Jennifer M. Holmes: Keeping Pace With a Changing Field
As she takes the reins of the Pace School of Performing Arts, she talks mentorship, marathons, and the future of the field.
Category Archives: Feature
Civil Rights and the Blues: Where 2 Theatre Companies Found Their Voices
Inspired by the Federal Theatre Project and the Black Arts Movement, the New Lafayette Theatre and New Federal Theatre were hubs of both art and activism.
When Lorraine Met Lloyd, and ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Got Raised
In this excerpt from a new biography, playwright Lorraine Hansberry crosses paths with the director who would help to shape her iconic play.
The Jim O’Quinn Memorial: Light, Shadow, Song
Lovers, friends, and colleagues gathered in New Orleans to celebrate the founding editor’s open mind, questing spirit, and the delights he shared with the world.
Jonathan Norton: A Sense of Place
The Dallas playwright, whose play ‘penny candy’ has just been published, talks about his city, his writing, and the busy intersection of the two.
How Little Amal Walked the Walk
As the giant puppet wended her way from Syria to England, she retraced the steps of Europe’s refugee crisis, forging beautiful connections along the way.
Playing ‘Wit’ on Borrowed Time
3 years ago Erin Cronican was given 3-5 years to live, and now she’s starring in a production of Margaret Edson’s play about a scholar with cancer.
This Month in Theatre History
How the New Year kicked off years ago: with auspicious openings, a notorious arrest, and the birth of an icon.
2021’s Top Posts, Plus a Few More for Your Reading List
As we look back on a challenging year, we see a field continuing its push to create a new, better ‘normal.’
Offscript: Ringing Out 2021 With Lily Janiak and Jesse Green
For the final podcast of the year, the editors plumb the year-end thoughts and feelings of critics from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
