Unicorn at the Soup Factory
As a casting director, I’ve been in a unique position to advocate for TGNC actors—and for myself.
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As a casting director, I’ve been in a unique position to advocate for TGNC actors—and for myself.
Her film ‘Red Pill,’ which she thinks of as a Black woman’s ‘Get Out,’ views the nation’s ills through the lens of horror.
The pandemic shutdown is a crushing blow for theatres, but it is individual artists who are absorbing the brunt of the pain.
Artistic director John Doyle will helm two of the productions.
The critics talk with the ‘Girl From the North Country’ playwright about his work and its meanings, and discuss ‘Mockingbird’ at MSG, a new take on ‘Dracula,’ and a James Baldwin revival in D.C.
An ambitious effort to hire contemporary playwrights to translate the Bard into modern English is about to deliver the goods.
Marc Blitzstein’s folk opera will see a return engagement Off Broadway, plus the theatre will present readings of Shakespeare’s plays translated into modern English.
After a quarter century at the helm of ACT, the classics-minded director/playwright is quitting while she’s ahead.
The lineup will feature the theatre’s first Tennessee Williams work and the first major revival of Oscar Hammerstein II’s ‘Carmen Jones.’
His minimalist aesthetic seems to mesh well with the character-driven work of the composer/lyricist. Next: ‘Pacific Overtures.’