Sci-Fest Boldly Goes Where Few Have Gone Before: Putting Sci-Fi Onstage
In theatricalizing a genre well represented on film and TV, the one-act festival highlights the form’s unique storytelling value.
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Erin Myers: A Talent Who Burned Brightly, Whose Loss Stings Sharply
She communicated ease onstage, but few worked harder or had a more intense commitment to their work or their colleagues.
Offscript: Why Qui Nguyen Wrote a Sex Comedy About His Parents
This week’s guest is playwright Qui Nguyen, who is also the artistic director of Vampire Cowboys. He discusses his post-Vietnam War comedy ‘Vietgone,’ the origin of the term geek theatre and how to write a strong female character.
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.
17 Summer International Festivals You Should Know About
From the Adelaide Cabaret Festival to the Edinburgh Fringe to Bushfire, summer is a festive theatre season around the globe.
Kwame Kwei-Armah Imagines ‘Marley’ in Exile
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.
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.
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.
