Tuesday, April 2, 2024
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent service” is the proper answer. It is nearly the dénouement of Cayenne Douglass’s …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:16AMMonday, February 5, 2024
For lovers of the fantastical and the geeky, the scene at Under St. Mark’s is one of nostalgia and familiarity. The pre-show music is reminiscent of Undertale; the font demarcating several…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:02AMTuesday, December 12, 2023
“I do not know how to write,” Agnieszka Kazimierska’s Katie tells her audience. At this moment—approximately a fourth into the play—her viewers bear witness to Katie’s paralytic …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:50AMTuesday, September 12, 2023
When it comes to Wild Home: An American Odyssey, the project is best-described by its subtitle. The journey began in 2018, when co-creators Notch Theatre Company and Jessica Kahkoska initiat…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:00PMSaturday, September 2, 2023
It’s no secret that I’m an advocate for feminist, queer theatre. Or that I enjoy worlds of the fantastical variety, toeing the line of reality and imagination just so, crafting realizati…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:08AMTuesday, July 25, 2023
Fifteen years ago, The Anthropologists came to be in New York City, a group of devisers born of a deprivation of female-led story and artistic autonomy. One month ago, I was scrolling throug…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:14PMSunday, July 23, 2023
Upon one’s first step into the Players Theatre, one knows exactly what they’re in for. The stage is dressed in metallic pink streamers and backlit with subtle eerie green; Kesha’s “C…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:08PMTuesday, May 30, 2023
Empty Gregory’s coffee cups and PureLeaf bottles reside on a table, Trader Joe’s bags are against the coat rack. String lights are hung with haphazard care, and, perched beneath the coff…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:00AMFriday, April 21, 2023
Paulien Geerlings is the head dramaturg at Amsterdam’s The Toneelmakerij, a theatre company devoted to children and teens. Currently, she serves as the artistic lead of Young Europe IV. …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 06:19AMThursday, March 23, 2023
It can be difficult to gain contemporary audience for Shakespearean performance. Though the Bard’s works are mounted across the world in amplitude (and many attend), rarely does a communit…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:25AMWednesday, February 22, 2023
Entering the theatre at HERE Arts, there is already a sense of broken ground. My companion and I find ourselves facing a half-built theatrical set, upstage canvas sign proclaiming “THEATRE…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:06AMMonday, February 13, 2023
Only a week after the invasion of Ukraine, three creatives found themselves nestled around a bartop. Kathryn Mederos Syssoyeva, Diana Zhdanova, and Jeremy Goren, the artistic directors of fe…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:44PMSunday, December 4, 2022
Walking to the back of Sisters on Fulton, the excitement is palpable. A sizable group has gathered in the warmth of this cozy-yet-upscale eatery to enact and celebrate Hedgepig Ensemble Thea…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:32PMMonday, October 10, 2022
“Patriarchy is a judge that judges us for being born” proclaims the banner wrapped above our heads, twined about the black box Mark O’Donnell Theater. It is a saying often associated, …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:44AMThursday, August 25, 2022
This is part 2 of the bipartite interview. To read part 1, click here. Welcome back to the second and final installment in my conversation with my dear friend and collaborator, Regan Hicks, …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:23PMWednesday, August 24, 2022
Regan Hicks is one of my dearest friends and closest collaborators. We’ve worked on a number of projects together over the past few years, each time beneficial, each time an utter delight.…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:21PMMonday, August 22, 2022
I went to theatre school. Know this before reading on. I went to theatre school, trained as an actor at a conservatory on the East Coast. I am well-versed in the racing of the heart while wa…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:41PMWednesday, October 20, 2021
In 1937, George Orwell witnessed a boy whipping a horse. This was a catalyst for his novel Animal Farm. Published in 1945, it remains a potent political satire. A story about the days and mo…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:15AMMonday, October 18, 2021
Australia’s performing arts sector has long been recognized as an ecosystem. It is a community of artists, arts organizations and institutions, all affected by factors such as education an…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:25AMWednesday, August 18, 2021
In the midst of the vibrant Dallas theatre scene, there lies a company of prize-winning political prowess, one whose make-up may surprise you: Cry Havoc, a theatre company founded in 2014 to…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:54AMWednesday, June 16, 2021
“I meant to do something about it, but I didn’t.” So goes the refrain when we, as flawed human beings, are faced with politically- and emotionally charged strife: “I meant to do some…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:55PMSunday, March 7, 2021
As a female-identifying artist deeply invested in women’s stories (and as a staunch feminist), I’ve been following the work of Artemisia Theatre for years. Their dedication to their miss…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:50AMSaturday, January 2, 2021
The issue with Zoom theatre is that, oftentimes, the two do not comply: theatrical performance is not built for digital platforms; digitization is not designed for dramatics. Many theatre co…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:42PMSunday, November 15, 2020
Keely and Du, Jane Martin’s seminal work from 1993, is a piece often touted for its emotional impact and educational effect. Its story—that of a pregnant rape victim kidnapped by an extr…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:39AMTuesday, October 20, 2020
There’s no denying that COVID-19 has been a financial and connectivity nightmare for artists. Theatre, in particular, thrives off of that human-to-human connection: it’s what brings in t…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:33PMMonday, September 21, 2020
Zoom plays can feel a little dry. I’m sure, after months of this quarantine, we’ve all had the experience: watching incredibly talented actors speak incredibly well-written words, though…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:23PMSunday, September 6, 2020
Beginning with the erecting of a green screen and ending with its dismantling, Different Stars: A Reckoning with Time, Trauma, and Circumstance is one man’s self-aware journey into his mos…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:50AMSunday, August 30, 2020
It’s no secret that climate change is a universal topic, a subject that has only just begun to enter the theatrical sphere in earnest. But what happens when one shows such an important sub…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:43PMThursday, August 20, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic still running rampant and limiting in-person gatherings, theatre festivals around the world have been forced to rethink their approach to their annual season. O…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:46PMSaturday, June 6, 2020
Michelle Memran is the documentarian behind The Rest I Make Up (2018), a touchingly candid portrait of Cuban-American playwright and director Maria Irene Fornes. A revolutionary figure in th…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:52AMMonday, May 18, 2020
BLIXT Locally Grown was born on “a car ride between Scottsbluff and Lincoln,” Becky Boesen recalls, “after teaching a workshop, with big open skies above us.” BLIXT’s co-founder, P…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:23AM 
