2 Artists at the Top of Their ‘Endgame’
Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of ‘King Lear,’ confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
All Stories About John Douglas Thompson
Arin Arbus: The Core of the Play’s the Thing
Known for her lively, no-gimmick stagings of Shakespeare with Theatre for a New Audience, the director is branching out with ‘Des Moines.’
O’Neill Conference: Long Days’ Journey Into a Legacy
Scholars and fans gathered in Boston last month to consider, and reconsider, the contemporary and global relevance of the great, tormented American dramatist.
'Tamburlaine': The Newest Portrait in John Douglas Thompson's Gallery of Great Men
A seldom-produced Elizabethan epic storms a Brooklyn stage, and its lead actor John Douglas Thompson reflects on the value of Marlowe and the universality of the classic roles.
