John Steppling: The Artist as Outsider
This expat playwright hasn’t found much love in U.S. theatres, and the feeling is mutual.
Interviews
Alan Cumming’s Solo ‘Macbeth’
Why this Scot’s one-man take on the Scottish play feels like a sort of homecoming.
Sarah Ruhl and Tracy Letts: 2 Playwrights and ‘Three Sisters’
A conversation about playmaking, ensemble acting, writing regimens—oh, and that Chekhov play they both adapted.
Triple Threats
Emily Mann and Chay Yew write and direct plays, and they run theatres. Not necessarily in that order.
Moved to Silence
A good mime, asserted the late Marcel Marceau, trains to be an athlete of the heart.
Tremor into Action
In an interview, voice-work innovator Catherine Fitzmaurice prescribes a holistic regimen of freedom, release, and transcendence.
The Body in the Voice
In an interview, Cicely Berry reveals how working on the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare can lead actors to the language within themselves.
The Design Dilemma
With so many academic programs cranking out new designers, what exactly are we training them for—and how?
Glamming It Up With Taylor Mac
A drag performer and playwright fiercely embodies his own speculations about beauty and imperfection.
Albee Sizes Up the Dark Vast
Older, wiser and as prolific as ever, the much-honored playwright still chooses his words with immaculate care.