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Thursday, May 20, 2021

A German Festival Takes Stock of Pandemic-Era Theater by A. J. Goldmann

Online for a second year, Theatertreffen showcases the highs and lows of recent innovations in German-language digital dramaturgy.

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

In Germany, New Plays Consider Autonomy in the Age of Corona by A. J. Goldmann

In a country in which cultural life is returning to an enviable version of normal, the fall theater season opens with reflections on the meaning and limits of freedom.

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

On Newly Reopened German Stages, Villainous Women Abound by A. J. Goldmann

Theaters in Stuttgart, Munich and Leipzig are back to regular programming, and with it numerous depictions of female tyrants and murderers.

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Monday, June 17, 2019

Vienna Festival Makes Sense of the Present by Pulling From the Past by A. J. Goldmann

Several works in the 2019 Wiener Festwochen use the classics to respond to contemporary upheaval.

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Friday, June 15, 2018

Ayad Akhtar Gets a European Welcome, With Conditions by A. J. Goldmann

His stage explorations of the Muslim-American experience have proved popular in the German-speaking world. Casting, though, has been a challenge.

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