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The authors' presence was elusive yet unmistakable, in two wildly different ways, in two pieces seen at the recent Philadelphia FringeArts fest.
The Writer's Army creates low-cost, distraction-free writing spaces, coffee included (but snacks extra). Could this model catch on?
Outgoing CFT artistic director Marissa Wolf's final season includes plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and a world premiere by Geetha Reddy.
What began as a kicky Renaissance Faire attraction is now a global sensation encompassing everything from Shakespeare to, well, pretty much everything.
The performance artist-turned-playwright wrote his first naturalistic play about gender, family and trans issues, and along the way he fell in love with the form.
In 'Feast of My Heart' at Salvage Vanguard, eight playwrights and eight directors approach the theme of compassion. But don't call it a holiday show.
The Canadian playwright of "The Best Brothers" didn't know he had a play in him about an annoying but ultimately lovable new best friend.
The Hypocrites' plucky, stripped-down takes on the G&S canon have become something of a sensation, and now they're running them in a three-ring rep.
After three decades, the punk-rock/commedia troupe founded by a bunch of UCLA theatre grads has become an international force, and its star leader is still fighting the good fight.
A witness of the U.S. Civil Rights struggle happened to be on hand for the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, and the moment resonated.
Recent plays by Marcus Gardley and Lucas Hnath, a world premiere from Tracey Scott Wilson, comprise the theatre's 24th season.
Louisville's burgeoning indie scene is attracting---and increasingly keeping---a flock of eager theatremakers.
Over three days in November, speakers and attendees worked through intertwining questions of finances, programming and diversity.
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s not just holiday fare lighting up the nation’s stages but a notably large helping of Shakespeare, musicals,  and provocative dram…
Playwrights Ayad Akhtar and Mallery Avidon and composer Julianne Wicke Davis are among those who will share development space at the Sundance's ranch in Wyoming.
{{unknown}}It was another lively, wide-ranging week on the theatre podcasts. Without further ado… Off and On Host Bernardo Cubria interviews playwright Ken Urban about audience b…
More than an acting exercise or a comedy gimmick, improv may have grown into the legit theatrical genre some of its pioneers always envisioned.
How a troupe of L.A.-based improvisers reawakened one critic's taste for the possibilities of live theatre.
The distance from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the Improvised Shakespeare may not be as far as you think.
This week's guest is TCG board president Diane Rodriguez, who discusses the recent TCG board meetings, the Latino theatre movement and the L.A. 99-seat plan. Plus, the editors preview our De…
A director whose stage career spanned improv, tragedy, even musicals, as well as some very fine film adaptations of plays.
When the nation's most powerful newspaper chooses to review new plays in early productions outside New York, is that helping or hurting the field?
Two new plays in two different cities raise new questions about shadowy government plots of the 1980s. Coincidence?
A lesbian spin on "The Women" takes the top prize for new feminist plays by women.
The small Phoenix theatre will be recognized by the city's mayor in a celebration on Friday.
