(Éilis Nà Anluain's article appeared in the Irish Times, Sep 3, 2021; Photo: BrÃd Nà Neachtain in Happy Days: the play's theme, the need for everyone's voice to be heard, takes …
(Valeria Paikova's article appeared in Russia Beyond, 9/3.) Actress Tatiana Drubich as Anna Karenina Sergei Soloviev/Solivs, 2008 These unconventional heroines stand out from the crowd, insp…
(Lily Janiak's article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/31.) Open Access came after a year of what many describe as the union's slow or insufficient adaptation to the pandemic. In …
(Henry Alford's article appeared in the New Yorker, 9/6.) For a nude production of "Antigonick," a translation of the Greek play "Antigone," performers for Torn Out Theatre dodged the …
(Lucy Campbell's article appeared in he Guardian, 8/31; Photo: The playwright seen in the Imagine episode Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life, in which he is interviewed by Alan Yentob. Phot…
Sorry, Wrong Number LISTEN BACK A Druid and RTÉ Radio Drama On One co-production Written by Lucille Fletcher 'I'm calling to report a murder.' Described by Orson Welles as 'the greatest …
(Alastair Curtis's article appeared on Frieze, 8/21; Photo: Frances McDormand, Frankie Faison, and Marjolaine Goldsmith in Theater of War Frontline, Mount Sinai, 2020. Courtesy: Theater of W…
(Mark Kennedy's article appeared in the News-Herald, 8/28; Photo: FILE " Theater's line 45th Street in New York on May 13, 2020. As Broadway reopens this fall, proof of full vaccination are …
(Eve Jackson's article appeared on France24, 8/27.) When the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan on August 16, Kabul-based artist and curator Rada Akbar felt she had no other option…
(Nobuko Tanaka's article appeared in the Japa Times, 8/26; Strong bonds: Keito Okamoto (right) says his admiration for his father, Kenichi (left), drew him to the role of Nicolas in Florian …
 Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved. (Sorry about the lighting!)
(Jessica Gel's article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, 8/24; Photo: Johnny Clark, artistic director of VS. Theatre Company, left, and Circle X Theatre Co.'s Tim Wright on the stage of the…
(from the Associated Press, 8/23.) PARIS (AP) " The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer wh…
(Donald Clarke's article appeared in the Irish Times, 8/21. Photo: Juliet Stevenson: 'The union was a big part of our lives. It seems absurd for a bunch of actors to be talking about the rev…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: To the accompaniment of a pianist's improvisations, the pupils lived for hours in rhythm, explaining in their actions how they felt the music…
(from France 24, 8/20; Text: News Wires; Photo: In this December 3, 2008 photo, people examine a self-portrait by the artist Chuck Close at Art Basel Miami Beach in Florida. © Joe Raed…
(Chris Wiegan's article appeared in the Guardian, 8/18; Â Photo: Â Rebecca Trehearn as the Queen, with Sam Robinson (Dorian), Vinny Coyle (Arthur) and Giovanni Spano (Gawain) in Cinderel…
(Elisha Fieldstadt's article appeared on ABC news, 8/18; Photo: Actress Laura Osnes at Universal Studios Hollywood on November 21, 2019 in Universal City, Calif.Paul Archuleta / Getty Images…
(Doug George's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 8/17; Photo: Seats sit empty at Broadway in Chicago's dormant James M. Nederlander Theatre in June 2020 in Chicago. The theater will r…
"Acts of War: Iraq and Afghanistan in Seven Plays" A book edited by Karen Malpede, Michael Messina and Bob Shuman The plays included in this collection are: Guantanamo: "Honor Bound to Defen…
(Karen Finker's article appeared in The Toronto Star, 7/24, 26; Photo: Toronto Star.) If you're wondering where all the pink petunias in Ontario are, head to Stratford. The city's flowerpots…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: In a series of variegated exercises I tried to develop in my pupils not the outward rhythm of movement and action, but the inner rhythm of th…
(Sandra Sarala's article appeared on ExBerliner, 7/15; Photo from Exberliner.) Michael Kohlhaas is relentless. Just as the character " based on a version of 16th-century merchant Hans Kohlha…
(Michael Schulman's article appeared in The New Yorker, 8/16; Illustration by Zhenya Oliinyk.) Last spring's doomed Broadway season is revived, along with plays by Lynn Nottage, Alice Childr…
(Alexandra Guzeva's article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 8/11; Photo:Â Spasskoye-Lutovinovo/Legion Media.) Russians love to spend time in nature's lap and escape from the stuf…