Paying Playwrights More Than Play Money
Writers can’t live on commissions and royalties alone, so some theatres are adjusting the way they compensate them. Are these gestures enough to turn the tide?
All Stories About Yale Repertory Theatre
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?
How Rising Student Debt Affects Theatre Graduates
Many graduates of theatre programs struggle to pay off student loans, but some have strategies for avoiding a permanent debt sentence.
The Beatles Meet Shakespeare In A New Work From Rolin Jones
“These Paper Bullets! A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,” written by Rolin Jones, directed by Jackson Gay, and with music by Billie Joe Armstrong, combines two of Britain’s most revered entertainers: Shakespeare and the Beatles.
Front and Center with Playwright Meg Miroshnik
Meg Miroshnik creates piece featuring young Russian girls after noticing a lack of females in Russian theatre.
‘Marie Antoinette’ Gets a Double Design Treatment
How the design team for David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette,” tackled downsizing the play for a smaller black box space.
In Memoriam: Jeremy Geidt
Geidt was a founding member of both the Yale Repertory Theatre and American Repertory Theater.
The Bard’s Beat Goes On
Why have musical adaptations of Shakespeare plays become so plentiful?
Awards for September 2013
From Tanya Saracho to Stephen Sondheim, this crop of honors acknowledged standout companies and artists from coast to coast.
The Immutable Radish: A Conversation About ‘The Realistic Joneses’
Will Eno shares an elliptical e-mail conversation with fellow playwright about his play.
