Dramática: No Place Like You
The first installment of a new column explores how theatre artists in D.C. and Chicago interpret being called ‘too dramatic,’ and what home or belonging means in their art.
Category Archives: Columns
Once a Thespian, Always a Thespian
In the latest AT Education Monthly, International Thespian Society updates, post-show Denny’s, fall productions, the HBCU edge, and more.
Zora Howard Wants Art to Shake Us
Plus: Richard Thomas revives Hal Holbrook’s ‘Mark Twain Tonight,’ and a listing of world premieres across the U.S.
Designing Scares: A Chicago Halloween
In the first edition of a new column, we visit a puppet haunted house and chat with a rising Chicago scenic designer.
The Next Generation of Theatre Leaders
In the latest Education Monthly, a new MFA program amid a sea of closures, inspiring op-eds, fall, and more.
Bess Wohl: Listening for ‘Liberation’
The playwright talks about her great new feminist play. Plus: the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh’s ‘The First 3 Minutes of 17 Show,’ Big Bang readings, and more.
Visits to a Large Galaxy
Catching up with the digital editor on the state of criticism, a regrouping of Theater Folx of Color, Chicago happenings, new columns, and more.
Falling into the Academic Year: MFA Closures and More
Checking in with Luis Alfaro about the end of USC’s MFA in Dramatic Writing, plus other fall education updates.
Gender Parity for Playwrights: What the Numbers Say
In the first edition of our new column: a dive into some data about the coming theatre season across the U.S. and in NYC.
What Educator James Ijames is Bringing to Columbia
This month: a Pulitzer-winning playwright readies for his next challenge, plus educators offer tips as they head back to school.
