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IN 1966, JOSEPH PAPP STRODE INTO AN IMPRESSIVE, triple-arched building on Lafayette Street in Manhattan's East Village that had fallen into disuse. It had been built more than a century [...]

THE PLAYWRIGHT KATORI HALL has a voice like a luxury brand of caramel, sweet and rich and not a little salty. It has more than a dash of her Memphis [...]

On a squally December day, playwright Amy Herzog curls around a mug of hot chocolate. She is small, fine-boned and still slender even in the fourth month of pregnancy. Her [...]

The Theatre Openings and Previews As You Like It John Doyle's production of the Shakespeare comedy features Hannah Cabell, Ellen Burstyn, and André de Shields, with original music by Stephen [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE New Direction The singular vision of David Cromer. Directors who have an interest in style are not prevalent in the American theatre. Mostly, directors are [...]

Byline: -Hilton Als THE THEATRE 'TIS THE SEASON Works by Dylan Thomas and Thornton Wilder conjure holidays past. The language around christmas is usually pretty treacly, as befits the season. [...]

THE CURTIS R. PRIEM EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA and Performing Arts Center--EMPAC for short--hugs a steep incline on the campus of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation's oldest technical university, located in [...]

This article, written by Alexis Soloski, a culture reporter at The New York Times and former theater critic, provides a list of recommended books related to the theater. The books include "Theatre" by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway" by William Goldman, "Voyage in the Dark" by Jean Rhys, "Run Towards the Danger" by Sarah Polley, "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, and "We Play Ourselves" by Jen Silverman. Each book offers unique perspectives on the theater, exploring themes such as make-believe, reality, the New York theater scene, stage fright, moral peril, and the demands of art. [Extracted from the article]

Byline: ALEXIS SOLOSKI In her first visit to New York, Marisol Valles Garcia watches a 'poetic impression' of her life story, which includes four months as the police chief in [...]

For the creators of Charlie Victor Romeo, it's not just about theatre anymore Regional theatres do not, as a rule, provide seatbelts, oxygen masks or life vests, but at a [...]

Playwright Avery Crozier prefers to remain anonymous-not to mention race-less, gender-less, ageless and location-less. But this penchant for invisibility didn't prevent him (or her) from posting a playscript, Eat the [...]

A LOUISIANA COMPANY'S UNIQUE THEATRE WAS CRAFTED FROM A HOG BARN WHEN ROYAL SHAKESPEARE Company veteran Barry Kyle arrived at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1992 to teach [...]

FOUNDED IN 1986, CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE Theater--then known as Shakespeare Repertory--gave its first performance on the terrace of the Red Lion Pub in Lincoln Park. How times change! Today CST readies [...]

The idiosyncratic writer/composer/director finds theatricality in the mundane In the halcyon '80s, Richard Maxwell fronted the band Rickie 'n' the Croatians. Maxwell sang as 'Rickie' and the appropriately Croatian Pavkovic [...]

Staging the American premiere of Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love might strike fear into even the stoutest of directorial hearts. No theatrical trifle, Invention concerns British poet A.E. Housman's [...]

Whether it's thanks to her facility for dialogue or a willingness to tap her own fascinating family for inspiration, playwright Amy Herzog manages to create characters that capture the attention [...]

A list of recommended travel guides is presented. Included in the recommended books are 'Blue Guide', which is ideal for treasure hunters and 'Fodor's', which is ideal for luxury lovers.

The article describes a scene at Wall Street Bath in Manhattan, New York City featuring Leah McSweeney, the reality television star of the latter seasons of "The Real Housewives of New York City."

An interview with Anneie Dorsen is presented. She notes that the origin of the debate in her play "Hello Hi There" had nothing to do with chatbots and it was the debate that came first. After deciding to work with chatbots, she went online and joined a chatbot user group founded by Robby Garner who provided her with one of his chatbot programs. She cites the thing she include to make the bots sound human such as non sequiturs, dumb jokes and flights of fancy.

An interview with playwright Amy Herzog is presented. Topics of discussion include her experiences attending Yale University, the autobiographical nature of many of her plays including "The Wendy Play" and "Love Song for Two Voices," and her relationship with her mother and grandmother. The importance of politics in Herzog's work is also analyzed.

Reviews several theatrical productions. 'And God Created Whales,' and 'An Idiot Divine,' by Rinde Eckert; 'Lifegame,' by Keith Johnstone; 'The Bungler,' translated by Richard Wilbur.

