This Month in Theatre History
March set the stage for political upheavals and peaceful exchanges between nations, a new dance company, a Chicana playwright, and the first female manager of a major U.S. theatre.
All Stories About Zelda Fichandler
This Month in Theatre History
From the first staging of an English-language on U.S. soil to the founding of Arena Stage, August has been a hot month for theatre.
The Theatre Mary John Built
Meet the driving force behind the institution that would become Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Room for Improvement
Formed to address the needs of a nascent resident theatre movement, TCG has grown, and is still growing, to serve an ever-changing field.
Executive Letter for October 2016: Impossible Things
Remembering Zelda Fichandler and her legacy within the resident theatre movement.
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda Fichandler wasn’t just a founder of the American resident theatre movement; she was also one of its most clear-eyed critics.
Zelda Fichandler, Valiant Striver in the Arena
The dynamo who led Arena Stage and NYU Tisch’s acting program was acutely interested in human beings, and what theatre could reveal about them.
Offscript: Brotherhood with Brandon J. Dirden and Jason Dirden
This week’s guest are actors, and brothers, Jason Dirden and Brandon J. Dirden. They discuss August Wilson, acting together, and how they never audition for the same role. Plus, the editors discuss brownface in Chicago, and the late Zelda Fichandler.
Going National: How America’s Regional Theatre Movement Changed the Game
The American theatre as we know it didn’t just evolve organically, inevitably; it was conjured by visionaries who dreamt of a national theatre outside New York, then built it.
The Good Fight
Arena Stage goes another round with the heavyweight drama that changed all the rules.
