Joanna Settle's Unsettling Year
She took a new job in a new city, bought a new home—and then got a breast cancer diagnosis. She’s getting by with a little from her friends, including Sam Beckett.
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Inside the Exploded Piano of Fiasco Theater's 'Into the Woods'
In a new reimagining of Lapine and Sondheim’s fairy-tale musical, 11 actors play all the roles and all the instruments—and the set itself is an instrument.
Know a Theatre: Creede Repertory Theatre of Creede, Colo.
With two stages and a rotating repertory season, this small mountain-town theatre company specializes in intimate new plays and contemporary revivals.
'Tamburlaine': The Newest Portrait in John Douglas Thompson's Gallery of Great Men
A seldom-produced Elizabethan epic storms a Brooklyn stage, and its lead actor John Douglas Thompson reflects on the value of Marlowe and the universality of the classic roles.
The Personal Is Political in Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author talks about unsettling his audience and repainting the Muslim image in the West.
Roald Dahl’s Dark Tales Light Up the Stage
The late British author revolutionized children’s literature with his twisted tales, and they’re flourishing anew onstage. What is it about Dahl’s world that seems to suit our own?
Finding Ways to Firmer Ground
Theatre Facts 2013 shows companies are taking smart steps to regain their economic footing after the Great Recession.
Yale Rep’s Binger Center: Where Plays Get a Commission, and a Commitment
Many new-play programs pay for plays get written and developed. How about one that sets aside money for future productions?
Onstage This Week: Oct. 27-Nov. 3
Animals and angels, scientists and seers, extraordinary and ordinary folks jostle for attention in this week’s sampling of U.S. stage offerings.
Honolulu Theatre’s ‘Grinds’: A Teaching Show You Can Eat
Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s new devised show goes beyond “eat your vegetables” to teach kids about food and sustainability.
