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Wit and Wisdom: “Much Ado About Nothing” at the Delacorte Theater

Posted by Andrew Agress | 11th May 2020 | New York, Review, United States of America

In this time of isolation, wouldn’t it be nice to take a virtual visit to the park? Fear...

Capturing the Ephemeral: Marc J. Franklin on Theatre Photography, Inspiration, and Community

Posted by Irina Yakubovskaya | 7th May 2020 | Interview, New York, Theatre and Art, United States of America

His photography is undoubtfully radiating, soulful, with a hint of edgy energy. Marc J. Franklin...

Drink From The Well of Yourself: “Play In Your Bathtub” as Quarantine Comfort Theatre

Posted by Emily Cordes | 30th Apr 2020 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

Individual tastes notwithstanding, it can be argued that the best theatre is that which connects...

The Magic is in the Miniature: Toy Theatre Thrives Online During Quarantine

Posted by Marisa C. Hayes | 26th Apr 2020 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Art, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

In its simplest form, the proscenium is constructed of little more than cardboard. Small paper...

A Celebration of Love, Nature, and German Lied with 92Y

Posted by Megan McCormick | 20th Apr 2020 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

On February 13th, 2020, 92Y celebrated German Lied with Beethoven and Schumann song cycles...

“Play In Your Bathtub” and “Life on Earth:” The Immersive and Digital Theatre in the Time of Social Distancing.

Posted by Asya Gorovits | 10th Apr 2020 | New York, Review, United States of America

Like many of us during the COVID-19 quarantine, I am nostalgic for the times when we could go to...

Interviewing Crystal Field, Artistic Director or Theater for the New City

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 31st Mar 2020 | Applied Theatre, Devised Theatre, Interview, New York, United States of America

Marcina Zaccaria, Editor of the Theatre and Opera Section of The Theatre Times, got the...

Examining “A Black and White Cookie”

Posted by Cate Cammarata | 12th Mar 2020 | Interview, New York, Playwriting, United States of America

We can’t discuss unpleasant historical events or why you or I voted for that candidate without generating anger and accusations. A society which is afraid to think and respectfully consider different points of view will inevitably degrade its ability to understand. Then what?

Haruna Lee’s “Suicide Forest”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 6th Mar 2020 | Design, Japan, New York, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

Suicide Forest, written by and starring Haruna Lee is a trippy meditation on the extremes of...

Girls to the Front: “Mac Beth” at Hunter Theater Project

Posted by Andrew Agress | 1st Mar 2020 | New York, Review, United States of America

Reading dry Shakespeare texts and going to parties at friends’ places seem like quintessential...

Born Toulouse

Posted by Abigail Weil | 27th Feb 2020 | New York, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America

To find Unmaking Toulouse-Lautrec, you will first enter through the wrong door. The production is...

“Star Odyssey” at MoMA PS1

Posted by Jack Wernick | 20th Feb 2020 | New York, Review, United States of America

The VW Dome at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens is the evocative setting of web-inspired...

VR as a Narcissistic Medium

Posted by Ágnes Bakk | 15th Feb 2020 | Interview, New York, Transmedia, United States of America

Rebecca Rouse is a Professor at the University of Skövde (Sweden), media artist and researcher. VR...

Movie or Musical? “West Side Story” at The Broadway Theatre

Posted by Andrew Agress | 12th Feb 2020 | New York, Review, Theatre and Film, United States of America

It seems that the classic Broadway musical West Side Story may be getting not one but two film...

Space Opera in New York City

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 10th Feb 2020 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

With a smattering of words, carefully grouped to alert the scholar that collectivism and...

Druid Shakespeare: “Richard III” – The Voracious Void

Posted by Antigoni Gaitana | 7th Feb 2020 | Design, New York, Review, United States of America

A series of questions filled my mind. What was the motivation behind the choice of sets and costumes? In my opinion, the only thing that really worked well set wise was the ever-present void on stage, the grave downstage in which all bodies were thrown in – a constant reminder of death and of Richard’s deeds.