MFA or the Highway?
7 playwrights who’ve honed their craft without the coveted degree tell how their roads diverged.
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A B-Boy at Yale
Rudi Goblen, break-dancing champ turned playwright, enters a school that has done its own share of learning.
What Is the Question?
Watching and helping John Guare build his plays inspired his erstwhile assistant to do the same.
René Auberjonois and the Company He Kept
How one of the nation’s leading repertory theatre actors, who evoked universal admiration for his own work, returned the favor.
Fiasco’s Rehearsal Room Joy and Rigor, Now Available in the Classroom
The company’s new 6-week conservatory program aims to provide tools for a collaborative rehearsal process.
Ken Ludwig’s Love Letter to His Pen-Pal Parents
The comic playwright’s new play ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ is based on his parents’ WWII courtship by mail.
Hal Landon Jr., Keeping Christmas in His Way for 40 Years
His Scrooge at South Coast Rep is a Southern California institution, but this year is his last time round the bedposts.
The Art of the Comeback
What Arkansas Rep learned after it suspended operations last year and turned itself around.
What to Expect When You’re a Pregnant Theatremaker
Is the field a safe or welcoming place for pregnant working artists? It’s a question many parents and parents-to-be are asking.
Meghan Pressman: In With the New
The first woman to manage the $55 million Center Theatre Group offers tips on how to raise money for innovation.