Justin Huertas, Theatrical Superhero
The disarming myth-making musical ‘Lizard Boy,’ about to make its NYC debut, is just one of the trails being blazed by this Seattle-based auteur.
Stories by Misha Berson
Braden Abraham Leaves Seattle Rep to Lead Chicago’s Writers Theatre
A Washington state native who advanced from intern to Seattle Rep’s leader over 2 decades, he will lead a prestigious Chicago theatre almost half the size of the Rep.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Composer Mary Rodgers’s unsparing new memoir, equal parts hilarious and harrowing, tells of an eventful life in which musical theatre wasn’t the only source of drama.
A Cultural Patriot, Curious About Theatre Everywhere—That Was Jim O’Quinn
Though he ran a magazine based in New York City, he tirelessly—and uniquely—spread the love around the entire national theatre scene.
‘The Detention Lottery,’ Where You Do Have to Live Like a Refugee
A Seattle-based production gives participants a stark look at the jarring, often dehumanizing reality inside U.S. immigration courts.
Octavio Solis’s Journey to ‘Mother Road’
The Texas-born, Oregon-based playwright imagines a Steinbeck sequel with timely resonance.
‘True West’: Sam Shepard’s Super Smash Brothers
In a Roundabout revival of the nearly 40-year-old play, it holds up as a withering portrait of the myths and traps of American masculinity.
Theatremaker: Sara Porkalob
She brings activism and passion to her multihyphenate theatre career.
Children of the Journey
So much American theatre, from O’Neill to Udofia, has been inspired by the stories of playwrights’ immigrant parents.
Ibsen, Our Contemporary
What gives this 19th-century Norwegian’s plays their lasting power? ‘Power’ is the operative word.
