News in Brief (May/June 2013)
Theatrical Revolutions, Children’s Theatre, and festivals abound in this month’s News in Brief.
All Stories About American Repertory Theater
It’s Better With a Band: Musical Theatre’s Next Tune
Forget jukebox shows and rock stars; the American musical looks and sounds more like a jam session between indie bands and theatre artists.
Voices from the Trenches: Theatre Entrepreneurs in Their Own Words
13 theatre artists (and those who teach them) share tips and tales about working in the field.
‘The Lily’s Revenge’ at American Repertory Theater
Playwright Taylor Mac and costume designer Sarah Cubbage discuss ‘The Lily’s Revenge.’
The Commons Touch
Thanks to a triumvirate of forward-lookers, a think tank grows in Boston.
The Ascent of Katori Hall
The ‘Mountaintop’ scribe pulls no punches, and neither do her characters.
Front & Center
Shows at Piven Theatre Ensemble, the Fountain Theatre, Indiana Rep, ART/Yale Rep, the Old Globe, and Eckerd Theater Company.
Steam-Powered Smarts
‘Futurity’ is an unlikely alt-rock musical about Ada Lovelace and the Civil War.
Armageddon in Boston
An artistic director recalls how an iconoclastic theatre took root in recalcitrant soil.
