Sarah Ruhl and Tracy Letts: 2 Playwrights and ‘Three Sisters’
A conversation about playmaking, ensemble acting, writing regimens—oh, and that Chekhov play they both adapted.
All Stories About Steppenwolf Theatre Company
This Month in Theatre History
Successes for Steppenwolf, Swine Palace, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Sutton Foster.
News
Reports on casting demographics, new-play programs, theatre as autism therapy, and more.
Biggies, Meet Smalls
When big theatres host little ones, some valuable cross-pollination of resources can occur.
Bruce Norris in the Danger Zone
Why does the ‘Clybourne Park’ playwright put such a premium on the freedom to provoke?
Tension and Release
More than provocation, ‘Clybourne Park’ is a bracing referendum on our polite, purportedly ‘post-racial’ discourse
Lisa D’Amour: Invention and Reinvention
An interview with the playwright of ‘Detroit.’
The Singular Laura Eason
How the many facets of one theatre artist—adaptor, actor, artistic director—have forged a major playwriting voice.
Ideas, Actions, and Finding the New Mop
Theatremakers at this year’s TCG National conference gathered to face today’s challenges much as its host city, Chicago, always has: by getting down to business and building from below.
Dreaming in Yoruba Land
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s trio of profanely poetic ritual dramas signals the emergence of a major new voice.
