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.
Category Archives: Production Notebook
A deep dive behind the scenes of a production, from rehearsal to reviews.
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.
House/Divided, the Builders Association
The Joads 2.0.
‘The Tempest’ at Hartford Stage
Shakespeare’s text itself inspired much of the design.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The production is set in 19th century California among warring Spanish aristocrats.
‘Hunchback’ at Catalyst Theatre
A classic tale from a different point of view.
The Feast: an intimate Tempest
A look at a recent production at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, in association the Redmoon Theater.
