Recent Essays

In hopes that 2014 will be a fruitful year for the whole theatre community, P. Carl asks for a healthy diet of positive inquiry and generosity to create three-dimensional conversations.

Regular contributor Jonathan Mandell delves into the worlds of August Osage County and The Sound of Music Live to discuss theater's relevancy – and whether we can count televised adaptions as theater.

Kyna Hamill interviews Casey Kaleba—a certified fight instructor with Society of American Fight Directors and blood expert—about the secrets to using blood in production.

Through the comparison of farming to theatre, Patrick Gabridge advises makers to not expect an abundance of money but of work that fuels the soul.

Tired of waiting for a production and the loneliness writing entails, The Welders formed to take action. The warm reception made them realize how much can be done when having a community.

Jack Serio looks into the consequences of censoring topics that high schools are trying to grapple with like sex and drugs. What happens when theatre is not allowed to be a place for discussion?

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Parhelion, a play about false starts and disappointment, marks a very promising beginning for Little Lifeboats in Minneapolis as their inaugural production.

Stephen Spotswood talks about the one underserved community that usually gets left out of the audience engagement conversation: seniors.

Playwrights, literary managers, and artistic directors respond to Tom Horan’s questions: What is a Playwright-in-Residence and what could it be?