19 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From dramaturgs to designers, actors to devisers, these are some folks to have on your radar.
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How ‘The Prom’ Is a Milestone for Queer Girls
The new musical on Broadway follows on the heels of ‘Fun Home’ and ‘Indecent’ to show that bi/pan/queer/lesbian women have stories worth telling.
Queer Eye for Theatre Critics: 4 Writing Tips
Some writers have been stumbling in addressing work about and by LGBTQ artists. Here’s a guide to help them do better.
Lea DeLaria, Raging Butch
One of 5 Betties in Jen Silverman’s ‘Collective Rage’ at MCC Theater, she’s also credited as the show’s ‘Butch Consultant’ and its ‘Truck Consultant.’ Of course.
Laurence Luckinbill, Original Boy in the Band
Fifty years ago he signed on to star in the historic gay play because he knew playwright Mart Crowley, but it grew into much more than a favor for a friend.
Gay Theatre Gets Hammered by the Canon, Again
The NY Times’ recent ‘Brief History of Gay Theatre’ was not so brief. So how did it manage to leave out so much gay history that wasn’t white and male?
LGBTQ Theatre, Emphasis on the Q
A new generation of theatremakers is ready to blow up the gay canon and reclaim a defiantly queer aesthetic.
‘After Orlando,’ Playwrights Step Into the Breach
The Pulse massacre in June raised many troubling issues, and a new batch of short plays, to be read at theatres nationwide, set out to dramatize them.
Belonging, Bravery, and Beauty: ‘The Laramie Project’ in Uganda
How the story of Matthew Shepard’s murder in a small Wyoming town resonated in a nation where hate and hope are in heated contention.
The Great Work Begins: Southern Theatres Respond to Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Theatres in North Carolina and Mississippi look to cooperation, not boycotts, as an effective means of protest.
