Ed Herendeen at CATF: ‘Not a One-Person Operation’
The founder of Contemporary American Theater Festival looks back on 31 years of producing new plays in rep.
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3Views Reboots Its Critical Mission With 3 New Editors
Brittani Samuel, Jose Solís, and Sarah Rose Leonard will lead the site, originally founded by Sarah Ruhl and Julia Jordan, aimed at diversifying the critical discourse.
Christopher Lloyd and Lear, Closer Than Ever
Tackling the iconic role at 82, the stage and screen actor resonates with the aging monarch’s struggle to maintain control.
Madeleine Oldham: Building Up from the Ground Floor
The director of Berkeley Rep’s new-works development program reflects on the way the theatre has changed, and still needs to change.
Micki Grant Blazed a Trail, From Poetry to Broadway and Beyond
The composer/lyricist/librettist/actor broke ground in theatre, music, and TV, and still had more to say.
Theatre Where It Mattered: Dr. Doris Derby Remembers Mississippi
A co-founder of Free Southern Theater reflects on forming the theatrical arm of the Civil Rights Movement.
Before Krishna Kaur, There Was Thelma Oliver
She’s been a yoga teacher for the past half century, but in the 1960s she was a busy triple threat in New York.
Golden Thread’s Sahar Assaf: Theatre as a Fight Forward
A Lebanese theatremaker putting down roots in San Francisco, Assaf brings to her new job a global perspective and an open door.
Bari Newport, Regional Theatre Missionary
As she moves from Maine’s Penobscot Theatre to Miami’s GableStage, she prioritizes professionalism, depth, and community service.
Bully for Her: How Tatiana Siegel Landed the Scott Rudin Story
Can sound journalism expose and end workplace abuse in the entertainment industry? If sources are ready to talk, she’s ready to report.
