The Adaptive Spirit of Sean Graney
The Hypocrites founder made his name punking the classics. Now, as a solo auteur, he’s leavening Greek tragedies.
All Stories About Goodman Theatre
Mary Zimmerman’s Bare Necessities: a Text, a Set, a Cast—and a Disney Cartoon
The Chicago adapter/director seems like a natural choice to turn the beloved ‘Jungle Book’ into a stage musical, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.
News in Brief for March 2013
From the New Mexican desert to the Windy City—this month in national news.
In “Smokefall,” A Womb With a View (Or Two)
Noah Haidle’s newest play Smokefall, which features two fetuses discussing the outside world, “only makes sense in the context of theatre.”
The Interrogation of Desire
Memory holds the key to playwright Christopher Shinn’s resonant dramas of the psyche.
From Sea-Chanties to the Moon
A spate of intense new productions shows how Eugene O’Neill’s theatrical vision deepened as his canvas tightened.
Edward Gero: A Bigger Canvas
The prize-winning actor brings a Chicago triumph home to D.C.
Ideas, Actions, and Finding the New Mop
Theatremakers at this year’s TCG National conference gathered to face today’s challenges much as its host city, Chicago, always has: by getting down to business and building from below.
‘In the Continuum’: So Far, Yet So Close
Nikkole Salter and Danai Gurira’s Off-Broadway hit about women with HIV/AIDS strikes all the right notes for audiences in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Case Study: Russell Vandenbrouke & Susan Booth (Artistic Leadership)
Thumbs up for access, equality, and the Socratic approach.
