Annie Golden Is on a Mission in ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’
The actor's life inspired Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason Williams's new musical, which is running at Barrington Stage Company.
View ArticleHail to the Chiefs: ’45 Plays for 45 Presidents’
A series of short plays about the whole lot features a choose-your-own-president ending, just like in real life.
View ArticleThe Alternate Universe of Lucas Hnath’s ‘Hillary and Clinton’
Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater scored an election-year win with a play about Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign.
View ArticleThe Theatre of Trump
How has this unlikely presidential candidate gotten so far? By setting the stage and giving the performance of a lifetime.
View ArticleAll the World’s a Campaign
A season of travel with this year’s presidential candidates proved that democracy is still a live event.
View ArticleOur Roles in the Drama
'Political theatre' should not be an automatic putdown; both politics and theatre can lie or speak truth, depending on how they're used.
View ArticleRising From the Ruins: An Opera Brings Healing to Nepal
A cross-cultural opera in Nepal isn’t just building dialogue—it’s also helping to rebuild a quake-ravaged city.
View ArticleBrecht 2.0: ‘The Threepenny Opera’ for the Digital Age
Atlanta's 7 Stages creates a Brechtian world using onstage cameras and digital projections.
View ArticleFront & Center for September 2016
Political satires, dystopian dramas, new works festivals, and more take the stage this month.
View ArticleThe Many Lives of Jen Silverman
The playwright’s work is funny, form-breaking, feminist—and everywhere on U.S. stages.
View ArticleThis Month in Theatre History (September 2016)
From future presidents seeking light entertainment to the founding of the Penumbra Theatre, this is the kind of September to remember.
View ArticleThe Very Model of a Modern Major Musical
The megahit of the moment, like many revolutionary popular works, has strong roots in musical theatre's past.
View Article6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a downtown NYC artistic director to a Philadelphia-based composer, here are some stage folks to keep your eye on.
View ArticleDeVos vs. NCAR on Funding for Theatres of Color
The debate over cultural equity is crucial, but can it move beyond a fiscal critique to consider systemic injustices?
View ArticleVisiting North Carolina Theatres in the Wake of HB2
The 2016 North Carolina Theatre Conference offers models for theatres to respond to political issues this election year.
View ArticleEarbud Playhouse: Radio Drama in the Podcast Age
Podcasts are giving theatre artists a quick, cheap, flexible way to make their own audio drama.
View ArticleJackie Sibblies Drury Explores the Role of Art in ‘Really’
The playwright discusses why the New York production was unique, the role of race in her play, and why she doesn't consider herself a career playwright.
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