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The Many Monsters of Ars Nova’s “The Beastiary”
Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...
The Many Monsters of Ars Nova’s “The Beastiary”
Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...
“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part II)
For Part I of the interview, click here. Susanna: The play deals with the Asian American topic,...
Marilyn Monroe – The Family Babysitter: Luke Yankee and the Creation of “Marilyn, Mom & Me”
This February, International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play, Marilyn,...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
A Stinging Critique of the American Dream Underlies “The Queen of Versailles”
Spoiler Caution: This essay contains significant plot details from The Queen of Versailles. The...
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 Many Monsters of Ars Nova’s “The Beastiary”
Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...
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“Kafkaesque!” A Musical That Is As Hilarious As It Is, Well, Kafkaesque
Emily Bronte doesn’t have an acronym but Franz Kafka does and Kafkaesque! Directed by Ashley...
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Director Laura Jones’ Career-Long Exploration Of Beckett Concludes With “Godot”
One day, Laura Jones was late to pick up her three-year-old daughter, Amy. Not a happy moment for...
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Trans Joy in The Christine Jorgensen Show
The Christine Jorgensen Show isn’t perfect, but it’s just so delightfully charming it’s hard...
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Deep Thoughts on Deep History at The Public Theater
Inside the Public Theater it’s 2019 and Australia is on fire. Outside the theater it’s 2024 and...
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Trauma In Translation: Stratford’s Milestone Salesman In China
“My head feels like a bridge that all of Beijing has been walking over.” The stage is...
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The Perils of Parody in Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song
All around me people are laughing uproariously, slapping their knees, bursting into applause mid...
Read MoreA Stinging Critique of the American Dream Underlies “The Queen of Versailles”
Spoiler Caution: This essay contains significant plot details from The Queen of Versailles. The...
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The Music of Magical Worlds. An Exclusive Interview with Alan Menken
Everyone knows Alan Menken – the composer, author of the famous animated films released by...
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“The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show”
The title of the play, The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show, leaves one wondering who on earth was...
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It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush
Especially at this age, if you’re going in to try to be looking for fame, you know, it is a myth. I mean then you really are misdirected, and you’re gonna be very, very frustrated. I’m not thinking along those lines, at all, but I do believe in your theory that fame is a myth. I just want to pursue good work. I just want to become better at whatever I pursue, whatever project I take on.
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A Faustian Bargain Itself: Emursive’s “Life and Trust”
At long last, the immersive titan Sleep No More, will—well—sleep no more. The long-running New...
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“Wine & Halva:” Post-Migration And The Limits Of Western Liberalism
It is May 4, 2024, in Montreal, and I walk on Rue Bélanger as the night is approaching on this...
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“The Hope Theory:” A Recipe For Believing In Your Dreams
“Don’t take freedom for granted!” This saying is what Helder Guimarães heard...
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TheTheatreTimes.com wins the 2024 ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Scholarship
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Wajdi Mouawad’s “Littoral”: Searching for Peace Through the Devastation of War
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (artistic director, Sun-Woong Koh) staged the play Littoral...
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“Cats”: The Jellicle Ball is near Purrfect
Alright, I’ll level with you. Maligned as it is (and oh is it ever) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1982...
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Medea as a Border-Body [Part I]
Perhaps the 2024 production of La MaMa’s Medea, under Zishan Ugurlu’s direction and reimagining,...
Read MoreMedea as a Border-Body [Part II]
To read PART I of this essay, go to this link. The snake that Medea uses to make her...
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At the Intersection of Interactive Mediums: “DIRT” Blends Games and Theater at The Tank
Do you ever wish you could have a say in how your city developed its land? Well, this month, New...
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Water for Elephants: a Musical or a Circus Drama?
Everyone knows that musical is a synthetic genre in which a story is being told by means of...
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New Play “American Signs” Looks At The Nefarious World Of Consultancies – But Leaves Australia Off The Hook
Anchuli Felicia King’s new one-performer piece, American Signs, written for the talented Catherine...
