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An interview with stage actress and director Phylicia Rashad is presented. Rashad shares her decision to direct the plays "Our Lady of 121st Street" by Stephen Adly Guirgis and "The Roommate" by Jen Silverman. She also talks about her style as a director, the secret to her long life in the theater and her opinion on the 1972 play "Wedding Band" with Ruby Dee at the Public Theater in New York City.

This article discusses the work of August Wilson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American dramatist. Actress Phylicia Rashad reflects on her work with Wilson as she took on a role in his theatrical production "Gem of the Ocean." Rashad is now directing her own version of this production at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in Seattle, Washington.

The article presents several events that have occurred in the months of May or June throughout the history of theater. In 1974 the Puppet Showplace Theatre, founded by Mary Putnam Churchill, became the first puppetry center in New England, opening in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1979 the Chicago Dramatist hosted their first public new-play reading. In 2004 the Tony Award for a leading dramatic role goes to an African American actress for the first time. The recipient is actress Phylicia Rashad.

This article presents an introduction to this issue of "American Theatre." The article discusses the success of dramatist John Patrick Shanley's play "Doubt," which won an Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award, and is being performed by non-profit theater groups across the United States. Also discussed is the section "Inside the Mind of the Director,” and conversations with playwright Adam Rapp, critic Frank Rich and actress Phylicia Rashad.

Presents an interview with actress Phylicia Rashad. Details of her first theatrical memory; Description of playwright August Wilson; Her idea of spiritual bliss.

Lists the winners of the Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June 2004. "Avenue Q" for best musical; Phylicia Rashad as the best actress in a play; Hugh Jackman as best actor for "The Boy From Oz."

Profiles Phylicia Rashad, a resident stage actress of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Noted performances; Performance in the drama `Medea'; Character preparations; Artistic demands of `Medea.'