Extra Seasoning: Artistic Directors Share Their Faves
Whose programs do the programmers admire most? We asked some U.S. theatre leaders and they told us.
All Stories About Magic Theatre
Sam Shepard: Mystery and Magic, Freedom and Fire
Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Woodruff, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Loretta Greco recall what America’s great bard of the West meant to them.
Magic Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season
The season will include three world premieres and Taylor Mac’s ‘A 24-Decade History.’
Taylor Mac to Reprise ‘24-Decade History’
The show will be presented in different cities as abridged performances and concerts.
Ivanka Trump as Medea? Joshua Harmon Explains
The ‘Bad Jews’ playwright responds to a miserable election season with a comic take on a Greek tragedy.
Contemporary American Theater Festival’s 5-Ring Circus
How this West Virginia new-play fest builds and rides an annual new-play repertory carousel.
Magic Theatre Names Jaimie Mayer Interim Managing Director
She will transition into her new position after serving on the theatre’s board for four years.
The Unsung Gender-Parity Warriors
Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
Magic Theatre Announces All-Female Season for 2015–16
The slate includes new plays by Mfoniso Udofia, Tanya Barfield and Penelope Skinner, as well as a revival of Jessica Hagedorn’s ‘Dogeaters.’
Taylor Mac's 'Hir': Just Your Average Kitchen-Sink, Genderqueer Family Drama
The performance artist-turned-playwright wrote his first naturalistic play about gender, family and trans issues, and along the way he fell in love with the form.