The Time Sam Shepard Taught Playwriting Way Out West
Recruited by Padua Hills Playwrights founder Murray Mednick, Shepard joined an ad-hoc faculty in 1978 for the experimental workshop. Among his pupils: a young David Henry Hwang.
All Stories About David Henry Hwang
Books in New Editions in ‘Flower Drum Song’ and ‘Brigadoon’
How David Henry Hwang and Alexandra Silber seek to honor 2 classic musicals’ intentions while keeping them fresh.
The Shows That Reloaded the Canon for the 21st Century
To compile this list of the new millennium’s influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward.
Fall of Remembrance and ‘Good Trouble’
The TCG executive letter in the Fall 2025 issue explores urgencies of past and present.
Non-Equity Jeffs, Shonda Rhimes Commission, DG Lifetime Award, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Offscript: David Henry Hwang’s Mistaken Identity
In a recent conversation with publications director Kelundra Smith, the ‘Yellow Face’ playwright talked about progress in representation and the unfairness of criticism.
Theater Mu to Host AAPI Generations Conference
The weekend’s lineup includes plenaries, panels, performances, and selections from the New Eyes play-reading festival.
This Month in Theatre History
From a warning against home-grown fascism to an R&H revisal, from WOW Café to slam poetry.
The Subtext: David Henry Hwang, High and Low
This month Brian talks to the writer of ‘M. Butterfly,’ ‘Yellow Face,’ ‘Chinglish,’ and ‘Soft Power’ about Joe Papp, hate crimes, and the ironic uplift of surviving a flop.
Michael R. Jackson Wins 2020 Drama Pulitzer Prize for ‘A Strange Loop’
The finalists are Will Arbery and David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori.
