In Memoriam: Paul Barry, Actor-Manager Extraordinaire
He led the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival through nearly three decades and the entire canon, but his best role may have been his soulful Cyrano.
All Stories About Showcase
The Mysterious and Mythical Land of the Theatre
In excerpts from speeches newly translated by Zack Rogow and Renée Morel, the celebrated author of ‘Gigi’ tells how she found her identity as a writer in the music halls of Paris.
Theatre Against Violence Against Women
Patricia Ariza and Joanna Sherman lead companies in war zones where female bodies and liberty are among the worst casualties.
Paying Playwrights More Than Play Money
Writers can’t live on commissions and royalties alone, so some theatres are adjusting the way they compensate them. Are these gestures enough to turn the tide?
L.A. Theatres Have 99-Seat Problems, but Bitching Ain’t One
Amid heated arguments over the city’s version of the Equity showcase code, a real and resonant debate about artists’ compensation seems to be emerging.
Know a Theatre: Maltz Jupiter Theatre of Jupiter, Fla.
This former dinner theatre in Palm Beach County has left its star-studded past behind to focus on crowd-pleasing fundamentals, and on reimagining the musical-theatre canon.
Let Us Show You Our Bottoms (and Titanias)
The flowery bed where a donkey-man and a fairy queen meet cute is an iconic Shakespearean image, so it’s no surprise it’s graced our cover so often.
Offscript: Bad Jews and Monkey Nipples
This week, Offscript hosts a critic’s panel on Joshua Harmon’s play ‘Bad Jews.’ Plus, the editors discuss artists’ compensation and when you should work for free.
Annie and 'Fanny,' as They Were Meant To Be Seen
Annie Baker’s disorienting experience with a digital showing of ‘Fanny and Alexander’ fueled her play ‘The Flick.’ IFC has invited her back for a 35mm screening and a chat.
Rodney King's L.A. Story Resonates Backward and Forward
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that’s deeply American—and quintessentially L.A.
