United States of America Archives

“Liberation.” Roundabout Theatre. Look Back to Know Where You Are

Posted by Cristina Modreanu | 7th Apr 2025 | Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Did you knit your scarf? A woman asked me while we were waiting in the line for the restroom. No!...

The Beauty of Cultural Specificity in “Bubble Schmeisis”

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 2nd Apr 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Religion

The room is thick with steam (ok, it’s smoke machine smoke), an accordion and clarinet cycle...

The Rebellious Power of “Liberation” at Roundabout Theatre Company

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 27th Mar 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender

Much like the women it centers on, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Liberation is rebellious and not...

Getting To an Emotional Truth With Padraic Lillis

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 19th Mar 2025 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Producing, United States of America

Getting to the truth – the emotional truth and understanding. I think emotion more than ideology. It resonates with us is how we feel. I can understand that we can be in conflict, I have an emotional connection to both sides of an emotional argument. I not only resonate and feel seen, then I have a better understanding of the person whose thought was in opposition of me.

Woman Is A Changeling: Redefining Femininity In “Maiden Mother Crone”

Posted by Emily Cordes | 8th Mar 2025 | Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

But a woman is a changeling, always shifting shape Just when you think you have it figured out...

Beyond the Canvas: The Art of Candida Alvarez

Posted by Alexander Fatouros | 21st Feb 2025 | New York, Transmedia, United States of America

A leading figure in contemporary art, Candida Alvarez is an American painter and studio artist...

Polish-American Migrant Theatre: Teatr NASZ From Chicago On Tour In Florida

Posted by Aleksandra M. Różalska | 18th Feb 2025 | Poland, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

As of 2023, Polish Americans amounted to over eight million people, i.e., 2.46% of the US...

Language Is Leaving Me: A Cinematic AI Opera Of The Skin [Part II]

Posted by Ellen Pearlman | 17th Feb 2025 | Interview, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Ellen Pearlman interviewed by Ivo Marais To read PART I of this interview, go to this link. ...

“Language Is Leaving Me: A Cinematic AI Opera Of The Skin” [Part I]

Posted by Ellen Pearlman | 16th Feb 2025 | Interview, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Ellen Pearlman interviewed by Ivo Marais Ivo: These questions are crafted to reflect the...

Show/Boat: A River Slashes Open an Old Classic

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Feb 2025 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review

“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...

The Horror of Mundanity in NYTW’s A Knock On the Roof

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Feb 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics

Any frequent theater-goer is likely familiar with the “two block rule”, a piece of etiquette that...

Dropping Balms

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 13th Feb 2025 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

With the United States now governed by swaggering, ignorant bigots spewing xenophobic venom,...

Getting Known

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 10th Feb 2025 | Directing, Review, United States of America

Beckett Briefs is a great title for a program of short plays by Ireland’s most famously laconic...

Тim Rice – 80: The Нero and His Many Anniversaries. Part II

Posted by Lisa Monde | 7th Feb 2025 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America

The first part of this interview is available here. Tim Rice has been lucky to work with many...

From Lawyer to Lyricist/Librettist: An Artist Profile of Jill Ohayon

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 7th Feb 2025 | China, Directing, Musical Theatre, United States of America, Worldwide

Jill Ohayon grew up believing there were only two respectable career paths: doctor or lawyer. And...

A Canadian Epic: “Come From Away”

Posted by Berna Ataoğlu | 4th Feb 2025 | Canada, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

The Tony Award-winning Musical Come From Away, written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, premiered...

Disability, Kink, and Joy as Resistance in The Dan Daw Show

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 22nd Jan 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability

The Dan Daw Show’s long list of potentially triggering content includes depictions of kink...

Sitting Down with Theater Artist Kate Rankine

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 17th Jan 2025 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York

Lyricist/Librettist Kate Rankine has a list saved on her phone of “golden moments”, or “little...

A Feline Farewell: “MEOW!” Excavates Americana at Exponential Fest

Posted by Andrew Agress | 15th Jan 2025 | Festivals, Interview, New York, United States of America

What started as a farewell to a beloved cat has become a farewell to a fading starlet, New York in...

The Fire This Time Festival Enters Its 16th Year

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 7th Jan 2025 | Interview, New York, Playwriting

Finding artists, nurturing them, supporting them. Seeing their work to fruition, and creating a community of support. We really try to do this at the Apollo New Works, too. It’s really how we continue to keep people and community.