This Month in Theatre History
From a shooting at a theatre to the founding of one, from government crackdowns to government funds, a look back at previous Aprils in the American theatre.
All Stories About August Wilson
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Season to Include Wilson, the Hypocrites and Humana
Also on deck for the Kentucky theatre are plays by Amy Herzog and Rebecca Gilman, ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and a few holiday favorites.
The Goodman Theatre Claims a Piece of August Wilson’s Ground
Director Chuck Smith curates an August Wilson Celebration, with readings of all 10 of the Century Cycle plays and little-heard Wilson poetry.
Playwright Marcus Gardley Weaves Poetry, History Together To Create His Masterpieces
A behind-the-scenes look at a prolific playwright’s process.
At Home in the Heartland
Broke-ology playwright Nathan Louis Jackson comes home to Kansas City
That August Wilson Feeling
The words and music of an American master get a fresh read, and they’re as impossible, and transformative, as ever.
News in Brief for September 2013
From the Welders, to cheap tickets at Huntington Theatre Company, to August Wilson on the radio, to all the Lucy Thurber plays you can ever want—this month in national news.
Portraits by Gotanda
In a cavalcade of plays both intimate and epic, the playwright elucidates Asian-American life.
The Light in August Wilson: A Career, a Century, a Lifetime
An African spiritual strength born of adversity undergirds his masterful 10-play circle.
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.
