5 Theatres With Ghost Stories to Keep You Up at Night
Shadowy figures, a rogue music box, an iPod-surfing child ghost, and more fill our annual compendium of tales from haunted theatres.
Stories by Russell M. Dembin
Russell M. Dembin
is the managing editor of American Theatre. He is a former associate editor of The Sondheim Review, and his writing has also appeared in The Austin Chronicle, Musical Theatre Review, Theatre Journal, and the Journal of Beckett Studies. He received his M.A. in theatre history and criticism from Brooklyn College and is a freelance dramaturg. Follow him on Twitter @Dramaturgs.
Read Plays Right
To get the most out of a staged reading, communicate early and often so that everyone is on the same page.
Joel Grey’s Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ Tells a Story That’s Still Going On
He once dreamt of starring as Tevye, but directing the show’s U.S. premiere in Yiddish will do just fine for the son of Mickey Katz.
The Diversity of ‘Anne Frank’
Grappling with complex issues of representation, a multiethnic People’s Light staging offers a version for our fraught times.
Outsiders of Long Standing
What U.S. Jewish narratives have to say to an age of rising hatred and exclusion.
Alan Mandell: Uncluttering Desks, Interpreting Beckett
The nonagenarian actor explains how his willingness to answer a phone and his inability to drive led him to some happy accidents.
Beau Willimon: Responding to the Moment
The playwright and screenwriter talks about his Broadway debut with ‘The Parisian Woman.’
Keep That Ghost Light On!
Tales of haunted theatres from across the U.S.
How Rude Mechs Built a ‘Mountain’ to Scale
The Austin-based company bid farewell to their home base, the Off Center, with an irreverent ode to impermanence.
The Classroom Where It Happens
EduHam, a.k.a. the ‘Hamilton’ Education Program, empowers students to become part of the sequel.