Lunch With 2 Conjurers: A Dream Meeting About Our Nightmares
When Mac Rogers and I met our playwriting hero, Wallace Shawn, we were honored—and confronted anew with his devastating plays.
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12 Days in May: A Hermitage Diary
My time at this storied Florida retreat was both relaxing and productive—and I was ready for the bugs this time.
Thing Theory: A Taxonomy of Objects
In anatomizing the categories of things he’s collected over the decades, a playwright explores and suggests their dramaturgical possibilities.
Tales From the Palace: The Dark Side of the Theatre Fairy Tale
After 25 years in the regional theatre, I’m done with the silence about the classism, sexism, and abuse I’ve experienced.
ASL and Theatre: Here’s What Not To Do
A Deaf educator who receives numerous emails from theatre teachers and directors gives advice on best practices for incorporating Deaf actors and ASL.
Responsible Stewardship: Grappling With an Artist’s Legacy
Composer Michael Friedman’s sister, and the executor of his estate, reflects on her role in preserving her brother’s work in an evolving field.
Day After Day, Racism Killed George Floyd
The artistic director of the Twin Cities’ Penumbra reflects on an outrageous paradox: that Black vulnerability could exculpate white violence.
A Country in Between: Remembering My Iraqi American Father
Rooted as much in Michigan as Mosul, he lived to see both of his homes turn to sectarian violence and division.
It’s the Words That We Don’t Say That Scare Me So
Dialogue is mostly a form of behavior and personal revelation usually accidental. Therein lies a drama, and a mystery.
Doug and ‘Hades’: A Remembrance
Dramaturg Doug Langworthy shone his light on the work of others, but it finally couldn’t lead him out of his own private darkness.
