Bill Rauch’s Oregon Trail, and Mine
Why I’ve avidly watched the work of Cornerstone’s founding artistic director and of Oregon Shakes, both separately and together.
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.
Greg Reiner Named Director of NEA’s Theatre Programs
The former administrator for Tectonic Theater Projects and Classic Stage Company will manage both theatre and musical theatre grants for the endowment.
Pro Tip: ‘Amateur’ Is Not a Putdown
The difference between arts professionals and the rest of us isn’t about money but about dedication.
Re: the ‘Re’ in Theatre
Why do we spell it ‘theatre’? As with many questions of language, there’s a simple answer but not a ‘right’ one.
On Darko Tresnjak’s Calendar: More Love, Murder, and Musicals
From obscure classics to populist musicals and thrillers, Hartford Stage artistic director Darko Tresnjak is in the midst of a killer career.
Horrors! The Audience Is Alive!
It is theatre’s blessing and curse that it shares space with all of humanity—even humans with cell phones.
How Lynn Nottage, Inveterate Wanderer, Found Her Way to Reading and ‘Sweat’
The playwright of ‘Ruined’ and ‘Intimate Apparel’ talks about her new play, inspired by America’s ‘de-industrial revolution’ and bowing this month at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
The Why; Also Lots of What and How and Who
Reporting for duty to the field I’ve had my eye on for decades.
Have You Met Miss (Rhodessa) Jones? She Owns the Earth and Sky
She comes from a large family of theatremakers. Is it any wonder she makes family, and theatre, everywhere she goes, from Cultural Odyssey to the California’s prisons?
The Kilroys Make Another List of Plays by Women You Should Know
As the impact of their first list is still being felt, the group announces a new list that reflects steps to increase the diversity of voices.
