Lanford Wilson (1937-2011)
A fellow playwright remembers their first meeting in the pre-Stonewall days.
Digesting the Mega-Play
A full plate at Humana’s all-you-can-see new-play buffet.
Armistead Maupin & Jeff Whitty: Telling ‘Tales’
Their much-anticipated ‘Tales of the City’ musical will debut—where else?—in San Francisco.
Stephen Sondheim, Playwright in Song
In the midst of publishing two definitive books about his lyrics, the musical theatre master ponders his accomplishments, his way of working, and the form and future of the American musical.
Scar Stories
An interview with Rajiv Joseph about ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries,’ the complete playscript of which appears in our April 2011 issue.
Sandy Harper’s Northern Lights
On the stage she and her husband founded, Alaskan artists and themes are right at home.
Lisa D’Amour: Invention and Reinvention
An interview with the playwright of ‘Detroit.’
The Singular Laura Eason
How the many facets of one theatre artist—adaptor, actor, artistic director—have forged a major playwriting voice.
In the Beginning Was the Body
From Lecoq and Laban to Michael Chekhov and Suzuki, U.S. movement training derives its strength and purpose from abroad.
In Search of Stillness
Capturing the purity and energy of not moving is the roof of the invisible body.
