Maybe, Maybe Not: A Casting Controversy and the Conversation It’s Started
An Asian American theatremaker reflects on the intent and impact of Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and the precedent its latest casting decision may set.
Category Archives: Opinion
The Process Itself Can Be the Revolution
After spending a week studying Tectonic Theater Project’s Moment Work, a theatre teacher emerges with new tools to empower young storytellers.
That’s (Political) Entertainment
A playwright considers the challenges and rewards of writing for the moment.
How ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Expands the Language of the Musical
A Broadway show about the making of a historic record in Cuba doesn’t sacrifice the authenticity of its deep cultural context—or its original language.
We Must Resist With Radical Imagination
In a recent keynote address at the New School, a Russian-born theatremaker stirred graduates with a message of hope in the face of despair.
Life and (Near) Death in Broadway’s ‘Swept Away’
The star of this season’s shipwrecked Avett Brothers musical reflects on the show’s brief, brilliant voyage—and how its dark depths rescued his first love.
Your Call Is Very Important to ‘Lennox Mutual’
Candle House Collective’s personalized immersive experience engages participants in a series of 20-minute phone calls that can go to some very odd, personal places.
The Revolt of Arthur Miller’s Women
‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Death of a Salesman.’
The Arts and the Battle for the Soul of Civilization
Now is the time for artists and institutions to step up in defense of the most fragile and vulnerable among us—including our arts organizations themselves.
Connecting Russian Refugees Via Theatre—and a SpaceBridge
Through the stories of young Russian refugee children, theatremaker Irina Kruzhilina aims to promote compassion among mistrustful Americans, and create some friendships along the way.
