Catherine Filloux is an internationally recognized French-Algerian playwright. Her work revolves around conflict, human rights, and violence committed against the female body: she has travel…
I've long been fascinated by the concept of incorporating video game mechanics into theatrical performance. After all, as technology has advanced, the two art forms have much in common: dram…
My first thought upon entering Redemption Story at A.R.T./NY was that of boldness: I can't recall the last time I saw a director"Sarah Blush, in this case"take on the challenge of traverse s…
2024's New York City Fringe has come to an end, eighteen nights of shows enjoyable, waspish, querying, high-caliber, and searching (on occasion, all things all at once). I had the privilege …
"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 Maiden Voyag…
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 k…
"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 attempt to w…
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…
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 realization i…
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…
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 "Cannibal"…
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 coffee t…
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. …
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 community-…
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 S…
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…
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…
"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, in one…
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, …
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. T…
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…
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…
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 and …
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…
"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 something ab…