Samuel D. Hunter: The High Tragedy Place
A conversation with the writer of ‘Greater Clements’ about political plays, the dramatic form, and Idaho.
Category Archives: Playscript Interview
Will Arbery’s ‘Heroes’: Pain and Love in the Backyard
A conversation with the writer of ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ about conversativism, Catholicism, and lingering in discomfort.
Unraveling the Landscape: A Conversation With Adrienne Kennedy
The author of ‘He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box’ talks about the play’s inspiration, her extraordinary parents, and her love for literature and old movies.
‘Slave Play’: Racism Doesn’t Have a Safe Word
Jeremy O. Harris talks about the sexual politics of white supremacy, and about how he finds humor in horror (and vice versa).
‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’: A Black Gaze
A conversation with playwright Aleshea Harris about her play, which seeks to give a theatrical shape to rage and absurdity.
Larissa FastHorse’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’: It’s Okay to Laugh
With her satire of performative wokeness, the Native American writer strives to subtly rewire audiences’ default responses.
The Parenthood Trap
A conversation with the playwright of ‘Cry it Out,’ a comedy/drama about bonds and conflicts among neighbors with young children.
The Deep Roots and Radical Joy of Antoinette Nwandu’s ‘Pass Over’
A conversation with the playwright about epic theatre, political uplift, and why she doesn’t need “allies.”
Rock in a Hard Place: Lauren Yee’s ‘Cambodian Rock Band’
A conversation with the playwright about music, memory, and family.
Not Feeling It: Max Posner on ‘The Treasurer’
The long-standing distance between a mother and her son is not quite closed in this new play about grief, guilt, and longing.
