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The Meaning of Theater: Slava Stepnov’s “Flawed Choir” at the Steps Theatre
“All the world’s a stage,” says a character in William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” “Life...
The Meaning of Theater: Slava Stepnov’s “Flawed Choir” at the Steps Theatre
“All the world’s a stage,” says a character in William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” “Life...
On the Basis of Sustainability: Artemisia Theatre’s “Goods”
“I meant to do something about it, but I didn’t.” So goes the refrain when we, as flawed human...
“(It’s Been 76 Years and We’re) Still Waiting for Lefty” – Theatre Unleashed at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Seventy-six years after Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty premiered in New York, Theatre Unleashed...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
Realities Blend Together in Arlekin Players’ “Witness”
A daring and nuanced documentary virtual theatre piece about Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany...
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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The Meaning of Theater: Slava Stepnov’s “Flawed Choir” at the Steps Theatre
“All the world’s a stage,” says a character in William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” “Life...
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Black Second-Act Problems: “Black No More” by The New Group
In my time as a critic I’ve noticed on numerous occasions that musicals rooted in political...
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Director Maria Mileaf and Actor Aline Salloum on Oren Safdie’s High School Crush Gone Sideways, “Gratitude”
Gratitude, by Oren Safdie, directed by Maria Mileaf, and starring Jalen Ford, Jake Bryan Guthrie,...
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The Beast is Back: Radiotheatre’s Live Audio Play “King Kong”
Since its original 1933 film debut, the story of King Kong has become a mainstay of America’s, and...
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Frenemies and Freedom: “Confederates,” Signature Theatre
Dominique Morisseau is aware that most of her fans see her as a predominantly naturalistic...
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Gilbert Gottfried and the Mechanics of Crafting One of the Most Memorable Voices of All Time
Though Gilbert Gottfried’s voice has alternatively been described as “shrill,” “annoying” and...
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Fresh “Ham” at the Public
Fat Ham arrives at the Public Theater for its first live production following the Zoom staging by...
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From the Moscow Stage to Monroe and De Niro: How the Method Defined 20th-Century Acting
When an actor is criticized for peculiarly excessive preparation for a role, or an inability to...
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“Sky of Darkness” Comes to NYC: A Chinese Reimagination of “Heart of Darkness” in Our Neocolonial World
Sky of Darkness is enjoying its US premiere June 2-12 at Theaterlab in Midtown Manhattan. The...
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Missing Mason Jars —”Take Me Out,” Second Stage
Walking out of the spiffy new production of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out, my canny friend Tom,...
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“Legend of The Waitress & The Robber” – A Korean American Cross Cultural Collaboration Makes it to New York City
The Legend of The Waitress & The Robber, a new musical theater piece by Renee Philippi, a...
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Mikhoels by Freud: “The Singing Windmills” by Roman Freud and the PM Theater Company
Why do we still remember theater that became history many decades ago? How do we remember plays...
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Learning Curve—”How I Learned to Drive,” Manhattan Theatre Club
Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive is, famously, the play that blew the lid off the subject of...
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EPIC Players Creates Employment and Training Opportunities for Autistic & Neurodivergent Theatre Makers
Autistic adults in the United States are unemployed at estimated rates of more than 80%. Those who...
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“The Legend of the Waitress & the Robber”: World Premiere of NYC-Seoul Collaboration Inspired by Schiller and Hong Gildong
The Legend of The Waitress & The Robber is a collaboration between the Korean theatre...
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Gregg Mozgala, Broadway Actor Organizes Festival Celebrating Deaf/Disabled Artists
Actor Gregg Mozgala describes himself as a “Triple Threat: “Actor, Writer, Cripple.” The...
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Honesty and Experience: Interview with Deirdre V. Lyons, Actress, VR-Actress and Producer
Deirdre V. Lyons is currently living in Los Angeles and has been in over 75 Film and Theatrical...
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Embrace All of Me: Jocelyn Kuritsky’s “A Simple Herstory”
The last several decades of U.S. history have seen a remarkable upswing in women’s political...
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Oracle of Pop Art Affirmed in “Chasing Andy Warhol”
Utilizing downtown Manhattan’s East Village and NoHo as a set, Bated Breath Theatre Company’s...
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Met Opera Actors Wink at Velazquez’s Well-known Painting
It is “Don Carlos” season at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with the final...
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“Dream Hou$e”—The Costs of Home
Review of Eliana Pipes’ Dream Hou$e, Long Wharf Theatre The question of heritage gets...
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The Plight of DREAMers Moves To A National Stage; Maybe This Will Truly Help
Sadly, social justice for DREAMers <DREAMers are undocumented individuals who were brought into...
