What Joseph Papp Got Right
Theatre’s lineage—traced through Thespis, Aeschylus, Shakespeare, and Papp—is inextricably linked to democracy’s.
Category Archives: Opinion
Aunt Ester’s Children: A Century On Stage
The author looks back on the beginnings and development of his 10-play cycle, singling out one character as the most significant.
There’s Another Think There!
The rise and fall…and rise of ‘Seussical.’
Thinking About Writing About Thinking About New Plays
Or, how visual arts audiences got comfortable with radical innovation, while theatre audiences didn’t.
A Tokyo Story
After decades of trying to be produced in Japan, a questing Japanese-American playwright comes upon an oasis.
The Shape of Plays to Come
Our theatre is polarized into two cultures. What will make it whole again?
Art Will Out
Can we put the art in our arts institutions?
Racine Meets His Match
The troupe’s distanced yet extremely physical take on ‘Phedre.’
Design and the Bottom Line
For designers, it’s harder than ever to make ends meet.
Peter Zeisler: Theatre Is a Refuge, So Open the Doors
We got people talking, and we moved the ball forward, but there’s so much more to do, and it’s time for a rebirth.
