Tyne Rafaeli & Kate Whoriskey: Community, Not Competition
Two in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
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Two in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
Creators will receive funding for extra development and rehearsal after their shows’ first productions.
Writer Sarah Ruhl and director Rebecca Taichman talk about how they’re crafting ‘Becky Nurse of Salem,’ a new play about witches and women’s power.
The new 4-volume series will include collected works by Phillip Howze, Hansol Jung, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, and Christina Anderson.
The playwright reflects on her oft-produced take on the Greek myth about loss, and suggests both practical and philosophical approaches for future interpreters.
For theatre helmers Bartlett Sher and Mary Zimmerman, who both have shows in the new Met season, the music is the leader they follow.
How the pandemic shutdown gave the Lillys-backed initiative a chance to refocus efforts to support the field.
All proceeds from the starry outing will benefit No Kid Hungry.
Coming this fall: a new artist-driven online journal from the Lillys that aims to widen and diversify the discourse.
The two artists will be produced multiple times over a single season at the Off-Broadway theatre; Samuel D. Hunter, Lauren Yee, and collective the Mad Ones will join the Residency 5 program.