Woodie King Jr.: The Loyal Helmsman Steering Black Theatre for Decades
A longtime colleague recalls his time working for and with the storied director and producer.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Love, Light, Joy, Legend: The Unparalleled Tina Packer
A former student and colleague remembers Shakespeare & Co.’s founder as a mind-blowing, career-shaping teacher, leader, and model.
Literary Agent Robert A. Freedman Was the Last of an Era
Friends, family, and colleagues remember the veteran playwrights’ representative, for whom storytelling was paramount.
Tom Stoppard Made Us All Smarter
A frequent collaborator and friend reflects on the entwined life and work of an era-defining English dramatist, whose brilliance masked a secret sorrow.
Murray Mednick, Poet and Fighter
A colleague remembers the ‘Coyote Cycle’ playwright and Padua Hills co-founder, who died on Oct. 17 at age 86, for his metrical dialogue, his tenacity, and his mentorship.
Thanks to Robert Redford, Sundance Was Also a Theatre Incubator
Though he personally left behind stage work early in his career, through his Sundance Institute Redford championed and empowered generations of theatremakers in the U.S. and the world.
Giles Havergal, the Radical Gentleman From Glasgow
At Citizens Theatre and in countless shows on both sides of the pond, Havergal—who died on Aug. 24 at the age of 87—was a model of theatrical resourcefulness, joy, and persistence.
The House That George Built
George C. White, founder of the influential Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, who died on Aug. 6 at the age of 89, played a central role in the last 6 decades of American playwriting.
Robert Wilson’s Vision: Both Singular and Capacious
A colleague recalls how the director’s beautiful, internally cohesive dreamscapes expanded her concept of what theatre can do.
Ozzie Rodriguez, La MaMa’s Archivist, Lived the History He Curated
A key figure in New York’s experimental scene in his own right, he devoted himself with passion and rigor to preserving La MaMa’s path-breaking heritage for succeeding generations.
