Richard Christiansen: A Critic Who Made a Difference
As the Chicago Tribune’s lead theatre critic from 1978 to 2002, he helped build the city’s unique theatre scene, both by covering it and by getting to know its major players.
Category Archives: Features
Get Past the Lobby: Theatres Rethink How We Gather
From Arkansas to Harlem, theatres are using lobbies, rooftops, exhibition spaces, and more to expand the ways they can gather and engage their communities.
Augie Mericola, 1953-2022
He was a stage manager whose career ranged from the Midwest to Broadway to Salt Lake City.
Kaddish for Steve: On the Jewishness of Sondheim
Sondheim’s work is elusive, ambivalent, internally conflicted, and deeply concerned with how stories are told. What could be more Jewish?
Melissa Crespo’s ‘Aha’ Moments
The busy stage director, now represented by ‘Yoga Play,’ is eager to garner both weighty conversations and big laughs.
How Theatres Are Facing the Omicron Wave
No, it’s not March 2020 all over again, but the latest COVID-19 variant has theatres struggling with some familiar dilemmas of safety and scheduling.
Drama League DirectorFest Kicks Off With Adrienne Kennedy, Matthew Sweet
The New York festival showcases developing directors in a bill that also includes plays by Aditi Brennan Kapil, Caryl Churchill, and Aimé Césaire.
Know a Theatre: National Black Theatre
The groundbreaking Harlem company has broken literal ground, in plans for a prominent part within a mixed-use high-rise.
In Theatre, At Least We’re Honest About the Lie
A poet/playwright reflects on the pleasure and possibility of a medium where deliberate fakery can lead to a kind of freedom.
Letters: Talkback Pushback
Readers have a lot to say about post-show discussions.
