The Subtext: Taking Wallace Shawn Seriously
This month, a talk with with a playwriting legend, whose most apocalyptic recent works are being released this week as podcasts.
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This month, a talk with with a playwriting legend, whose most apocalyptic recent works are being released this week as podcasts.
When Mac Rogers and I met our playwriting hero, Wallace Shawn, we were honored—and confronted anew with his devastating plays.
The actor Brandon Dirden speaks about his life’s work, while playwright Mac Rogers branches out into a perfect new medium for his talents.
In the struggle to make work on tiny budgets, small theatres in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles may have more in common than not.
Can plays compete with mass entertainment in spinning tales of aliens, robots, and monsters? Seems to be working for some of us.