Category Archives: Contributors

Featured Contributors, July/August 2017

Theatre architecture’s cyclical history, and the newest state-of-the-art space at Chicago Shakes.

A critic from Beijing penned a Chinese theatre overview, and an academic from Washington, D.C., traced a high-stakes literary adaptation.

One made a deep dive in Broadway playwriting stats, the other into a Dr. Seuss stage adaptation.

One helped curate our special issue on theatre and veterans; the other wrote about her experience making theatre with Syrian refugees.

One wrote about unacknowledged class divisions among theatre workers; the other about a new play written in response to the Ferguson moment.

A look at Shakespeare in comic book form, and at the history of theatre subscriptions.

A stage manager with a social justice focus, and a profile of an endlessly resourceful scenic designer.

A story about theatrical responses to bullying, and a homesick look at Canada’s Francophone theatre.

A check-in with Amy Herzog and a critical look at the minstrelsy of ‘The Scottsboro Boys.’

A profile of Theater J’s conversation-starting artistic director, and a survey of 3 new books about musical theatre.