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Editor’s Letter: Goodbye and Thank You
Editor’s Letter: Goodbye and Thank You
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Reprieve, a short film
Reprieve, a short film
Reprieve reimagines three iconic female characters from theatre in a contemporary setting, connected only by the liminal space of one mysterious hotel room. Featuring Ruthie Ann Miles as Laura Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie (written by Laura Eason), Carmen Zilles as Portia from Julius Caesar (wr
Fifteen, a photo essay
Fifteen, a photo essay
Inspired by What the Constitution Means to Me, we asked 15 photographers from around the country to photograph teenagers in their communities ranging in age from 13 to 20. Each photographer chose their own subject and submitted work reflective of their point of view. We then asked all the teens, “Wh
The Prophet Arrived: Heidi Schreck
The Prophet Arrived: Heidi Schreck
Heidi Schreck on What the Constitution Means to Me (meaning her, and maybe you too)
Heidi Schreck on What the Constitution Means to Me (meaning her, and maybe you too)
The Constitution—which is very in or very out right now depending on how you look at it—is the subject of What the Constitution Means to Me a new play written and starring Heidi Schreck. More specifically, the show examines the Fourteenth Amendment (arguably the most important amendment) and its eff
An Interview with Maria Striar
An Interview with Maria Striar
The small, downtown theatre company Clubbed Thumb has become a force in new American plays. The woman behind all of this is Maria Striar, founder and Producing Artistic Director of Clubbed Thumb. Maria started the company in 1996, with the mission of doing “funny, strange, and provocative new plays
Jayne Houdyshell and Elizabeth Marvel in Conversation
Jayne Houdyshell and Elizabeth Marvel in Conversation
Jayne Houdyshell and Elizabeth Marvel are both currently starring on Broadway in a genderbending adaptation of King Lear. Elizabeth plays Lear’s eldest daughter, the conniving and ambitious Goneril, who dispenses with all pretense of love and respect for her father once she has inherited her share o
An Interview with Set Designer Rachel Hauck
An Interview with Set Designer Rachel Hauck
This season, two of the most complicated sets on Broadway were designed by Rachel Hauck. For the musical Hadestown, Hauck had the task of figuring out a design for a show that lives in metaphor. For Hadestown, Hauck earned her first Tony nomination for Best Set Design of a Musical. She also designed
An Interview with Dramaturg Sarah Lunnie
An Interview with Dramaturg Sarah Lunnie
Sarah Lunnie is a dramaturg extraordinaire, focusing on the development of brand new dramatic works. This spring, three Broadway and Off-Broadway shows Sarah has worked on all opened within a few weeks of each other: What the Constitution Means To Me (in its Tony-nominated Broadway iteration), Hilla
An Interview with Lilli Cooper
An Interview with Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper made her Broadway debut as Martha in the original Broadway cast of the musical Spring Awakening, back when she was still in high school. Currently, Lilli is starring as Julie in the new musical adaptation of Tootsie, which she refers to as her “first grown up show.” It is a role for whi
Laurie Woolery on The Tempest and More
Laurie Woolery on The Tempest and More
For the past five years, Laurie Woolery has led or helped lead The Public Theater’s Public Works program, first as Associate Director (2014-2017), and now as Director. This spring, Laurie is directing The Tempest through a different Public Theater initiative, the Mobile Unit. We speak with Laurie a
Amanda Green on Kiss Me, Kate and More
Amanda Green on Kiss Me, Kate and More
For Roundabout Theatre Company’s current revival of Kiss Me, Kate, Amanda Green was brought on board to write additional material. We speak with Amanda about her journey to becoming a musical theatre writer, her experience updating the songs “I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple” and “I’ve Come to
Reprieve, a short film
Reprieve, a short film
Reprieve reimagines three iconic female characters from theatre in a contemporary setting, connected only by the liminal space of one mysterious hotel room. Featuring Ruthie Ann Miles as Laura Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie (written by Laura Eason), Carmen Zilles as Portia from Julius Caesar (wr
Stephanie Hsu on Be More Chill and More
Stephanie Hsu on Be More Chill and More
Stephanie Hsu trained as an experimental theatre artist and never expected to be on Broadway. But after making her Broadway debut last year as Karen the Computer in SpongeBob SquarePants, she is now starring as Christine Canigula in Be More Chill. Stephanie has imbued the musical’s passionate, seemi
Rachel Chavkin and Anaïs Mitchell on Hadestown
Rachel Chavkin and Anaïs Mitchell on Hadestown
Hadestown is poetry, not prose, as its creators—director Rachel Chavkin and composer Anaïs Mitchell—will tell you. The musical, which is sung through, is an interpretation and theatrical translation of the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Persephone and Hades. It has been many years in the making.
