London’s Calling
By Stephen Nunns
From his post at New Dramatists and in his growing body of writing, Todd London relishes the role of gadfly
The Walls Come Tumbling Down
By Diep Tran
In immersive theatre, audiences are breaking the rules—moving around, talking with the actors and molding the action
Playscript: Disgraced
The complete text of Ayah Akhtar’s provocative 2013 Pulitzer winner (in print only). Plus: a conversation between the playwright and director Madani Younis.
DEPARTMENTS:
From the Executive Director
Plus ça change!
News in Brief
Playwrights take up the fight for gun control
Heather Raffo Brings ‘9 Parts of Desire’ to Iraq
Stage Adaptations Take Home Spring Awards in New York
Accolades From Coast to Coast
Plus: Entrances & Exits; Awards & Prizes, In Memoriam
Front & Center
The Smart and Silly Sampler of ‘Ionescopade’
Harbor Stage Company Is Fishing for a Watery Past
From the Bones of Giants: David Auburn Takes on Eugene O’Neill
In ‘Guerra’: Captains, Generals, and Slapstick Drug Warriors
Carly Mensch Explores Technology, Morality, and David Foster Wallace
In ‘Pine,’ Ghosts Have Holiday Spirit
Almanac
Production Notebook
Rob Mersola’s Dirty Filthy Love Story at Rogue Machine Theatre
People
Rajiv Joseph’s second wind, by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Currents
Scott Walters on the Headwaters project in Georgia
Eliza Bent polls the Humana Festival playwrightsDiep Tran visits Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Southern Writers’ Project
Books
Directors in review: David Cote on Jack O’Brien; Garrett Eisler on Jonathan Miller
The Everyday Artistry in Sudan Shines on World Theatre Day
Global Spotlight on Greek Mythology and King Kong
July/August Onstage
20 Questions
for Shuler Hensley
