6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From the Public Theater’s front desk to the backstages of Kansas City, from Cincinnati to Murphy, Texas, here’s a diverse group of stage folks who should be on your radar.
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David Henry Hwang: Backward and Forward
This season, America’s leading Asian-American playwright revisited his most famous play, ‘M. Butterfly,’ and wrote a new musical, ‘Soft Power.’
Rising Leaders of Color’s Oregon Cohort: Only Connect
A look at six young theatre workers who’ve spent the last year exploring their work and its meaning.
Why Phylicia Rashad Will Never Direct Herself
She is directing two productions back to back; here’s how she chooses her projects.
Sarah McLellan: EST’s Developing Story
She brings an administrative brain to a small, hardy new-play company on the verge of an upgrade.
Joe Mantello: The Way We Do the Things We Do
As a director, he’s interested in how people act on each other; he also has a visual instinct. Both came in handy for ‘Three Tall Women.’
Liesl Tommy Won’t Take No For an Answer
How the Tony-nominated director makes space for women of color in the theatre, not just herself.
Not Feeling It: Max Posner on ‘The Treasurer’
The long-standing distance between a mother and her son is not quite closed in this new play about grief, guilt, and longing.
Matt Shakman’s Geffen: In With the New
The theatre’s new artistic director hopes to make it a home for new plays and a wide range of voices that reflect Los Angeles.
John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ Blows Back in 3 Parts
The 19th-century drama, now in trilogy form, has its premiere at Philly’s EgoPo Classic Theater.