Recent Essays

MJ Kaufman interviews playwright, director, and performer Azure D. Osborne-Lee about his plays and what he sees in the field as a trans artist.

Marisela Barrera writes about San Antonio in the sixth installment of our series about the state of Latina/o theatre in Texas. 

Scriptwriter and dramaturg Maggie Sulc reports on her participation in two convergences or pop-up residencies with Indy Convergence in Toronto and Indianapolis.

Playwright and poet Joann Farías calls out her community to show up at the theatre to support Latina/o theatre artists.

Patricia Davis on Mehshaun Labrone’s Power! Stokely Carmichael at Washington DC’s Capital Fringe Festival.

In the first installment of his series “Strange Eventful History,” Michael Lueger traces the history of theatre revivals in relation to revivals of film franchises.

Patty Gone on Elevator Repair Service’s adaptation of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. 

Author and playwright Catherine Barry reflects on her transition from writing novels to plays and gives advice for emerging author-playwrights.

In this installment, David Dudley interviews four members of Double Edge Theatre Company about the company’s unique approach to training and living.

Shauna Brock describes Salt Lake City’s monthly open mic series When She Speaks I Hear the Revolution and its strides for diversity and inclusion.