Know a Theatre: Bag&Baggage of Hillsboro, Ore.
Wildly and deeply inventive takes on the classics, and a commitment its suburban community, mark this small 10-year-old company.
All Stories About Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Andy’s Summer Playhouse Names Jared Mezzocchi Producing Artistic Director
Award-winning director, educator, and multimedia theatre artist becomes the fifth leader in the history of the 45-year-old children’s theare company.
‘Zombie: The American’ Occupies the White House
Robert O’Hara’s new play for Woolly Mammoth mixes Jacobean drama with political satire and the zombie apocalypse to make a statement about the undead way we live now.
Woolly Mammoth 2015-16 Season Will Premiere Sheila Callaghan’s Tumblr-Inspired Play
New plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Jennifer Haley and Rajiv Joseph, plus a return of the Neo-Futurists, are also on tap for the D.C. theatre.
Where the Show Begins in the Lobby
Some theatres are finding ways to coach audiences into the world of the play before the curtain ever goes up.
Rodney King's L.A. Story Resonates Backward and Forward
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that’s deeply American—and quintessentially L.A.
The Tragic Laughter of 'Famous Puppet Death Scenes'
Death on a stick: The Old Trout Puppet Workshop brings its irreverent but strangely moving “Famous Puppet Death Scenes” to Woolly Mammoth.
Woolly Mammoth Gives Audiences 'Appetizers' of Its Season
Taking a page from the ensemble-devising book, Woolly Mammoth’s new series of workshops incorporates audience input into the play development process.
The Jungle Theater, Woolly Mammoth and More Announce Staffing Changes
Bain Boehkle is stepping down as artistic director of the Jungle Theater. That plus new hires and staff transitions at various theatres nationwide.
September 2014 In Theatre News
A brief look at theatre news across the country for the month of September.
