For Duncan Sheik: Requiescat
The composer’s longtime collaborator remembers his colleague’s mischief and melancholy, and the melodic gift he took for granted.
All Stories About memorial tribute
Woodie King Jr.: The Loyal Helmsman Steering Black Theatre for Decades
A longtime colleague recalls his time working for and with the storied director and producer.
Tom Stoppard Made Us All Smarter
A frequent collaborator and friend reflects on the entwined life and work of an era-defining English dramatist, whose brilliance masked a secret sorrow.
Thanks to Robert Redford, Sundance Was Also a Theatre Incubator
Though he personally left behind stage work early in his career, through his Sundance Institute Redford championed and empowered generations of theatremakers in the U.S. and the world.
Robert Wilson’s Vision: Both Singular and Capacious
A colleague recalls how the director’s beautiful, internally cohesive dreamscapes expanded her concept of what theatre can do.
Charles Strouse, Jedi Master
One of the late composer’s musical theatre successors pays tribute to his elder’s craft, creativity, and unflappable professionalism.
William Finn Knew What He Liked, and Made Plenty to Love
The brilliant composer/lyricist is remembered by a Tony-winning collaborator for his unique, unpredictable taste and his fierce but unassuming craft.
Athol Fugard Was My Hero
Ferocious in his devotion to theatre and social justice, but unfailingly kind and gracious to others, he stood as a moral compass—and not just for apartheid-era South Africa.
Richard Foreman Meant It
A colleague remembers the playwright/director/auteur/founder of NYC’s Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, who died on Jan. 4 at the age of 87.
Morgan Jenness: A Consideration
The irreplaceable dramaturg and activist, who died on Nov. 12 at age 72, is remembered by one of her closest comrades in art.
