Drama, Onstage and Off, at the Public Theater
A new book documents Oskar Eustis’s regime at the pivotal New York theatre, with its heady mix of idealism, triumph, compromise, and controversy.
Category Archives: Books
Asian American History, Told in Stages
The theatre is one place where the disparate, diverse Asian American experience has found common expression, as a new entry in Routledge’s Milestones series shows.
The Rise and Fall of Arthur Miller
John Lahr’s new biography recounts the story of a playwright who met his historical moment like few before or since, then struggled for a second act.
What Can We Learn From Broadway Musicals?
A new guide to musicals about American history, and a new biography of the crucial figure Oscar Hammerstein II, make new cases for taking the form seriously.
Taylor Mac, Walt Whitman, and Adhesive America
Cruising Utopia with the Good Gay Poet.
A Meeting of the Mimes (and Clowns)
In this excerpt from a new book by the founder of Movement Theatre International, the author reflects on the crucial 1988 gathering in Philadelphia.
Before We Turn the Page: AT’s 2022 Reading List
Find a gift for a theatre person you know, or just treat yourself, to one of the books we covered, sampled, or published in 2022.
Making My Playhouse Great
In this excerpt from his new book about running the Pasadena Playhouse for 2 decades, Epps arrives at the intersection of its history and his.
‘Pippin’ in the Belly of the Beast
In this excerpt from a new book about the making of the iconic 1970s musical, the show collides with some real-life drama and danger in the nation’s capital.
Making ‘Sensory Theatre’ for All Ages and All Senses
A new book from a founder of Oily Cart offers an insider’s guide to the world-building of inclusive, interactive theatre for young and disabled audiences.
