender gap has a long history. Less obvious: so do plays by women.
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