A Marriage of True Minds in ‘We Are Gathered’
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s new play for Arena Stage both celebrates and complicates hard-won marriage equality rights just as D.C. welcomes WorldPride festivities.
All Stories About Tarell Alvin McCraney
a.k. payne’s ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Their two-hander about cousins sharing grief and comparing plans for utopia is part of the writer’s growing body of work.
Offscript: Kendeda at 20 With Tarell Alvin McCraney, Madhuri Shekar, and a.k. payne
On this episode, 3 playwrights discuss their development experience as past winners of the Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.
Tarell Alvin McCraney Named Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director
McCraney’s appointment is effective immediately, and he succeeds Matt Shakman, who stepped down in February.
When Lynne Met Barry: The Story of Manhattan Theatre Club
The company’s 5-decade journey from Off-Off-Broadway outlier to Broadway powerhouse has been steered all along by the same 2 leaders.
Teo Castellanos, Miami Theatre Transformer
How this local hero has reflected and lifted up his native city on its own terms, both in his original stage work and in his teaching and advocacy.
The Drive of Phylicia Rashad
The stage and screen giant, recently appointed dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts, looks back—and ahead—on an extraordinary career.
COCAwrites: Plays on Zoom Festival Adds Guest Tarell Alvin McCraney
The festival of new short plays will feature a Q&A and coaching session with the award-winning writer and teacher.
A B-Boy at Yale
Rudi Goblen, break-dancing champ turned playwright, enters a school that has done its own share of learning.
Tarell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau: Back in ‘Blakk’
In ‘Ms. Blakk for President,’ the two are unearthing a forgotten slice of queer history and drawing parallels to today’s presidential race.
