Danai Gurira’s Family Secrets in ‘The Convert’
The actor/playwright speaks explains how her play about Zimbabwe’s colonial history is surprisingly personal.
All Stories About Playwrights Horizons
20 Questions for Shuler Hensley
The actor discusses losing weight in a fat suit during ‘The Whale’ and why he can’t imagine working anywhere but the theatre.
The Challenge of Honesty
An interview with the playwright of ‘The Whale.’
The Political and the Personal Are in Dialogue in Amy Herzog’s Plays
With ‘After the Revolution,’ ‘4000 Miles’ and ‘Belleville,’ this young, Yale-educated playwright shows equal parts ambition and nuance, teeth and sympathy.
Sam Gold on the High Wire
The New York director balances classics and new plays, in big venues and small, while stripping away the safety net.
A Foot in Both Zones
An interview with Melissa James Gibson about her play ‘This.’
Madness in the Methods?
Companies in New York and Texas take on a plethora of techniques in workshop productions about actor training.
Stage Partners: The Varieties of Theatrical Mentoring
Experienced mentors share notes—and spark a spate of provocative questions.
Lisa D’Amour: Magic Places
Her locales are on the map, but you haven’t been there yet.
‘Rent’ Check: Did Jonathan Larson’s Vision Get Lost in the Media Uproar?
Larson’s demise leaves his musical to speak for itself amidst the hype.
