Chekhov, Our (Distracted, Prosaic, Prophetic) Contemporary
Somehow a Russian doctor who died in 1904 was able to pre-diagnose our 21st-century ways of not connecting, of spending our lives alone together.
All Stories About The Wooster Group
A Wooster Group Sing-Along With ‘Early Shaker Spirituals’
The reeling ecstasy of the troupe’s new “record album interpretation” comes via the most straightforward means imaginable.
The Weirder the Better?
Theatre students learn best, one educator asserts, from futzing around with the unstructured fringes of the art form.
Sam Gold on the High Wire
The New York director balances classics and new plays, in big venues and small, while stripping away the safety net.
Scott Shepherd: Has It Happened Yet?
The actor brings his experimental bona fides home with a marathon ‘GATZ.’
Racine Meets His Match
The troupe’s distanced yet extremely physical take on ‘Phedre.’
Letters to the Editor
Pushback against, and praise for, editorials and trend reports.
Swimming to Cambodia
An introduction to excerpts from the performance monologue by Spalding Gray.
Trends
Plays getting shut down, contracts renewed, blurbs contested, and more.
