Exuberant and Wild: The Long, Evolving Ride of Sylvan Oswald’s ‘Pony’
An iconic play about trans men and butch lesbians arrives in Maine at an auspicious time, both for its writer and for trans representation onstage.
Category Archives: Previews
Who’s Bringing The Fire This Time
6 writers, 10-minute plays, a 4-night run, the 13th season: how this eminent New York festival celebrating Black dramatists has multiplied its impact.
Innocence, F-Bombs, and Song: The Balancing Act of ‘The Bedwetter’
Sarah Silverman’s musical memoir, delayed by pandemic and the death of a key collaborator, finally arrives at the Atlantic with its frank, irreverent spirit intact.
Nikki Kuhnhausen: The Death of an ‘American Girl’
In depicting a transphobic murder in Washington, Mikki Gillette’s new play sets out to show a young woman’s confidence in the face of chaos.
Joe Morton: Into the Storm of ‘Lear’
The actor talks about his voice and craft, his approach to an iconic role, and where the storm ends and the madness begins.
Sam Hunter’s ‘Case’ for Hope, Faith, and Rebirth
His new play at the Signature Theatre is not a theological argument but another of his searching efforts to find meaning in contemporary American life.
Who’s Afraid of Zachary Quinto?
The actor talks about the new Geffen Playhouse production of Albee’s classic marital scrimmage he’s headlining opposite Calista Flockhart.
Awoye Timpo on Love, Hate, and Alice Childress’s ‘Wedding Band’
As the director of a new production at TFANA, Timpo joins the project of belatedly celebrating a great but largely overlooked American playwright.
Off the Sidelines and ‘Out of Time’
5 monologues by Asian American writers, performed by Asian American actors over 60, comprise a new NAATCO anthology at the Public Theater.
Ja’Mel Ashely Finds a Space to Stand in His Full Identity
In ‘i need space,’ a new digital series from Donja R. Love, Ashely gets the chance to play a Black, trans, and HIV-positive character whose experience harmonizes with his own.
