14 Theatrical Plans to Change the World
Meet a cadre of artists and companies who put social, political and civic causes at the forefront of their work.
Stories by Stephanie Coen
The Field and Its Challenges
A chorus of voices proposes crucial goals for the American theatre—and suggests some creative ways of getting there.
U.S.A. Today
Humana Festival playwrights project trouble on the home front.
More Than Words: An Interview With Mike Leigh
The English writer and director Mike Leigh is best known in this country for his recent films Naked, Life Is Sweet and High Hopes. For 25 years, however, he has developed an extensive body of work .for stage and film, all of it created from his own method of structured improvisation. His 1979 play Ecstasy, which is being produced Off Broadway at the John Houseman Studio Theater by the New Group through May 14, under the direction of Scott Elliott, marks Leigh’s first U.S. production.…
Marsha Norman’s Triple Play
What 3 new works by the author of ‘’night, Mother’ say about her unique career arc, and about the field in which she’s gained a tenuous but undeniable hold.
