How Theatre Can Bring Us Back to Our Senses
Amid a noisy world and an ephemeral culture, the intimacy and invigoration of theatre—particularly a small theatre like Soho Rep—is more essential than ever.
Category Archives: Features
Mouth Almighty: How Billie Whitelaw Helped Me Find Beckett and ‘Not I’
From mental discipline to neck strain, the Irish actress recalls what Beckett’s muse taught her about letting her mouth do all the work.
Relaxing the Rules for Theatregoers Who’ve Gotta Move
How theatres are creating inclusive experiences for folks with neuropsychiatric conditions, autism, or simple aversion to business as usual.
A New Role for London’s National Theatre: Off-Broadway Producer
In a first for the British theatre giant, it has helped create a new American production of Lucy Prebble’s ‘The Effect’ at the Barrow Street Theatre.
Criticism So White? Here’s How to Change That
How theatre critics can use their words, and their status, to be more inclusive of both theatre artists and a diverse new generation of journalists.
From Gypsy to Librettist, With Severals Stops at Novelist
Tim Federle, author of ‘Better Nate Than Ever,’ talks about his journey from chorus boy to cowriter of the musical ‘Tuck Everlasting.’
Polyphone Is Bigger and Better the Second Time Around
This year the new musical festival boasted more shows, more performances, and a bigger industry turnout.
Know a Theatre: Arizona Theatre Company
Producing in both the state’s capital city and in the Sonoran Desert, the LORT theatre goes big in two homes.
David Rabe Explores Mental Health Questions in ‘Good for Otto’
The play, which premiered at Chicago’s Gift Theatre, follows a therapist who becomes too invested in his patients’ lives.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth Brings Water, Water Everywhere
An educational musical about the science behind water and its connection to Hawaii will tour through the Aloha State.