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Still a Bitter Pill: An Involving Play of Love and Loss
This Bitter Earth is another good choice of an intimate, well-scripted play for TheaterWorks by Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero, letting audiences experience a meaningful take on the issues of our day as filtered through dramatic situations.
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Free Performance: A Response to metaLAB’s futureStage Manifesto
On November 20, 2021, TheTheatreTimes.com published futureStage Manifesto, developed by...
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Bonnie Marranca: “The Divisiveness of Contemporary American Society Impacts All Aspects of Theatre”
CM: Your new book, Timelines. writings and conversations, maps out recent developments in American...
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“Moving Beyond the Box”: A Triumph Of Dance And Togetherness In An Era Of Isolation
In March 2020, when we were all quarantined at home, director/choreographer Christie Kerr looked...
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Sin Muros: Interview with Lupe Mendez
Sin Muros: A Borderless Teatro Festival returns to Stages in Houston February 17-20, 2022. Now in...
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“Final Curtain Call:” Theatre, Home, and Determination
These past two years have proven how much of a home the theatre is, something many only realized...
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Sin Muros: Interview with Playwright Adrienne Dawes
Sin Muros: A Borderless Teatro Festival is back at Stages in Houston. Now in its fifth year, the...
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“This Mortal Life Also:” A Conversation with Playwright Nancy Shank
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is not a name typically associated with the theatre. Though the Bonhoeffer...
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A Celebration of Wondering: “The Hang” is a Party You Won’t Want to Miss
Vibrant, thought-provoking, invigorating, and brimming with talent, “The Hang,” with book and...
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“I Thought I Could Read God’s Mind”: Katrin Arefy’s “The Portrait of An Angel, A Lion, A Monster”
When reflecting on the experiences, and people, that have shaped us, certain individuals may...
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Passing a Relighted Torch. “Angry, Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous”
Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut, has a stable tradition of offering literate plays...
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Teaching Music Online in the Pandemic Has Yielded Creative Surprises, Like Mixing “Blob Opera” and Beatboxing
Learning to make music is a full mind-and-body activity. Whether teaching how to play a musical...
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“Fires” This Time
Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven Connecticut stages a revival of Anna Deavere Smith’s Fires in the...
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Artist Entrance: Kelly Copper
Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performing artist. We choose artistic interest over...
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Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
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“As Soon As Impossible”: An Arab-American Comedy of Errors
Where and when: Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater at Stanford University from November 11, 12, 13, 18,...
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Here’s to the Ladies who Lunch: One of Sondheim’s Greatest Achievements was Writing Complex Women
The most eclectic of music theatre composers was not only a gifted wordsmith and lyricist, but...
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Hollywood Has Got Method Acting All Wrong, Here’s What the Process is Really About
So-called method acting seems to be having a moment. Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten...
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Stephen Sondheim Showed Me the Beauty, Terror and Exquisite Pain of Being Alive
What did Stephen Sondheim mean to me? This is an attempt to bring order to the chaos. My first...
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Realities Blend Together in Arlekin Players’ “Witness”
A daring and nuanced documentary virtual theatre piece about Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany...
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Five of Stephen Sondheim’s Best Shows
A musical theatre legend has died. Stephen Sondheim, the greatest composer-lyricist of his...
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The Music of Words: The Metropolitan Opera’s “Eurydice”
If you’ve never seen an opera before, start here. If you’ve seen a ton of opera before, re-start...
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Women in Science in Theater – Transforma Theatre Paves a New Crossroads with Stunning Insight
For anyone wondering if live theater offers nothing but escapism from our mini-plague—or worse—on...
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“By Heart”: Can One Poem Save the World?
“I have an aversion to ‘immersive theater,’” Tiago Rodrigues says at the beginning of By Heart. He...
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RE: Encuentro: Interview with “Paletas de Coco” Playwright Franky D. Gonzalez
In 2014, the Latino Theater Company (LTC) re-ignited the Latinx theatre festival tradition, a...
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How I Met TheTheatreTimes.com
Theatre saved my life. By the time TheTheatreTimes.com appeared, I had already crossed one...
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Whole New World: Indian-American Actors Proud in “Aladdin” Play
Diversity in film is important, but in animation, it carries an even heavier, different message....
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Midwest Melancholy: “Girl From the North Country” at the Belasco Theatre
The second show after The Times They Are a-Changin’ to use the music of the great midwestern musician, Girl From the North Country proves the greater of the two. It opts for whichever songs convey the tone of the show over which are most well-known. Yes, it’s a musical of sadness and heartbreak, but it digs deeps into the human spirit to provide a powerfully cathartic experience.
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