Plays Are Meant to Be Seen, Not Heard
In the early 2000s, some major U.S. theatres dedicated spaces in their buildings to producing new work by new playwrights. Where are those programs—and those writers—now?
All Stories About Lucas Hnath
This Month in Theatre History
This edition includes milestones related to Langston Hughes, Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop, Tennessee Williams, and Lucas Hnath.
Soho Rep Is Not a Building, Soho Rep Had a Building
3 of the eulogies delivered as part of a farewell/send-off to Walkerspace, the longtime downtown venue of the path-breaking Off-Broadway theatre.
Les Waters: Theatre Spaces and Thin Places
In excerpts from a new book, the British-born director talks about childhood mysteries, the theatre buildings he’s worked in, and his fascination with erasure and contradictions.
Offscript: Real Talk With Deirdre O’Connell and Emily Davis
The stars of ‘Dana H.’ and ‘Is This A Room’ talk about their approach to 2 very different but similarly challenging real-life characters.
Flannery Short List of Faith-Related Plays Includes 2 by Guirgis, Hall
A list of 200 plays dealing with faith, religion, and/or spirituality also includes work by Lucas Hnath, Ins Choi, and Mark St. Germain.
Play-PerView to Live-Stream Reading of ‘Doll’s House 2’
Debuting tonight, the new platform will offer theatrical events and series, with proceeds to help companies and artists in need.
Humana’s Changing Conversation, and Who Leads It
The shows in this year’s new-play fest at Actors Theatre of Louisville were in dialogue with past offerings, no doubt, but also with our current moment.
Playwright Horizons to Produce Final Michael Friedman Musical
Next season also includes world premieres by Jaclyn Backhaus and Jeremy O. Harris.
Laurie Metcalf and Her Double
How one of our greatest living stage actors keeps it real, even when playing a not-quite-real Hillary Clinton.
