By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with director and librettist Joshua William Gelb about The Black Crook , considered by some to be the first musical.
By Beatriz Afonso Santos. Beatriz Afonso Santos describes her process of exploring theatre and theatremaking processes that involve all the senses.
By Holly L. Derr. In this cultural moment of divisiveness, how is one of the true stories of abortion theatricalized? Holly Derr considers Oregon Shakespeare Festival's co-production of Roe …
By Briandaniel Oglesby. In this installment, Briandaniel Oglesby shares updates leading up to the performance of his students' queer adaptation of Romeo & Juliet .
By Paul Adolphsen. Paul Adolphsen on the 2016 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa.
By Billy McEntee. Billy McEntee discusses the use of cellphones in recent Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
By Oscar Franco. Theatre artist and teacher Oscar Franco shares his experience normalizing theatregoing as a viable recreational activity for families of color in Texas.
By Martha Steketee. Ethan Lipton discusses making music, making theatre, and combining the two in his full-length play-with-music Tumacho at Clubbed Thumb.
By Michael Lueger. Eric Swanson and Michael Lueger discuss actor Edwin Booth, the brother of Abraham Lincoln's assassin.
By Daniel Fine. In this installment, Daniel Fine discusses working with lighting designers, explaining how color temperature and palette, and brightness of projections impact the media desig…
By Tracey Houston, Rob Langford, Helena Levitt. Tracey Houston and Rob Langford, founders of Montréal company Waterworks, describe their experience working on the play Aftermath by Andrea D…
By Amanda Prahl. Amanda Prahl analyzes the different forms and purposes of the conditional love song in historical and contemporary musicals.
By Lina Pulgarin-Duque. Dramaturg and Physicist Lina Pulgarin-Duque shares her experience working with Attack Theatre, and their approach to teaching science and math to young students in Pi…
By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell on the wealth of offerings of African-American theatre at the twentieth New York International Fringe Festival.
By Caitlin Crombleholme. Caitlin Crombleholme discusses diversity at the 2016 Tony Awards, taking a look at Broadway's 2016-17 Season and reflecting on August Wilson's "The Ground on Which I…
By Justin Taylor. A conversation with new play leaders Sarah Rose Leonard, Paul Meshejian, and Anne Morgan about playwriting.
By Daniel Kelin. Daniel Kelin describes the process of working on a play with a multi-racial and -ethnic ensemble playing characters from many different backgrounds.
By Paul Adolphsen, Jayne Batzofin. In this installment, Paul Adolphsen interviews South African director Jayne Batzofin about her journey to directing and her work with the Chaeli Campaign .…
By Maegan Clearwood. Maegan Clearwood on the all-male production of Taming of the Shrew , directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.
By Michael Lueger. Maya Cantu and Michael Lueger discuss how the musicals of the 1940s saw the emergence of a new figure: the "boss lady."
By José Carrasquillo. Director José Carrasquillo shares his first encounter with Octavio Solis' El Paso Blue and his journey to directing the piece.
By Ricky Young-Howze. In this installment, Ricky Young-Howze discusses the complex nature of producing and shares what he learned about the art of delegation.
By Gregory Ramos, Andréa Burns. Gregory Ramos interviews On Your Feet actor Andréa Burns about her career playing Latina women in Broadway musicals.
By Marci R. McMahon. Marci R. McMahon writes about the Latina/o Theater for Social Action course she recently taught at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
By David Bruin. David Bruin on the world premiere of Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed, futurist puppet plays by Fortunato Depero, translated, designed, and directed by Dan Hurlin at…