Curt Columbus Stages His ‘Getaway’ From Trinity Rep
The historic Providence theatre’s artistic director, whose last play at its leader is ‘The Getaway Driver,’ recalls his two-decade tenure, and talks about what’s next.
Stories by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Rob Weinert-Kendt is editor-in-chief of American Theatre. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and writes about theatre for the New York Times, Time Out NY, and the Los Angeles Times. He studied film at USC and is a composer member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
Adventures With the Audience at CATF
A report from Shepherdstown, where it’s all new all the time. Plus: thoughts on the Oskar Eustis bombshell and what it says about our role in the movement.
The Quotable Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Now Onstage In Little Rock
Arkansas Rep artistic director Steve H. Broadnax III has written a new show about a local hero who went from a sharecropper’s farm to the heights of state and federal government.
Hana Sharif Leaves Arena, Leaving Questions for the Field
The artistic director’s departure, after just 3 years, from the helm of the D.C.’s flagship theatre has ignited a debate about the American theatre’s systemic challenges.
The Caste Is Stacked in ‘The Employee Dharma Handbook’
A human resources tangle among tech workers is at the heart of Geetha Reddy’s new comedy at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
Great Pride, Also Pain
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, can we find in the performing arts a reflection of a common identity, even cause for patriotism?
Solo Acts of Comic Commemoration in ‘The Peculiar Patriot’ and ‘Greef’
Conversations with Liza Jessie Peterson and Christina Gelsone about 2 very different shows, one ending a quarter-century run, the other quietly launching a tour.
‘Eugene’ Holds a Picking Party
Sarah Gancher’s hootenanny-inspired, Arkansas-set adaptation of ‘Eugene Onegin’ gets the Rachel Chavkin immersive treatment at TheatreSquared.
Jessica Stone: Ready for a Long Conversation at La Jolla Playhouse
For this actor-turned-director, the job of running one of the U.S.’s biggest nonprofit theatres is less about finding an artistic home for herself than making a home for others.
Tough Love and Liberation
In our Spring issue, we look at some long-standing structural and systemic challenges facing the regional theatre movement—and celebrate the luminous new work still being made in spite of them.
