Three on the Aisle: Why We're Tired of 'King Lear'
This week, the critics discuss Glenda Jackson in 'King Lear' and perform a postmortem on 'The Band's Visit.'
This week, the critics discuss Glenda Jackson in 'King Lear' and perform a postmortem on 'The Band's Visit.'
What does Sondheim's newest heroine have to say about his body of work, and about women today?
The lineup includes new works, a holiday staple, and a Tony Award-winning musical comedy.
The theatre's 19-20 season will feature some gender-bent casting and plays by Kate Hamill, Lauren Gunderson, and Tracy Letts.
The selected playwrights have been commissioned to write plays about science.
The lineup will include a family-friendly musical, a mature comedy, and 'Fun Home.'
Also on next season's slate: 'As You Like It' with Beatles songs and a production from Mexico's Makuyeika Theatre Collective.
What should we expect from the U.S. theatre's field-wide changing of the guard? A new generation of leaders gives cause for cautious optimism.
There are signs of positive change, certainly, though the data show they're slow and small and qualified.
As a new generation of producers become nonprofit artistic leaders, they are redefining the parameters of the job.
9 new artistic directors talk about their visions for their communities, and for the theatre field writ large.
This spring, Karen ZacarÃas's popular play is going up at three different theatres, and raises a prescient dialogue about border disputes and neighborly conduct.
The lineup includes an all-female playwright roster, a holiday adaptation of Austen, and contemporary pieces highlighting social justice issues.
The scholarship will support emerging costume designers enrolled in a university or professional training program.
The annual conference will invite 20 playwrights to develop new works this summer.
She'll leave D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth to join the leadership of one of the nation's largest theatres.
Also cited were Noah Haidle's 'Birthday Candles' and Jen Silverman's 'Witch,' with the Osborn Award going to Spenser Davis's 'Plainclothes.'
Spoiler: The new bio-musical series isn't just great TV, it also makes a case for more inclusive storytelling.
After two years with Dean serving in an interim capacity, the company's board has voted to make his title concrete.
A conversation with playwright Aleshea Harris about her play, which seeks to give a theatrical shape to rage and absurdity.
The playwright discusses making her Broadway writing debut with 'Ain't Too Proud,' plus the Friends review 'Kiss Me, Kate' and 'La Celestina.'
From an actor in Alaska to a scenic designer in Wisconsin, from a technical director in Texas to a producer in California, here are some folks to have on your radar.
The theatre will commission plays from graduates of University of California, San Diego's playwriting program.
The lineup includes 'Miss You Like Hell,' 'American Psycho,' and 2 Clare Barron plays in rep.
The Georgia company will present contemporary plays, musicals, and its annual holiday revue.