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“The task of figuring out, among the thousands of theatres
“The task of figuring out, among the thousands of theatres across the United States, which ones might be both right for a given play of mine and int...

What BIRDMAN does better than any [other film about theater] is
What BIRDMAN does better than any [other film about theater] is capture how dizzying, both intellectually and emotionally, it can be to make theater. ...

The incidents that become public—ones in which a show is
The incidents that become public—ones in which a show is announced, then has approval rescinded—are the tip of the iceberg. Drama teachers and dir...

In Talking Band’s performance lab, we were reading new
In Talking Band’s performance lab, we were reading new translations of Dostoyevsky alongside critical commentary by Mikhail Bakhtin. He describes Do...

At times there is definitely a sort of courage in literature,
At times there is definitely a sort of courage in literature, pared down to its basics: You pit yourself against a blank page, with a character you ha...

“I don’t want to position myself as the leader of a movement.
“I don’t want to position myself as the leader of a movement. I know better peace activists. My job is to produce compelling art, and I want to ke...

Cornerstone Theater Company has become the gold standard for a
Cornerstone Theater Company has become the gold standard for a now-established brand of socially engaged, community-embedded theatre. Cornerstone isn�...

From its earliest incarnations, theatre has been valued not only
From its earliest incarnations, theatre has been valued not only for its aesthetic, narrative and entertainment appeal but for its efficacy. For the a...