Dramaturgs Reflect on the ATHE Dramaturgy Focus Group (DRFG) Part I: The Foundation
Originally, this article was conceived as a section of an extended piece called, “Dramaturgs...
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Chris Medvitz: Finding Artistic Solutions
With a background in theatrical lighting, Chris Medvitz is a current Partner and Principal at...
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Rachel Pickup on Her Role in “London Assurance” at NYC’s Irish Repertory Theatre
Rachel Pickup is currently playing Lady Gay Spanker in London Assurance, written by Dion...
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The Democracy of a Whale Ship (and then a Vaudeville)
Moby-Dick at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA For those who are not familiar with...
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“Macondo” in New York: Russian Theatre Brings Márquez’s Epic to Life
A thread of life and blood, unconditional love and death, incest and destiny all interconnect in...
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“Shakespeare’s Will” at Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh PA, USA
When William Shakespeare died in 1616, he left behind dozens of plays and hundreds of poems, but...
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Nostalgia on Parade: “White Christmas” on Tour in Boston
When the full company of the touring cast of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas bursts into the...
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Sven Ratzke In “Where Are We Now?” At La MaMa
The ghost of David Bowie is alive and well and residing in the basement of La MaMa’s...
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“School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play” at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pittsburgh PA, USA
The title of Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play tells you a certain...
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“Dance Nation” at Barebones Productions, Pittsburgh PA, USA
Allow me to introduce you to the fierce yet fragile preteens who populate Clare Barron’s savagely...
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“One Night in Miami…” at City Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
After he won the World Heavyweight Championship by roundly defeating Sonny Liston on February...
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“Judgement Day”: Illusions of Grandeur
Two years ago, the British director Richard Jones brought a stunning production of Eugene...
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Who? Whoo! “Other Than We:”Karen Malpede’s Latest Eco-Feminist Play at La MaMa
Karen Malpede’s plays scream “Pay Attention.” Thus I titled my 2001 New York Times article on I...
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Amanda Levie: Founder-Director of No Peeking Theatre
Amanda Levie is the founder and director of No Peeking Theatre, Jersey City-based theatre company,...
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Midnight Radio: “Yinzer Scrooged: A Pittsburgh Christmas Carol” at Bricolage Production Company, Pittsburgh PA, USA
Reader, if – like me – you’re a relatively recent transplant to Pittsburgh, the presence of the...
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Cosmos, Without Us
I’m a thirty-four-year-old straight woman who grew up in the suburbs with an older brother. That...
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Krysta Rodriguez on Her Latest Stage Role in “Seared” and Her Collaboration with Theresa Rebeck
If you’re a culture vulture and are interested in TV and theater, most likely, you know a...
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“History of Violence” and How Your iPhone is a Culprit
First of all, don’t be put off by the pompous, academic title. Thomas Ostermeier’s...
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Ritualizing Identities: “SUGA” by Travis Coe at Double Edge Theatre Company in Ashfield, Massachusetts
At the center of the large wooden barn is a makeshift altar, wrapped in gauze and adorned in...
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Tom Morton-Smith’s “Ravens: Spassky Vs Fischer” at the Hampstead Theatre: Real-Life Cold War Chess Match
Today, we call it soft power. During the Cold War it was more like success at any cost—and by any...
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