What Dreams May Come: A VR ‘Hamlet’ Puts Us in the Room
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company has teamed with Google to make an immersive virtual-reality adaptation, viewed by a ghostly roving camera.
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Offscript: A Peek at Education and Engagement Programming
Nikki Toombs of Atlanta’s True Colors Theatre Company and Tanya Mote from Denver’s Su Teatro share how engagement and education work fits their theatres’ missions.
Stirred by ‘The Post’? You Need to Know About ‘Top Secret’
The new Spielberg film celebrates the freedom of the press, but a 1992 docudrama on the same subject delved deeper.
All the World’s a Screen, and All the Men and Women Digital Players
Going beyond just projecting videos, new hybrid works like ‘Helen Lawrence’ and ‘The Return’ are live events mediated by digital technology.
New York Ticket Sales Go Mobile with TodayTix
With a new mobile app, TodayTix aims to change ticket-buying habits and attract more audiences to the theatre.
Off-Broadway Ready for Its 'Theatre Close-Up' on PBS
The Mint Theater’s ‘London Wall’ kicks off a local PBS show highlighting intimate New York stage offerings.
The Friendship Between Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark Isn’t In the Dark Anymore
Laurie Stone reviews a new book on Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark’s relationship.
That August Wilson Feeling
The words and music of an American master get a fresh read, and they’re as impossible, and transformative, as ever.
New Stage Technology Changes the Game Behind the Scenes, and in the Classroom
The ease and speed of digital solutions for the stage is creating new possibilities—and raising new questions about how to train artists for such a rapidly evolving field.
Object of Art: Chance Magazine Puts Stage Design in Focus
Designers and seasoned photographers unite to produce, of all things, a new paper magazine.