With Smart Caption Glasses, the Eyes Have It
The assistive devices, now being tested at People’s Light in Pennsylvania, offer a new way for hard-of-hearing patrons to fully enjoy the theatre.
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A ‘Mahabharata’ Staged and Acted Entirely by South Asians—Why Not?
Adapting the Sanskrit epic into two-part spectacle for the Shaw Festival, Ravi Jain goes back to the beginning—and imagines the end.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a scenic artist in California to a casting director in Washington, D.C., here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.
With (Robot) Love From Korea
The new show ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ at the Alliance in Atlanta puts a fresh East-West spin on the American musical.
Gypsy Rose Lee and Her Son, Together Wherever They Went
Erik Lee Preminger recalls his life on the road with his famous mother, from hotel-room fried chicken to a gun-toting grandma—oh, and plenty of skin.
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of Barrymore ancestor Louisa Lane to an honor for Maya drama ‘Rabinal Achí,’ January started the year with a range of theatrical milestones.
‘Beach Blanket Babylon’ Folds After 45 Years of Bay Area Fun
From the towering hats to the nostalgic songs, the beloved revue aimed for nothing but joy and hit that mark for decades.
Tony Hale Doesn’t Mind Typecasting
The ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Veep’ actor lives in the moment for Will Eno’s ‘Wakey, Wakey’ at ACT in San Francisco.
Charles Fuller: Write Without Fear or You’re Wasting Time
Though his 1982 hit ‘A Soldier’s Play’ is now on Broadway, its writer’s only real ambition has been to tell the truth about people he’d never seen onstage.
Watch This Space: Playwrights Train for All Media
As dramatists begin to write for all media, the nation’s playwriting programs are starting to teach beyond the stage.