The Shows That Reloaded the Canon for the 21st Century
To compile this list of the new millennium’s influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward.
All Stories About Tracy Letts
The Subtext: Tracy Letts’s Moments of Recognition
This month the author of ‘August: Osage County’ and ‘The Minutes’ talks about acting, writing, the mystique of Chicago, and the heartbreak of Oklahoma.
Three on the Aisle: A Conversation With Tracy Letts
Tracy Letts stops by to discuss his newest play, ‘Linda Vista,’ and how he balances being a playwright and actor.
Martyna Majok Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize for ‘Cost of Living’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s ‘Everybody’ and Tracy Letts’s ‘The Minutes’ were this year’s finalists.
Life After ‘August’: Tracy Letts and Anna D. Shapiro in Conversation
The playwright and director came up together in Chicago theatre. Now they’re kicking off Shapiro’s Steppenwolf regime with Letts’s ‘Mary Page Marlowe.’
Letts, Baker, Guirgis, Steinbeck Lead New Steppenwolf Season
The Chicago company’s 40th season features a world premiere by Tracy Letts and a new adaptation of John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden.’
Heavy-Hitting ‘Hammer Trilogy’ Envisioned as an American King Arthur Myth
Fantasy and mythology cross-breed with early American history in Nathan Allen’s ambitious three-play series, now at last running in repertory.
The Immutable Radish: A Conversation About ‘The Realistic Joneses’
Will Eno shares an elliptical e-mail conversation with fellow playwright about his play.
Why Writers Trust Pam MacKinnon
Even Edward Albee figures she’s the kind of director who’s watching his back.
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.
