Ifrah Mansour, Refracting Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes
In her art and in her play ‘How to Have Fun in a Civil War,’ the Somali artist strives to reach past facts and into our emotions.
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How to Write a Viral Play, According to Nassim Soleimanpour
How the Iranian playwright of ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ got his worked produced in 50 countries, and got around the travel ban.
Emily Mann: ‘It’s Time for the Next Wave’
When McCarter’s longtime artistic director leaves in 2020, she plans to do more of what brought her there 30 years ago: writing and directing.
Nancy L. Donahue, Board Backbone
For 4 decades this Lowell, Mass., native has stayed involved with the theatre she helped create there, Merrimack Rep.
Bill T. Jones on Slumming, Stephen Foster, and Trump’s Second Term
In ‘Paradise Square,’ the choreographer of ‘Fela!’ imagines the promise of New York’s first slum and the violence of the Draft Riots of 1863.
Stephanie Ybarra, Creative Producer
After honing an engaged producerial approach at the Public Theater, she takes the helm of Baltimore’s Center Stage.
The Parenthood Trap
A conversation with the playwright of ‘Cry it Out,’ a comedy/drama about bonds and conflicts among neighbors with young children.
We Will Follow
From emerging talents to unsung veterans, our regular Role Call feature shines a light on folks you ought to know.
Lost and Found With Hansol Jung
With plays like ‘Wild Goose Dreams’ and ‘Cardboard Piano,’ the Korean writer is making a splash on American stages with stories of displacement and hope.
Jefferson Mays Is Doing ‘A Christmas Carol,’ By Himself
The Tony-winning actor promises his version of Charles Dickens’s classic will not be so jolly, because of income inequality.
