Storybook Magic: How ‘Climbing With Tigers’ Brought a Child’s Tale to Life
Salt Lake Acting Company teamed up with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory and the Red Fred Project to stage a young boy’s book.
Production Notebook
A monthly look behind the scenes of a production, from rehearsal to reviews.
How Did the Rose Theater’s ‘Garden of Verses’ Grow?
Play’s the thing in creating theatre for toddlers, as this Omaha company learned in staging a gentle, rangy poetry anthology.
How to Stage a Civil War Comedy? ‘Butler’ Serves as a Case Study
Florida Studio Theatre gambled that Richard Strand’s play would both entertain and enlighten audiences—and make them keep talking about race.
The Theatrical Brains Behind ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’
Huntington Theatre’s staging of John Kennedy Toole’s beloved novel was its biggest hit ever. Can it continue to adapt?
How Basil Twist Created ‘Sisters’ Follies’ in Just Three Months
For his latest production, a historical musical extravaganza, the acclaimed puppeteer and his team pushed Abrons Arts Center to the max.
An Evolving Mythology: How ‘Mr. Burns’ Challenged Capital Stage and Its Audience
Like the characters in Anne Washburn’s post-apocalyptic pop-culture extravaganza, the company often had to choose which ideas to save and which to kill.
Production Notebook: Bread and Puppet Theater’s ‘The Possibilitarians’
A puppet piece inspired by utopian farmers puts down deep roots.
‘The Lily’s Revenge’ at American Repertory Theater
Playwright Taylor Mac and costume designer Sarah Cubbage discuss ‘The Lily’s Revenge.’
Production Notebook: ‘Invisible Man’ at the Court Theatre
An illuminating take on Ralph Ellison’s novel, inspired by visual artists.