Halley Feiffer is Now an Optimist, but—don’t worry—she’s still angry at the patriarchy
Halley Feiffer is Now an Optimist, but—don’t worry—she’s still angry at the patriarchy
In Halley Feiffer’s new play The Pain of My Belligerence, the story focuses on Cat (played by Feiffer) and her desire and difficulty at figuring out how to function in a world where the rules—created by men—don’t work for her. A theme in a number of Feiffer’s plays is coercive social forces and wome
Director Taylor Reynolds on Plano, Clubbed Thumb, The Movement Theatre Company, and More
Director Taylor Reynolds on Plano, Clubbed Thumb, The Movement Theatre Company, and More
Last summer, Clubbed Thumb had one of its most successful SummerWorks productions: Plano. The play, which is about three sisters and three mysterious plagues, was directed by Taylor Reynolds and is now having a return engagement beginning April 8th at the Connelly Theatre. At a moment when Clubbed
Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Be More Chill And More
Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Be More Chill And More
Jennifer Ashley Tepper is not even 35, but already the theatre historian and producer. Jen is currently making her debut as an above-the-title Broadway producer on the new musical Be More Chill, composed by her good friend and longtime collaborator Joe Iconis, and is already preparing to produce ano
Danya Taymor on the Rise
Danya Taymor on the Rise
Kate Baldwin on Superhero, Developing New Musicals, and More
Kate Baldwin on Superhero, Developing New Musicals, and More
Sofia Alvarez and Sheila Vand on Nylon, Blockchain Theater Project, and More
Sofia Alvarez and Sheila Vand on Nylon, Blockchain Theater Project, and More
A Directing Roundtable with Arpita Mukherjee, Christa Scott Reed, and Colette Robert
A Directing Roundtable with Arpita Mukherjee, Christa Scott Reed, and Colette Robert
Lear deBessonet, of Great Faith
Lear deBessonet, of Great Faith
Kamilah Forbes on By The Way, Meet Vera Stark and More
Kamilah Forbes on By The Way, Meet Vera Stark and More
Jackie Sibblies Drury on Marys Seacole and More
Jackie Sibblies Drury on Marys Seacole and More
Bernadette Peters: Young and Cute, Forever and Never
Bernadette Peters: Young and Cute, Forever and Never
The One With Hurricane Diane
The One With Hurricane Diane
Season of the Female Music Director
Season of the Female Music Director
Caitlin Kinnunen on The Prom and More
Caitlin Kinnunen on The Prom and More
Days of Awe: Leigh Silverman and Broadway’s First All-Female Design Team, a photo essay
Days of Awe: Leigh Silverman and Broadway’s First All-Female Design Team, a photo essay
A Roundtable with Laurie Woolery and the Women of El Huracán
A Roundtable with Laurie Woolery and the Women of El Huracán
A Midautumn Night’s Dream with Jenny Koons
A Midautumn Night’s Dream with Jenny Koons
Mental Health and Working in Theatre: a Roundtable Discussion
Mental Health and Working in Theatre: a Roundtable Discussion
Lila Neugebauer on Broadway
Lila Neugebauer on Broadway
On Adam Guettel, Silence, and the Fear of Nothingness
On Adam Guettel, Silence, and the Fear of Nothingness
7 Women of Theatre History You Should Know: Part Five
7 Women of Theatre History You Should Know: Part Five
Emerging Writers Geraldine Inoa and Gracie Gardner in Conversation
Emerging Writers Geraldine Inoa and Gracie Gardner in Conversation
The Interval x Summer Reading
The Interval x Summer Reading
An Interview with Young Jean Lee
An Interview with Young Jean Lee
Tiler Peck is On the Move
Tiler Peck is On the Move
An Interview with Camille A. Brown
An Interview with Camille A. Brown
A Roundtable with Lileana Blain-Cruz and the Cast of The House That Will Not Stand
A Roundtable with Lileana Blain-Cruz and the Cast of The House That Will Not Stand
Rinne Groff and Marissa Wolf on Fire in Dreamland
Rinne Groff and Marissa Wolf on Fire in Dreamland
An Interview with Dina Janis of Dorset Theatre Festival
An Interview with Dina Janis of Dorset Theatre Festival
The Once and Future Leigh Silverman: a western
The Once and Future Leigh Silverman: a western
An Interview with Lena Hall
An Interview with Lena Hall
Julia Coffey and Liz Wisan on Performing Shakespeare in 2018
Julia Coffey and Liz Wisan on Performing Shakespeare in 2018
Antoinette Nwandu on Pass Over
Antoinette Nwandu on Pass Over
Lauren Pritchard on Songbird
Lauren Pritchard on Songbird
An Interview with Glenda Jackson
An Interview with Glenda Jackson
An Interview with Set Designer Christine Jones
An Interview with Set Designer Christine Jones
Claudia Weill on Directing Theatre, Film, and Television
Claudia Weill on Directing Theatre, Film, and Television
Susan Brown on Angels in America
Susan Brown on Angels in America
An Interview with Katrina Lenk
An Interview with Katrina Lenk
An Interview with Ashley Park
An Interview with Ashley Park
Lauren Ambrose and Condola Rashad in Conversation
Lauren Ambrose and Condola Rashad in Conversation
What I Wore to Get (and keep) the Job
What I Wore to Get (and keep) the Job
Stephanie Hsu on Be More Chill and More
Stephanie Hsu on Be More Chill and More
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