This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of the Little Theatre movement and the Native American Theatre Ensemble to the death of Bert Williams, February was filled with notable moments in theatre history.
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From the birth of the Little Theatre movement and the Native American Theatre Ensemble to the death of Bert Williams, February was filled with notable moments in theatre history.
To respond to Ferguson and the issues it raised, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis sent Dael Orlandersmith on a one-woman listening tour.
In his teaching and his work, he pressed all theatre workers to develop their own ideal theatre. But none could match his.
To reach a wide audience with her ideas, the author of ‘The Little Foxes’ and ‘Watch on the Rhine’ often resorted to lurid gimmicks. It worked for a time.
A new play at Human Race Theatre explores the aftermath of the Connecticut elementary school shooting.
Her iconic black-and-white images of playwrights, collected in a new book, help reveal their subjects’ true selves.
The Atlanta theatre will produce the emerging playwright’s work in February.
All theatre is about how we get along with each other, the director believes—a useful frame for a show about apartheid.
Robert Barry Fleming stops by to talk about why he loves working with resident theatres. Plus, the editors discuss artists’ compensation.
Interaction, immersion, identification, and exploration at this year’s Under the Radar, Coil, American Realness, et al.