‘Find Joy in the Destruction of the Lie’
The complete text of speeches by Jamil Jude, Monique Holt, and Nikkole Salter that opened last week’s TCG 2020 virtual conference.
All Stories About Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Names David Schmitz Executive Director
After 15 years at Steppenwolf, Schmitz will begin his new post at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in September.
Brooke Flanagan to Replace David Schmitz as Steppenwolf Exec Director
Flanagan succeeds David Schmitz to become the first woman to hold the title in the company’s 45-year history.
No Show
If we can’t have theatre until we can gather again safely, what are U.S. theatres and artists going to do in the meantime, and after?
The Quiet Passion of Doug Langworthy
A classicist at heart, the beloved dramaturg and translator was also a fierce champion and close reader of new work.
Remembering the Magic and Sweep of the Laird Williamson Touch
He started as an actor and became a visionary director of classics, chiefly though not exclusively by Shakespeare.
Octavio Solis’s Journey to ‘Mother Road’
The Texas-born, Oregon-based playwright imagines a Steinbeck sequel with timely resonance.
Running Interference for Wireless Mics
What is ‘white space,’ and what is the FCC doing about theatre’s ever-crowding sound systems? An explainer.
Hartford Stage Names Cynthia Rider Managing Director
Rider will co-lead the company with incoming artistic director Melia Bensussen.
Dr. Shakespeare, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Play On
An ambitious effort to hire contemporary playwrights to translate the Bard into modern English is about to deliver the goods.