Returning to Your Magic Tree House
In adapting beloved children’s and YA literature to the stage, the powerhouse national MTH On Stage and Chicago Children’s Theatre let presence and play guide their way.
Category Archives: Features
Why ‘Ten Brave Seconds’ Seems Right on Time
A new musical about a gay teen’s coming-out journey premieres at Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City.
Theatre in a Time of Genocide: Palestinian Imagination Under Fire
2 playwrights talk to theatremakers in the West Bank and Gaza, who are continuing their resistance to occupation with their art and their witness.
Middle-Class Disappearers in ‘Bleeding Hearts’
At Atlanta’s Theatrical Outfit, playwright Steve Yockey tells a new horror comedy about a couple caught between classes.
A Play Without Live Actors: Is ‘An Ark’ Theatre’s Afterlife?
With a script by Simon Stephens and a (video-captured) cast of 4, a new mixed-reality experience at The Shed may be the closest this new medium has come to a bona fide play.
Junior Theater Fest, Where Celebration > Competition
2026 kicks off with a report from this year’s gathering in Atlanta.
Love, Light, Joy, Legend: The Unparalleled Tina Packer
A former student and colleague remembers Shakespeare & Co.’s founder as a mind-blowing, career-shaping teacher, leader, and model.
People to Watch: Justin Tanner
The prolific L.A. playwright chats about his newest autobiographical play, ‘My Son the Playwright,’ and how his family has shaped his artistry.
A Many-Headed ‘Lear,’ a Theatrical ‘Dinner With André’
Karin Coonrod explains why ‘King Lear’ is apocalyptic but not bleak, and a new staging of an iconic film returns it to its theatrical roots.
People to Watch: Jacob Ming-Trent
The versatile actor-writer talks about his autobiographical solo show, ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life,’ which plays at 3 theatres this year.
