Larissa FastHorse’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’: It’s Okay to Laugh
With her satire of performative wokeness, the Native American writer strives to subtly rewire audiences’ default responses.
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With her satire of performative wokeness, the Native American writer strives to subtly rewire audiences’ default responses.
Returning to the West Coast, the new-work-focused director takes on Portland and its possibilities.
A deep dive into experimental theatre demonstrated fresh ways to build connections among artists and audiences.
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.
From the birth of actor Phyllis Frelich to the opening of Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre Company and premieres by Albee and Nottage, February has been a significant month for theatre.
This year, rather than airing a Super Bowl ad, the candy corporation hired Will Eno and Michael C. Hall to do a live, one-time-only musical. WTF?
Last year Erin Treadway broke bones and stopped the show, but now she’s back in Leegrid Stevens’s solo piece about a weightless trip to Mars.
It wasn’t quite the season of our discontent, but this year’s January festivals felt a bit less binge-able than usual, despite the high points.
The trailblazing director takes tension and turns it into art.
What happened when a beloved Michigan theatre for young audiences rebranded itself as a theatre for all.