Bryan Fonseca, Always Creating, Creating, Creating
For decades, the founder of the Phoenix Theatre and Fonseca Theatre made exciting theatre in Indianapolis, and he had more in store.
In Memoriam
Steve Carter, Playwright and Playwrights’ Advocate
In his last interview, he talks about the Negro Ensemble Company’s heady heyday, and its influential Playwrights’ Workshop.
John Braden (1931-2020)
The veteran actor, with extensive regional and New York credits, including at Long Wharf, Williamstown, and Broadway, died late last month.
‘You Knew That Black People Are Divine’
A farewell letter to Chadwick Boseman, a griot and conduit with boundless compassion and a cosmic lens on the mundane.
My Conversations With Eric Bentley
My relationship with the great theatre critic began with a wary interview but soon gave way to a lifetime of anecdotes, confidences, and laughter.
Mary Overlie: Absence and Presence
Her Six Viewpoints taught me, and generations of theatremakers and performers, to get out of our own way and expand our perception.
In the Company of Kristin Linklater and Her Natural Voice
Remembrances of a teaching giant who brought up so many other teachers and actors, including her talented son.
Corey Fischer’s Traveling Jewish Soul
In a lifelong mission to connect to his roots and to audiences, he created stage poetry out of honest struggle, and helped inspire our best work.
Gerald Freedman, Forging Family Wherever He Went
The celebrated director of ‘Hair,’ Great Lakes Theater AD, and UNCSA dean taught his students invaluable lessons that apply equally to theatre and to life itself.
The Passion of Lee Kenneth Richardson
A consummate man of the theatre, he was willing to fight—sometimes literally—for the voices he championed.