Rock Lightning in a Bottle
Local indie band Blitzen Trapper made a big sci-fi show, ‘Wild and Reckless,’ at Portland Center Stage. But was it theatre?
Category Archives: Production Notebook
A monthly look behind the scenes of a production, from rehearsal to reviews.
How Rude Mechs Built a ‘Mountain’ to Scale
The Austin-based company bid farewell to their home base, the Off Center, with an irreverent ode to impermanence.
Props for a No-Props ‘Carousel’ at Arena Stage
The minimalist production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic brought the story to life through mime and movement.
When the Klansman and the Civil Rights Activist Could Be Friends
With ‘Best of Enemies,’ New Stage Theatre in Jackson, Miss., confronted its audience with an unexpectedly timely tale of racial reconciliation.
The Line in the Sand: How ‘Sneetches’ Spoke to a Divisive Moment
At Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Dr. Seuss’s ‘The Sneetches: The Musical’ offered a prescient tale of discrimination and acceptance.
A ‘Flood’ From Many Streams
To respond to Ferguson and the issues it raised, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis sent Dael Orlandersmith on a one-woman listening tour.
A Noise Within’s Fabulous ‘Invalid’
How the Pasadena company’s staging of Molière’s choppy late play found its shape, from its wigs on down to its bodily fluids.
The Timely Ring of ‘Wedding Band’
Alice Childress’s seldom-produced interracial love story, though set a century ago, gave off fresh sparks at the Intiman.
Contemporary American Theater Festival’s 5-Ring Circus
How this West Virginia new-play fest builds and rides an annual new-play repertory carousel.
The Rain, It Raineth Every Day: NOLA Project’s ‘Flood City’
Gabrielle Reisman unearths up-to-the-minute issues—and some comic gold—in her time-hopping play about the Johnstown Flood.
