Cast Away: Casting Directors’ Challenges Amid the Great Contraction
They help hire actors; they also mostly work for hire. What can casting directors tell us about the industry’s health and future?
Category Archives: Fall 2025
How to Survive a Dictatorship, the Theatre Artist’s Way
Stories of resistance from perseverant 20th century theatremakers around the world, and how they walk with us today.
Getting Away With It in ‘Heist’
You’ve seen heist movies, but what about a heist play? A U.S. premiere at Arizona Theatre Company turns the challenge into an advantage.
A ‘Dawg’ That Still Bites
Nearly 4 decades ago, Philip Kan Gotanda’s play tackled Hollywood’s Asian American stereotypes. A recent L.A. revival hit different, for better and worse.
A ‘Working Girl’ Who Just Wants to Have Fun (and Break Glass Ceilings)
Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck’s new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, based on the hit film, eyes the absurdities of the 1980s work culture—and the inequalities that are still with us.
Southern Discomfort in ‘Covenant’
Two productions of York Walker’s play, inspired by the Robert Johnson myth, bring the story home.
People to Watch: Hermenigildo Tesoro Jr.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth icon ‘Junior’ talks about his upcoming collection of tales from the Philippines, awe and honesty in TYA, and how theatre is like surfing.
Do Tell Mama: An Interview with Sasha Denisova
An interview by director Yury Urnov with the playwright of ‘My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion,’ which appears in our Fall 2025 issue.
Why I Left the Kennedy Center
A former copywriter for the D.C. organization reflects on the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration.
People to Watch: Marga Gomez
The prolific solo performer talks about ‘Spanish Stew,’ a new show about her arrival in San Francisco in the 1970s.
