Edward Medina: Caught Up in a Conversation
Passionate about theatre and criticism, this native New Yorker could change your life in 15 minutes.
In Memoriam
Olympia Dukakis, Minister of the Interior
A fierce, unsentimental explorer of the human experience, she was also a subversive wit and a dear friend, especially to her audiences.
Arthur Kopit: Abiding Curiosity, Relentless Generosity
Along with his provocative, form-breaking plays, his great work of the last few decades was a mentorship style that was expansive, dialogic, opinionated but undogmatic.
The Pathbreaking Excellence of Douglas Turner Ward
Colleagues recall the vision and tenacity of one of the American theatre’s essential founders and leaders.
Craig ‘muMs’ Grant Wasn’t Just a Poet; to Me He Was Poetry
A tribute to the poet, playwright, and actor from a friend who knew him since junior high.
Mark Plesent: The Everyday and the Extraordinary
For 3 decades he led NYC’s only theatre dedicated to making work with, about, and for the city’s working class.
Paul Owen Built Thousands of Sets, and a Life in the Theatre
We were lucky to know the scenic designer, but not as fortunate as he was to work so tirelessly and well at a job he loved for four decades.
Cicely Tyson: Grace, Poise, Mischief, and Always Truth
Not content to simply stand as an example for so many others, she moved and lived and breathed a legacy into being.
Impish, Wise, Generous: The Multitudes of Christopher Plummer
A lifelong student and master storyteller, he knew exactly where to put the focus of his and our attention.
The Sardonic, Curious, Unyielding John Heilpern
The NY Observer’s drama critic, a Brit, brought an outsider’s inquisitiveness to the American theatre, as well as principled grouchiness.