David Mamet and the ‘Stupid F***ing Words’
Like the characters in his language-lacerating work, the Chicago-bred playwright often spoils for a fight, even when the topic isn’t his increasingly conservative politics.
All Stories About David Mamet
Neil Pepe on ‘American Buffalo’ and What’s Kept the Atlantic Afloat
For 30 years he’s run the theatre founded by Mamet and Macy, and still found time to direct.
This Month in Theatre History
From Sophie Treadwell to David Mamet, from D.C.’s Kennedy Center to St. Paul’s History Theatre, September was a busy month for theatre.
Enter Stage Right
Conservative theatremakers, some emboldened by Trump’s election, look for inroads onstage.
Offscript: Designing Leadership With Chris Acebo
This week’s podcast guest is Chris Acebo, associate artist at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, who talks about how designers can be leaders too. Plus, the editors discuss Trump plays and talkbacks.
Are We Not Jews?
Such questions may still confound, but several new-generation theatre writers have answers ready.
Mamet Vs. Mamet
He’s playwright, director, theorist—and his own worst enemy.
Pulitzer to ‘Glengarry’
A big win for Mamet’s Chicago-born real-estate drama, for El Teatro Campesino, and more.
