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“English,” a Gate to Enriching Desired Dreams
Do you speak any languages besides your mother tongue, especially as an adult learner? How do you...
The Silent Service of Women: Cayenne Douglass’s “Maiden Voyage” at The Flea
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent...
“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part II)
For Part I of the interview, click here. Susanna: The play deals with the Asian American topic,...
Marilyn Monroe – The Family Babysitter: Luke Yankee and the Creation of “Marilyn, Mom & Me”
This February, International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play, Marilyn,...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
Groundbreaking Autistic-Led Production of “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at A Common Thread Theatre Company in Framingham, MA
When Christopher Boone from A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was first introduced...
Perceptions of Each Other’s Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Performative States In Cuba: Coco Fusco In Conversation With Stephanie Bailey
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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“English,” a Gate to Enriching Desired Dreams
Do you speak any languages besides your mother tongue, especially as an adult learner? How do you...
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“Earworm:” Entangled in the Political Landscape
Toronto’s theatre scene thrives on its multicultural identity, a modern-day Tower of Babel...
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From Exile to Redemption
Solo Performers John Rwothomack and Fidaa Zidan join forces to unravel the discovery of life after political rallies and prison sentences in Lines.
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Follies and Murder Ballads and Extinction, Oh My!: New York City Fringe 2024
2024’s New York City Fringe has come to an end, eighteen nights of shows enjoyable, waspish,...
Read MoreThe Silent Service of Women: Cayenne Douglass’s “Maiden Voyage” at The Flea
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent...
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“Teeth” Bites Back Against Purity Culture: On Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacob’s Musical
Last year I went to the dentist for a toothache and was told that somehow, to my extreme...
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Stage to Screen: Támara Torres on “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix Shaping Streaming
American actress of beauty and talent, Támara Torres is a legend of Orange is the New Black, the...
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In Poor Voice
Call me clueless, but I wasn’t aware, before seeing Mona Pirnot’s new play I Love You So Much I...
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Theater, Addiction, and Responsibility
I almost didn’t go see Days of Wine and Roses: The Musical because my memories of the highly...
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Becoming a Citizen Dramaturg
What is a citizen-dramaturg? Could I study it at a university? Is it merely a state of mind? Would...
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Musical “Evita”: 45 Years Later
Tim Rice became interested in the biography of Eva Perón – the wife of the famous dictator Juan...
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Neurodivergent New Play Series Resumes Schedule for 2024
The Neurodivergent New Play Series, produced by Piccione Arts, is set to resume its regular third...
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What Can I Say?
Rachel Bonds’s Jonah—directed by Danya Taymor at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre— is one of...
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On the “POTUS” Trail with Bekah Walsh
Every day is a cunty day for Bekah Walsh. The Baltimore-based theatre nerd turned prolific...
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“The Fantastical Fellowship:” Niche Comedy at Under St. Mark’s
For lovers of the fantastical and the geeky, the scene at Under St. Mark’s is one of nostalgia and...
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Disability Representation and the Rise and Fall of How to Dance in Ohio
On Monday How to Dance in Ohio, one of the most hyped shows of the 2023 Broadway fall season,...
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Long and Short Hatreds
Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic is a very good play about anti-Semitism that left...
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Design Writing: Five Views of Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice”
Introduction by Michael Schweikardt Student designers at San Francisco State University’s School...
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NYC Artists Stand in Solidarity with The Freedom Theatre
On January 13th, hundreds of artists and cultural workers marched through New York City’s theater...
Read MoreMarilyn Monroe – The Family Babysitter: Luke Yankee and the Creation of “Marilyn, Mom & Me”
This February, International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play, Marilyn,...
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More Sickly Mansions
There are lots of reasons Americans have always loved family-dustup plays and exalted them with...
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“Aftermath:” An Interview with Piper Theatre’s Daniel McKamey, Pance Pony, James Clements, and Bailey Nassetta.
Presented by NYC’s Piper Theatre, Aftermath is a new pop musical-in-development written by Daniel...
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“The Maids” by Genet: The Logic of the Paradox
Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the first publication and production of Jean Genet’s unique...
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Cuban Just So Stories
Buena Vista Social Club—a wonderfully infectious and sexy collection of golden-age Cuban music...
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Another World. Mihail Sebastian’s “A Star without a Name” at PM Theater
Cruel war rages on without an end; another bloody war has just started. This is our world today....
