Performance Art on the Red Carpet
"Who are you wearing?" Joan and Melissa Rivers turned those four simple words into an entertainment empire and heralded a change in celebrity culture. Revered, feared, career-making and popu…
"Who are you wearing?" Joan and Melissa Rivers turned those four simple words into an entertainment empire and heralded a change in celebrity culture. Revered, feared, career-making and popu…
We are ignoring the elephant in the room.
Despite what my last column implied back in February, I moved to Los Angeles from New York in large part because I believe the next century of American theater will be defined by what is …
As a dramaturg, one of my main tasks in developing new works is to find the core of the script, the seed from which the entire play grows. I apply this same strategy to my work as a CFR colu…
If TV news looks believable, sounds accurate and feels objective, that doesn't mean it is.
A little corner of abstract freedom in the corner of the theatre.
Why are some behaviors acceptable and others forbidden?
How does this system continue to operate?
"Dramaturgy is vital to every aspect of a production."
All over the city, non-traditional performances can surprise and delight.
(Bread and Puppet Theatre – Photographed by Walter S. Wantman, Scanned and photoshopped by Samuel Wantman [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http…