Fugue Off: Brian Cox Plays a Well-Tempered Bach in ‘The Score’
A chat with the acclaimed actor and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox, onstage now in Oliver Cotton’s new play at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C.
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.
When Misha Met Ronnie: Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Reykjavik86’
Opening Dallas Theater Center’s season of all new work is a play about President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev’s fateful peace talk to scale down nuclear weapons.
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.
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.
