Featured Contributors
The challenges facing theatre MFA programs, and the journeys of recent college theatre program graduates.
All Stories About KJ Sanchez
What Makes Jordan E. Cooper Happy, a Texas Scrooge, and the Artist/Critic Divide
Our 2025 holiday stocking is stuffed: We chat with the writer/star of ‘Ain’t No Mo’ and ‘Oh Happy Day!,’ with the director and star of the Alley’s ‘Night Shift Before Christmas,’ and with award-winning critic-producer Citlali Pizarro.
Feud for Thought: How I Made a Play Out of a Family Drama
A leading documentary theatre creator recounts her beginnings in the practice, which began close to home—literally.
The MFA Squeeze: Maintaining Excellence in a Changing Landscape
The pandemic forced educators to reimagine theatre training, and while inflation and dwindling enrollment are adding pressure, some programs are using this moment to innovate.
Bryan Doerries and KJ Sanchez, Mediators and Resensitizers
The creators of ‘Theater of War’ and ‘ReEntry’ compare notes on adapting and creating cathartic experiences for servicemembers and other hard-hit communities.
Center Stage Announces Season Ranging From Jane Austen to the Gridiron
On the slate are a new adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ a staging of ‘The Secret Garden’ and the docutheatre piece ‘X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story).’
Football Dramas That Love the Players, Question the Game
Three new plays aren’t giving the NFL a pass for its brain-injury crisis and macho culture.
