Triple Threats
Emily Mann and Chay Yew write and direct plays, and they run theatres. Not necessarily in that order.
Category Archives: Interviews
Sam Gold on the High Wire
The New York director balances classics and new plays, in big venues and small, while stripping away the safety net.
Art’s Demilitarized Zone
For Peter Sellars and Maya Zbib, mentorship isn’t a one-way exchange.
Armistead Maupin & Jeff Whitty: Telling ‘Tales’
Their much-anticipated ‘Tales of the City’ musical will debut—where else?—in San Francisco.
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 Man Behind the Plays
Who was Shakespeare, anyhow? Do even the experts really know? And why should anybody care?
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.
