Talene Monahon: Meaning in Armenian
The writer of ‘Meet the Cartozians’ chats with her leading actress about the history behind the play, the complicated effects of assimilation, and Armenian pride and trauma.
Category Archives: Summer 2026
Phamaly’s ‘504: The Musical’ Makes a Sit-In Sing
A vital yet often-overlooked disability-rights protest in San Francisco in 1977 is musicalized at Denver’s Phamaly Theatre Company.
People to Watch: Phanésia Pharel
The Haitian American playwright reflects on female empowerment and her wishes for change in the industry as her play ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ makes the rounds this fall.
People to Watch: Bernardo Cubría
A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, the playwright reflects on community and responsibility with ‘The People of Pompeii.’
Where Do We Go From Here?
The articles in our Summer 2026 issue are underpinned by questions about who we’ve been—and who we might yet become.
Puppet Confidence in Creede Rep’s ‘Eureka’
CRT’s latest KID Show, with the help of Dragoncillo puppetry troupe, aims to help students come out of their shells.
Brave Onstage, Quiet at Home
MILCK’s first musical at La Jolla Playhouse this summer can’t keep quiet, telling the story of an Asian American singer/songwriter with some unresolved trauma.
Great Pride, Also Pain
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, can we find in the performing arts a reflection of a common identity, even cause for patriotism?
We the (Theatre) People
The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce, innovation, stereotyping, and the breaking of stereotypes—i.e., messy democracy in action.
