PS122’s Vallejo Gantner Brings the World to NY, and Vice Versa
As he gears up for another festival January, the downtown impresario weighs in on a busy and changing scene.
All Stories About Showcase
For Seema Sueko, Diversity Is an Organizing Principle
For the Pasadena Playhouse’s newest associate a.d., community engagement and theatremaking aren’t just entwined, they’re inseparable.
Heated Dialogue, Onstage and Off, at Theater J
As the leader of D.C.’s Jewish theatre, Ari Roth works to keep the dialogue going, even—or especially—when it’s contentious.
The Ferguson Theatre Syllabus
This is clearly a teaching moment about race and justice in the U.S. Here’s a list of plays—new and old, all of them eerily timely—that speak to this essential American struggle.
Telling Tales in School
When Shaheen Vaaz set out to make ‘Dirty Talk,’ a show about sexual assault on campus, she had no idea how timely or how close to home it would be.
Six Characters in Search of ‘The Golden Toad’
At various sites around LaMaMa, Talking Band’s new four-part show sees what the folks in the backroom will have.
Samuel D. Hunter on Creating a Modern ‘Our Town’
The MacArthur genius grantee talks about his new play ‘Pocatello’ at Playwrights Horizons, and why the Olive Garden makes a great metaphor for family and community.
20 Questions for Bridget Everett
The songwriter and performer behind the Joe’s Pub hit “Rock Bottom” chat about kitties, titties and raunchy ditties.
The State of Cornerstone Theater’s Art
With “California: The Tempest,” the pioneering community-focused company is showcasing its influential methodology, as well as the institute it’s created to teach it to others.
14 Theatrical Plans to Change the World
Meet a cadre of artists and companies who put social, political and civic causes at the forefront of their work.
