Frank Chin, Migdalia Cruz Receive Legacy Playwright Awards
The 2 writers were honored at last week's Dramatists Guild Foundation gala.
The 2 writers were honored at last week's Dramatists Guild Foundation gala.
Why a very busy TV writer has regularly joined a group of theatre artists who pull all-nighters to create plays from scratch.
Keen Company's roving production of Joan Didion's mourning memoir makes a good fit for Long Wharf's itinerant programming agenda.
This month Woodzick talks to mutli-hyphenate performer Michael Urie ahead of his return to Broadway in 'Spamalot.'
How one iconic Chicago theatre photographer captures the 'now' not only with his camera but with whole body and soul.
The founder of Yale Rep and ART had intellect, idealism, and indignation to spare, and he put it all in service of the theatre he wanted to see in the world.
A look at 3 companies of color who are making theatre that's local, new, and inventive.
How the Boston-area theatre, which recently announced its closure after 4 decades, gave a young critic hope for the art form.
Why so many Broadway-bound tryouts come through here, and why Chicago artists stay committed to the work in spite of the odds.
After 8 years with the Realm, Pereira will become the first Latinx director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Who was Shakespeare, anyhow? Do even the experts really know? And why should anybody care?
The new Immigrant Theatermakers Advocates initiative, grown out of programs by 2 New York companies, plans to build community and provide resources for immigrant artists.
This month Brian talks to Charly Evon Simpson about discovering theatre, learning to be vulnerable, and becoming a playwright both on paper and in life.
The new program aims to expand and diversify drama collections at libraries, educational institutions, and more.
The streaming performances of 'Little Comedies' will be the first League of Live Stream Theater production outside of New York City.
A Tony winner for 'The Cher Show,' the Broadway star most recently appeared on Chicago stages as the Baker's Wife in the national tour of 'Into the Woods.'
A hard-copy magazine about this ephemeral art form can mark its progress over time like no other medium.
An essay interrogating a hit musical about Filipino history, and a profile of 2 fascinating Chicagoland theatremakers.
Can any one publication tell the stories of a field that's partly in crisis, partly hanging on, partly thriving? It can certainly bear witness to our accountability and abundance.
For this New York City-based costume designer and trans activist, artistry and protest are intertwined.
On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season's most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.
Yangtze Rep's new production looks behind the scenes, and under the layers, of Arthur Miller's Beijing staging of 'Death of a Salesman.'
Dramas and comedies with a political edge top this year's list (*actually 12 due to ties).
Lynn Nottage again tops the list, followed closely by a mix of dramatists, librettists, and adapters.
The offerings that are emerging from the midst of contraction and crisis show how theatres can balance values and budgets.