Can You Build a New Theatre Space Without Changing Course?
The Blue Barn Theatre has found a way to create a new home that’s both financially responsible and aesthetically appropriate.
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August Wilson’s Legacy Is the Real Winner of Monologue Competition
Sixteen finalists from high schools all over the country gathered in New York to deliver, and connect with, the late playwright’s words.
Plays That Cover New Ground at Cleveland Play House Festival
Featuring an uneasily eclectic bag of themes, this year’s new-play festival tackles Black History Month, labor unions and Alzheimer’s.
Pacific Playwrights Festival Proves You Can Go Home Again
Among the offerings at South Coast Rep’s influential new work fest this year were plays inspired by its astonishing diversity.
The Curious Incidence of Theatre on the Autism Spectrum
Autism-related theatre for youth has its own spectrum, from work created for autistic kids to pieces devised with their input.
It’s All About the Execution in Belarus Free Theatre’s New ‘Trash Cuisine’
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.
Actor Dakin Matthews on Why L.A.’s 99-Seat Plan Doesn’t Deserve to Die
The seasoned bicoastal theatremaker agrees in principle with Equity’s goals, but not its expectations or its tactics.
A. Rey Pamatmat Looks Behind ‘all the terrible things’ for Answers
A play about how bullies got that way gets a staging at Huntington Theatre Company, while another of his plays is staged at Company One.
Cafe Nordo and Teatro ZinZanni, Seattle’s Moveable Theatrical Feasts
Audiences hungry for more than the usual fare are having their culinary and theatrical palates sated by the city’s nouveau dinner theatre offerings.
When the Saints Go Marching in a Mill Town
Molly Rice’s peripatetic ‘Saints Tour’ shows audiences new facets of their neighborhoods. Next stop: Braddock, Pa., in a collaboration with Bricolage.
