United States of America Archives

Cards For Humanity: “Social Alchemix (Live!)” by Wil Petre

Posted by Emily Cordes | 17th Jan 2021 | Participatory Theatre, Review, United States of America

The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned an interesting social paradox: even as online platforms have...

“The Dybbuk” Or a Play Possessing Audiences for a Century

Posted by Agnieszka Legutko | 17th Jan 2021 | Adaptation, Poland, Review, Russia, Transmedia, United States of America

December 9, 2020, marked an important anniversary in Jewish theater history: a centennial of the...

Intriguing and Peculiar Immersive Theater with Grounded Aerial’s “The Insectinside”

Posted by Megan McCormick | 16th Jan 2021 | Review, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

An intriguing, quirky, movement and aerial experience, The Insectinside performed by the company...

Choosing the Stories You Tell: An Interview with Kelley Girod

Posted by Jennifer Delac | 14th Jan 2021 | Directing, Interview, United States of America

We live in a world that is demanding change, moving at a rapid pace while simultaneously crawling...

Minecraft Plays in Covid Times with Director/Artist Susie Lawrence

Posted by Melissa Trepa | 11th Jan 2021 | Covid-19, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America

Artist and Director, Susie Lawrence, takes on the challenging aspects of Covid-theatre to a new...

Out of the Darkness: A “Visit” with Lighting Designer Japhy Weideman

Posted by Colden Lamb | 10th Jan 2021 | Design, Interview, United States of America

“That’s what we as lighting designers do – we observe, interpret, and find ways to recreate...

The Rise of the Ridiculous in “Circle Jerk” by Fake Friends

Posted by Timothy L'Ecuyer | 6th Jan 2021 | Interview, LGBTQ Theatre, Transmedia, United States of America

Lights up. Enter a troll. Literally. Circle Jerk, returning to stream on demand January 1 –...

Amir Nizar Zuabi’s “This Is Who I Am:” A Reminder of Family, Humanity, and the Power of Theatre

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 2nd Jan 2021 | Covid-19, Review, United States of America

The issue with Zoom theatre is that, oftentimes, the two do not comply: theatrical performance is...

New Musicals Presented at the National Alliance of Musical Theatre’s 32nd Annual Festival

Posted by Megan McCormick | 31st Dec 2020 | Festivals, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

*Content Warning: This article discusses and describes new musicals that deal with such topics as...

Maintaining Whoville: Interview with Designers Chris Rynne and Shelly Williams

Posted by Colden Lamb | 27th Dec 2020 | Design, Interview, United States of America

For the past twenty-three years, The Old Globe’s production of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole...

Radio-Drama Vibe of Resounding’s “Treasure Island: LIVE” Captivates

Posted by Alexander Fatouros | 19th Dec 2020 | Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

Amid dramatic music overlay, the most authentic characters emerged. Kurt Uy, Christian Elán Ortiz and Rolanda Watts played a multitude of dramatis personae with great truth. Stuart Williams oscillated among Dr. Livesey, Pew, and Lookout with momentous fervor. As sword blades engaged and as the deep, booming and suspenseful orchestra music filled the air, the story played out in vibrant imagination.

“Imagining Marvin”: A Tribute to How Far (and Not Far) We’ve Come

Posted by Amy Oestreicher | 19th Dec 2020 | Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America

An interview with Ryan Shaw In our new digital era, it was an honor to have a Zoom sit-down with...

Embrace The Chaos: “Readymade Cabaret 2.0”

Posted by Emily Cordes | 17th Dec 2020 | Devised Theatre, Participatory Theatre, Review, United States of America

Given the year’s unsettling mixed-bag of a global pandemic, racial reckoning, political strife,...

Afro-Latinidad And The Greater Good Of The Latinx Playwrights Circle

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 12th Dec 2020 | Festivals, Playwriting, United States of America

In October 2017, a group of Latinx playwrights came together in New York City to share space,...

A Marriage of Art and Cultures: Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly

Posted by Elizabeth Kerr | 11th Dec 2020 | Hong Kong, Interview, Management, United States of America

Written by: Elizabeth Kerr Sitting in a decidedly Hong Kong-flavoured café in Prince Edward, Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly present as an old married couple, even if they’ve only been bound in matrimony for seven years. They...

Leaving Reality with “Dave’s Roleplays”: An Interview with Actor David French

Posted by Colden Lamb | 7th Dec 2020 | Acting, Covid-19, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America

At first glance, one might consider portraying someone’s older brother, boyfriend, or therapist,...

Under the Influence of Dada: Readymade Cabaret 2.0 Breaks Out of Linear Time, Celebrates Chance

Posted by Alexander Fatouros | 4th Dec 2020 | Featured, New York, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

The brilliant performance reaffirms its disregard for conventional attitudes and unjustified inequalities—a nod to the social and political context from which the work sprang.