Finding Ways to Firmer Ground
Theatre Facts 2013 shows companies are taking smart steps to regain their economic footing after the Great Recession.
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Yale Rep’s Binger Center: Where Plays Get a Commission, and a Commitment
Many new-play programs pay for plays get written and developed. How about one that sets aside money for future productions?
Onstage This Week: Oct. 27-Nov. 3
Animals and angels, scientists and seers, extraordinary and ordinary folks jostle for attention in this week’s sampling of U.S. stage offerings.
Honolulu Theatre’s ‘Grinds’: A Teaching Show You Can Eat
Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s new devised show goes beyond “eat your vegetables” to teach kids about food and sustainability.
Performer/Playwright Hershey Felder’s Specialty: Conjuring Composers
From Beethoven to Irving Berlin, the versatile polymath has built a repertoire of solo shows about the lives and work of great musicians.
9 Magical Takes on 'The Tempest'
Nine adaptations of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” ranging from American Repertory Theater to Cornerstone Theater, that shows you don’t need to do it as a straight play, or set it in Italy, to make it magical (though you can add real magic if you’re really ambitious).
Celebrities From Now and Then Meet in Ed Dixon’s ‘L’Hotel’
The dead of Père-Lachaise come to life in a fanciful new play at Pittsburgh Public Theater.
Know a Theatre: Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Artistic director Mark Clements says his 50-year-old theatre strives to stage plays that are redemptive—and reflective of a diverse and changing state.
Alice Childress’s Little-Seen ‘Wedding Band’ Gets the Classic Treatment
In staging Alice Childress’s obscure 1962 play, the classical-oriented Antaeus Company is making a statement about the play’s value—and its relevance.
The Shaw Must Go On: David Staller Makes the Case for the Writer’s Many Facets
Project Shaw insists on the relevance of not only of the late dramatist’s plays but of his criticism and activism, as well.
