Avery Willis Hoffman: Leading From Beyond the Stage
Court Theatre’s new artistic director talks theatre classics and joining a Chicago institution.
Category Archives: Interviews
From V to You: It’s Time to Fight for Mother Earth
Ahead of a fall tour of the new concert musical ‘Dear Everything,’ V (formerly Eve Ensler) reflects on the climate change crisis, the ‘vagina that could,’ and her vision for collective action through theatre.
Nidia Medina & Lou Moreno: There’s No Place Like INTAR
As one artistic director hands the reins to another, both reflect on the storied NYC theatre’s legacy, aesthetic, and future.
Jennifer Bielstein Named Managing Director of Alley Theatre
A seasoned regional theatre leader who currently serves as managing director of San Francisco’s ACT, Bielstein is at last taking a leadership role in her home state.
Funny, With a Little Teeth: 2 Playwrights on the Lineage and Lens of Molière
Taylor Mac, whose new play ‘Prosperous Fools’ is loosely inspired by ‘Le Bourgeois gentilhomme,’ and Jeffrey Hatcher, who has a new adaptation of ‘The Imaginary Invalid,’ talk satire, philanthropy, and healthcare.
Making Arrangements (and Orchestrations) on Broadway
Orchestrator Doug Besterman (‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Boop!,’ ‘Smash’) and music director/arranger Marco Paguia (‘Buena Vista Social Club’) compare notes.
She Built Herself a Home
Ahead of concerts at Steppenwolf and Ravinia, Kelli O’Hara reflects on her journey, artistry and breath work, and the “service” of performing.
Willem Dafoe Adds Festival Programmer to His Résumé
The busy actor has stocked an International Theatre Festival at the Venice Biennale with heavy hitters—including the one that formed him, the Wooster Group.
How the 2 Sides of Lisa D’Amour Are Fused in ‘Frozen Section’
Her new play at the Catastrophic Theatre draws on both the experimental sensibility of PearlDamour and on the unsettled naturalism of ‘Detroit.’
a.k. payne’s ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Their two-hander about cousins sharing grief and comparing plans for utopia is part of the writer’s growing body of work.
