Ringside? Let’s Take Down the Ropes
Theatre ought to grow our moral imagination in a time of crisis. How do we get there—and who is ‘we’?
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Theatre ought to grow our moral imagination in a time of crisis. How do we get there—and who is ‘we’?
Both in content and form, documentary theatre in the U.S. has always been at theatre’s cutting edge.
In the digital post-truth era; theatre of the real doesn’t just dramatize change—in some case it embodies it.
Goat in the Road’s devised piece braided two veterans’ stories into an examination of identity and homecoming.
Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical, with its Confederate-monument subplot, will get an unexpectedly timely revival.
Kids’ theatre is a big tent, not a sideshow, but TYA/USA’s new leader craves more specificity and clarity about its mission and impact.
A Hartford troupe makes original short plays by, for, and about teens, but the real performance may be in the talkbacks.
A Potter-esque stage romp casts a spell Off-Broadway—just don’t call it a parody.
Tributes from those who worked with or were inspired by the iconic Broadway and cabaret performer.
From the first interracially cast ‘Othello’ to the founding of our longest-running queer troupe, this was a memorable month for theatre.