Playscript Interview

‘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.

With her satire of performative wokeness, the Native American writer strives to subtly rewire audiences’ default responses.

A conversation with the playwright of ‘Cry it Out,’ a comedy/drama about bonds and conflicts among neighbors with young children.

A conversation with the playwright about epic theatre, political uplift, and why she doesn’t need “allies.”

A conversation with the playwright about music, memory, and family.

The long-standing distance between a mother and her son is not quite closed in this new play about grief, guilt, and longing.

The writer of ‘The Ghosts of Lote Bravo’ talks about embracing her heritage and depicting the pain of exploited women.

How the playwright came to write her searing and sweeping play, and why she cares as much about her audience’s dialogue as her own.

For the characters in Guillermo Calderón’s plays, daring to get things wrong can lead to a deeper understanding.

Jen Silverman’s dark comedy may be inspired by Victorian novels, but its skewering of gender and class is unapologetically modern.