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“Laughs In Spanish” Review
Laughs in Spanish by Miami native Alexis Scheer is a love letter to her city, specifically the...
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The Plasticity of Perception: “Babies on the Street: The Show” Brings Internet Drama to The Brick
Hillary Gao and Matthew Antoci adapt an internet tirade and examine perception and forgiveness with Babies on the Street, playing at The Brick in July.
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Exploring A Dystopian World: Where Water Reigns Supreme In Human Transactions
In a world devastated by the apocalypse, where water has become the new currency of human...
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When Sondheim Meets TikTok
Does Stephen Sondheim make you want to throw ass? Does the score of Sunday in the Park with George...
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Netherworld or Right Now?
Staged in the round with fewer than 25 people in a white box that feels like a gallery space, The...
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Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Shows the Impacts of a Second Language on Identity
Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-winning play shows the impacts of a second language on identity
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When Theatre Meets Gaming: “Third Law” at Culture Lab LIC
I’ve long been fascinated by the concept of incorporating video game mechanics into theatrical...
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Holes In The Hole
When I first heard that Suzan-Lori Parks had taken up the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally...
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Prominent American Theatre Scholar, Elinor Fuchs, Dies at 91
Elinor Fuchs, a trailblazing theater scholar, critic, and playwright, passed away on May 28, 2024,...
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Like Mother, Like Son: “Redemption Story” at A.R.T./NY
My first thought upon entering Redemption Story at A.R.T./NY was that of boldness: I can’t recall...
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The Return of the Musical “Titanic” to NYC
Most historic dates and events fade from view after a few years, especially as witnesses age and...
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“English,” a Gate to Enriching Desired Dreams
Do you speak any languages besides your mother tongue, especially as an adult learner? How do you...
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“Earworm:” Entangled in the Political Landscape
Toronto’s theatre scene thrives on its multicultural identity, a modern-day Tower of Babel...
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From Exile to Redemption
Solo Performers John Rwothomack and Fidaa Zidan join forces to unravel the discovery of life after political rallies and prison sentences in Lines.
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Mad Spring Roundup
Well, it’s happened again. The torrid pace of new openings this spring has outstripped my ability...
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Follies and Murder Ballads and Extinction, Oh My!: New York City Fringe 2024
2024’s New York City Fringe has come to an end, eighteen nights of shows enjoyable, waspish,...
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Who’s Afraid of Thomas Stockmann?
The last time Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People (1882) made a big splash in New York was in 2013,...
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The Silent Service of Women: Cayenne Douglass’s “Maiden Voyage” at The Flea
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent...
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“Teeth” Bites Back Against Purity Culture: On Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacob’s Musical
Last year I went to the dentist for a toothache and was told that somehow, to my extreme...
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Doubtless Doubt
Whatever your opinion of the profundity of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning 2005...
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Stage to Screen: Támara Torres on “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix Shaping Streaming
American actress of beauty and talent, Támara Torres is a legend of Orange is the New Black, the...
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In Poor Voice
Call me clueless, but I wasn’t aware, before seeing Mona Pirnot’s new play I Love You So Much I...
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Theater, Addiction, and Responsibility
I almost didn’t go see Days of Wine and Roses: The Musical because my memories of the highly...
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Becoming a Citizen Dramaturg
What is a citizen-dramaturg? Could I study it at a university? Is it merely a state of mind? Would...
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Musical “Evita”: 45 Years Later
Tim Rice became interested in the biography of Eva Perón – the wife of the famous dictator Juan...
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Neurodivergent New Play Series Resumes Schedule for 2024
The Neurodivergent New Play Series, produced by Piccione Arts, is set to resume its regular third...
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What Can I Say?
Rachel Bonds’s Jonah—directed by Danya Taymor at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre— is one of...
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On the “POTUS” Trail with Bekah Walsh
Every day is a cunty day for Bekah Walsh. The Baltimore-based theatre nerd turned prolific...
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