Georgia Shakespeare's Leader Speaks About Its Closure
Georgia Shakespeare cofounder Richard Garner opens up about the factors that led to the closure of his theatre.
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19 Playwrights Currently Getting a Shoutout on Broadway
Among the names dropped in Terrence McNally’s ‘It’s Only a Play,’ currently on Broadway, are some of the theatre’s finest writers.
Offscript: Awake & Online
“It’s the bitch of living.” Except not really. In this episode of Offscript, we talk to arts reporter Linda Buchwald about “Spring Awakening” at Deaf West Theatre, which uses deaf actors and sign language to add a new dimension to the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical about teenage desires in 19th-century Germany. Plus our editors argue over gender parity and the politics of representation.
Know a Theatre: Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Run by lighting designer Andrew Hungerford, Know Theatre is nimble and new-play-oriented.
Marian Seldes: There Is No Map but There Is Family
Marian Seldes shared her wisdom with readers over the years; here a few of the best bits.
In Conversation: Tony Kushner and John Lahr Talk Tennessee Williams
Tony Kushner talks with John Lahr about his new biography of Tennessee Williams, and what the playwright’s declining later years say about his art—and about America.
Rude Mechs’ Excellent Adventure With Ayn Rand
The Austin-based ensemble brings their latest show ‘Stop Hitting Yourself,’ inspired by the provocative novelist, to Lincoln Center Theater.
Ground-Breakers and Musical Makers, From Mamoulian to Harburg to Robbins
Two books celebrate an undersung directorial genius, while two others look at a path-finding lyricist and a seminal show.
Robert Schenkkan Tells LBJ’s History in Rotating Rep
A Texas playwright takes on an iconic Texas politician in ‘All the Way’ and ‘The Great Society,’ and finds a figure of Shakespearean—i.e., tragic—proportions.
Global Spotlight on Greek Mythology and King Kong
A roundup of exciting theatre happenings from Western Europe to the land Down Under.
