What Shines Through
To tell the story of theatrical lighting design, we need to get beyond adjectives and surfaces.
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.
#TCG18 Plenary 2: Data Points and Lived Legacies
Awards for Black Rep’s Ron Himes and Ten Thousand Things’ Michelle Hensley, and Jer Thorp’s ‘data humanism.’
Tina Landau, World Builder
The ‘SpongeBob’ director has built a career on experimentation, even within traditional forms. Her next assignment: a musical of ‘Dave.’
Who Will Critique the Critics?
The New York Times’ new 25-best-plays list shows there are plenty of great plays to argue about. Where are the arguers?
Kris Vire’s Newest Review: Of His 13 Years as a Chicago Theatre Critic
The recently laid off editor of Time Out Chicago reflects on the scene he’s covered and the state of arts journalism.
Les Waters’s Vision of Life
The outgoing artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville talks about new plays, directing vs. interpreting, and his impressive beard.
TCG and AT’s Next Steps: A Response to the Open Letter
We’ve heard the field’s concerns and are now working to determine the capacities we’d need to expand our coverage.
Who Do We Think We Are?
America’s self-definition as a nation of immigrants is under threat, as are immigrants themselves. How are U.S. stages and artists dramatizing this moment?
Joe Mantello: The Way We Do the Things We Do
As a director, he’s interested in how people act on each other; he also has a visual instinct. Both came in handy for ‘Three Tall Women.’
Matt Shakman’s Geffen: In With the New
The theatre’s new artistic director hopes to make it a home for new plays and a wide range of voices that reflect Los Angeles.