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Timelier Every Day: Kazimierska’s “Katie’s Tales”
“I do not know how to write,” Agnieszka Kazimierska’s Katie tells her audience. At this...
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“Feed Me, Seymour!” An Exclusive Interview with Corbin Bleu from “Little Shop of Horrors”
Little Shop of Horrors is a famous rock musical by Alan Menken, with the book and lyrics written...
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AI, Sci-Fi, Neuroscience and ChatGPT – An Interview with Playwright Saviana Stănescu
Within the past six years, prominent Romanian playwright Saviana Stănescu has written two “AI...
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“Is It Me? Am I the Drama?”: Marketing “Switzerland” on Social Media
“Is it me? Am I the drama?” I’m going to be completely honest with you. Sometimes I am the drama....
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They Were People: Brittany K. Allen’s “Redwood” at EST
I stopped taking notes about halfway through Brittany K. Allen’s Redwood. I can think of no better...
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In Conversation with Sartre and Plato: Locus29’s “Hell Dialogues”
The Sheen Center is, I find myself thinking, the perfect place to host Locus29’s Hell Dialogues....
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Wicked the Musical Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary On Stage. An Exclusive Interview With Adam Garcia – the Original Fiyero of the West End.
The musical Wicked premiered on Broadway twenty years ago and quickly earned the title of the very...
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SheNYC Takes the Stage: “Fort Huachuca” and “Bloodshot” at A.R.T./NY
To begin as we proceed, with full transparency, I have to admit how big a fan I am of SheNYC Arts...
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The Life of Three “Best Friends:” Anat Gov’s Feminism at the 14th Street Y
Anat Gov’s Best Friends lives in a world of dichotomy. The title is both entirely true and...
Read MoreGroundbreaking Autistic-Led Production of “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at A Common Thread Theatre Company in Framingham, MA
When Christopher Boone from A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was first introduced...
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The Ephemera of the Cherry Orchard: Agnieszka Kazimierska’s “Katie’s Tales”
Agnieszka Kazimierska has always been an artist. From the age of six, she told as much to her...
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James Reaney’s “The Donnelly Trilogy” and the Making of the Canadian Nation
When you head out of London on Highway 4 North, it is almost a straight line through to Lucan,...
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“Look What You Made Me Do”: Marketing “POTUS” on Social Media
How do you market theatre on social media? What strategies can a social media manager use to...
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Keeping Alive the U.N.’s Dialogue Among Civilizations – as Theatre
This is the third of a series of articles to discuss the Dialogue of Civilizations theater...
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A Performance of Pediophobia: “Nightmare Dollhouse” Brings Uncanny Horror to NYC
A long-running immersive horror production returns to New York with ‘Nightmare Dollhouse,’ exploring a surprisingly popular fear.
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Sweeney Todd: Not a Demon, But a Barber of Fleet Street
Up to the present moment a debate has been going on – whether the demon-barber of Fleet Street had...
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Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing
Grammy winner Renée Fleming recently appeared in the two-part immersive opera series Cities That...
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“What the Constitution Means to Me” Is As Timely As Ever
In 2019, I sat in the balcony of the Helen Hayes Theatre. My social media circles had been abuzz...
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Notch Theatre Company’s “Wild Home” To Host Community Event On September 13th
When it comes to Wild Home: An American Odyssey, the project is best-described by its subtitle....
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“Radio Man:” A Story of Connection and Bloodshed in Dystopian America
It’s no secret that I’m an advocate for feminist, queer theatre. Or that I enjoy worlds of the...
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Once Upon a Warning for Next Time
“We’re not here to make fairytales, we’re here to follow them,” quips the narrator (Adam Godley)...
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Craft of “Downton Abbey” and “Gilded Age” Director, Michael Engler
American television and film director Michael Engler is extraordinarily skilled at both comedies...
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“Kiss” at the Wilma Theater
Directed by Fadi Skeiker with Wilma Hothouse Company favorites, the show’s physical and visual...
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Doulas as Resistance: The Anthropologists’s “axes, herbs and satchels”
Fifteen years ago, The Anthropologists came to be in New York City, a group of devisers born of a...
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Monsters, Mayhem, and Maturation: “The Trouble with Dead Boyfriends” at the Players Theatre
Upon one’s first step into the Players Theatre, one knows exactly what they’re in for. The stage...
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