News in Brief
A report from TEDxBroadway, a nationwide study of audience behavior, theatre company mergers and new-play fests, and more.
The Last Minstrel Show?
Telling the tragic tale of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ with happy-go-lucky minstrelsy may show audacity, but it lacks empathy.
Gay-Marriage Plays: Changing Minds or Simply Celebrating the Change?
With a spate of new plays depicting the newest revolution in marriage rights, playwrights and producers ponder their role in the drama.
Global Spotlight
A new home for Grotowski’s archives, and festivals in Belgium and France, a new work in Greece.
Commemorative Compendiums
Printing an archival book celebrates a theatre’s history while telling a story—and looking ahead.
In Sickness and In Health
When life imitates art, a playwright’s work and family life nurture each other in surprising ways.
The Political and the Personal Are in Dialogue in Amy Herzog’s Plays
With ‘After the Revolution,’ ‘4000 Miles’ and ‘Belleville,’ this young, Yale-educated playwright shows equal parts ambition and nuance, teeth and sympathy.
20 Questions for Bill Pullman
A chat with the busy actor, now appearing in Beth Henley’s ‘The Jacksonian’ at the Geffen Playhouse.
Size Matters
A deep analysis of 7 high-profile megaplays taps into their unique, encompassing theatrical energies.
Front & Center
Staging O’Neill’s stage directions, a Cuban ‘Hamlet,’ a Tina Howe revival, and more.
