Sarah Mantell, Illustrator-Turned-Playwright
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning playwright talks about a life-changing course with Paula Vogel, San Francisco, post-grad revelations, the Kilroys, joy, and loss.
All Stories About Playwrights Horizons
MacDowell and MacArthur, Equity Jeff Awards, Stephen Schwartz Award, and More
This month’s awards include MacDowell and MacArthur residencies, Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.
Gender Parity for Playwrights: What the Numbers Say
In the first edition of our new column: a dive into some data about the coming theatre season across the U.S. and in NYC.
Offscript: A Conversation About Our Theatre Futures
For this special edition (also on video), we gathered 4 smart NYC theatre folks to talk about their visions and recommendations for our art form and industry.
How the 2 Sides of Lisa D’Amour Are Fused in ‘Frozen Section’
Her new play at the Catastrophic Theatre draws on both the experimental sensibility of PearlDamour and on the unsettled naturalism of ‘Detroit.’
Jack O’Brien and André Bishop’s Final Duet at Lincoln Center Theater
With an intimate new staging of Ibsen’s thorny ‘Ghosts,’ the versatile director and seasoned producer, who’s nearing the end of his LCT tenure, are not going quietly.
Jordan Harrison’s Emotional Sci-Fi
His new play ‘The Antiquities’ offers a kind of history of our post-human future, while a new collection of his plays suggests some common themes.
Hodder Fellows, Mark O’Donnell Prize, and More
This regular roundup of prizes and other recognitions includes multiple items from Princeton, N.J., and Arkansas.
Soho Rep Takes a Sharp Turn Toward New Horizons
The downtown new-play mainstay will leave lower Manhattan to produce at the midtown theatre, in a limited but possibly transformative partnership.
Casey York Named Playwrights Horizons Managing Director
The theatre has simultaneously laid off multiple staff members and announced other cost-saving measures.