Features Richard Maxwell, a theater writer, composer and director. Plays composed and directed since his arrival in New York; Effect of pressure in director's rehearsal style; Hallmark of a Maxwell actor; Attention to observations in watching a Maxwell play.

The article reviews the play "The Jungle," written by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, at St. Ann's Warehouse in New York City, running through January 27, 2019.

The article reviews the cabaret-style show "Black Light," starring Daniel Alexander Jones at the Greenwich House Theatre in New York City, running through December 31, 2018.

The article examines the use of digital technology at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic campus in Troy, New York City. EMPAC features 12 cameras in the ceiling, computer-controlled rigging and fiber-optic cables for the supercomputer, among others. EMPAC theatre and dance curator Hélène Lesterlin mentions the resistance of some artists to new technology. Also noted is the deployment of technology at the first Filament Festival of EMPAC.

The article focuses on multimedia artist Lars Jan in Los Angeles, California. Jan is widely known for the utilization of multimedia and technology in the creation of various art works. He has participated in various exhibitions worldwide, which include exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, REDCAT in Los Angeles, California, and "As Far as Thought Can Reach" at CalArts. It reveals that his latest work is "Abacus" which explores the work of Buckminster Fuller.

The article reviews the musical "Be More Chill," by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz, starring Will Roland, at the Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City through September 30, 2018.

The article discusses the performance "In the Green," from Grace McLean, to be held at Claire Tow in New York City in 2019.

The article reviews a performance of the play "The Cake," by Bekah Brunstetter, starring Debra Jo Rupp, at City Center Stage 1 in New York City, running through March 31, 2019.

The article reviews the play "The Jungle," directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, at St. Ann's Warehouse in New York City through January 27, 2019.

The article previews a performance of the play "The Tricky Part," starring Martin Moran, at TBG Theatre in New York City, running through December 16, 2018.

The article reviews the theatrical production of the play "Days of Rage" by Steven Levenson, directed by Trip Cullman and starring Lauren Patten, Mike Faist and Odessa Young, at the Second Stage theater in New York City, New York ongoing through November 25, 2018.

The article reviews Ming Peiffer's play "Usual Girls," directed by Tyne Rafaeli at the Black Box of Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for THeatre in New York through December 16, 2018.

The article reviews the play "Plot Points in Our Sexual Development" starring Marianne Rendon and Jax Jackson at the Claire Tow theater in New York City through November 17, 2018.

The article discusses a performance of the production "On Beckett," starring Bill Irwin, held at the Irish Repertory theater in New York City through November 4, 2018.

The article reviews a performance of the play "Intractable Woman," written by Stefano Massini, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, starring Nadine Malouf, Nicole Shalhoub, and Stacey Yen, by the Play Company at the venue 122CC in New York City.

The article reviews the play "The Emperor," written by Colin Teevan and directed by Walter Meierjohann, at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in New York City, running through September 30, 2018.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Hurricane Party," at Cherry Lane in New York City, starring Sayra Player, Michael Abbott Jr., Booker Garrett, and Kevin Kane, written by David Thigpen, and directed by Maria Dizzia, playing through October 7, 2018.

The article reviews the play "Heartbreak House" at Lion in New York City, written by George Bernard Shaw and directed by David Staller, playing through September 29, 2018.

The article reviews the musical "R.R.R.E.D.: A Secret Musical," directed by Andy Sandberg, at the DR2 in New York City, running through October 21, 2018.

The article evaluates the theatrical performance "The Beyoncé" directed by Stephen Kaliski and staring Regan Sims and Jeremiah Maestas, and running at the A.R.T./New York Theatres in New York City through August 18, 2018.

The article previews a performance of the play "Trainspotting Live," adapted from a novel by Irvine Welsh, at the Roy Arias Stages in New York City.

The article previews a performance of the play "The Damned," performed by Comédie-Française and directed by Ivo van Hove at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City through July 28, 2018.

The article reviews performances of the play "Log Cabin," written by Jordan Harrison, directed by Pam MacKinnon, starring Dolly Wells, Cindy Cheung, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, at the playhouse Playwrights Horizons in New York City until July 15, 2018.

The article features an October almanac of events in American theater including the founding of the Actors Studio in 1947, the opening of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater in 1957 and the establishment of Montana Repertory Theater in 1967.

The article reviews the web site tinyshowcase.com.