The Buzz: What 6 Theatre Folks Are Working On and Watching For
From a car-driven opera in L.A. to a roller coaster musical in Chicago, from education projects to exciting turnovers, fall is busting out all over.
The Border Troubles of ‘Tortilla Curtain’ Seem All Too Fresh
Adapted from T.C. Boyle’s 1995 novel, Matthew Spangler’s play tracks two couples united and divided by immigration.
The Two Pittsburghs of ‘Two Trains Running’
In the Goodman’s production of August Wilson’s classic, the creative team wrapped a coal-dusted city around a struggling diner.
Onstage This Week: Halloween Edition!
This spooktacular edition surveys a gamut of ghoulish entertainments, featuring everything from real-life killers to vampires to clowns.
Caption Contest: Halloween Edition
Caption this image and win a copy of ‘Eclipsed’ by Danai Gurira.
The Old Globe Announces 2016 Summer Season
Steve Martin, Jane Austen, and Shakespeare headline next season at The Old Globe.
Experimenting in the Playwrights’ Center’s PlayLabs
The Minnesota company builds community around dramatists with its annual 10-day festival devoted to developing new work.
The Year of Yockey Gets Rolling With a Twofer at Actor’s Express
Theatres across the nation are producing Steve Yockey’s upbeat ‘Blackberry Winter,’ but in his hometown it’s paired with a play in a more troubled vein.
Remembering Donald Seawell, the Jet-Setting Visionary Behind Denver Center
In a life spanning a century of artistic adventure, trans-Atlantic exchange, and behind-the-scenes machinations, Seawell’s greatest legacy was transforming downtown Denver.
Offscript: Who’s in the Room?
This week representatives from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition school American Theatre editors on better ways to talk about cultural appropriation and yellowface, and offer tips both for interpreting problematic works from the past and for creating new, more diverse work.
