Recent Essays

Alisa Solomon shares the complex history of A Trip to Bountiful's journey to Broadway.

Lauren Gunderson writes about the failings of theatre to be a lens for society, and the inability to properly represent real life without the voices of women.

Jeff Augustin’s Cry Old Kingdom takes place in Haiti, 1964 during François "Papa Doc" Duvalier's reigme. Dani Snyder-Young reviews the 2013 Humana Festival production with an eye towards its theme of sacrifice, and the actor-audience power dynamic.

Lauren Gunderson interviews playwright Lydia Diamond about feeling forced to choose a piece of her marginalized self to construct her stories.

Julia Jordan writes about the push for gender parity in theater, and how demanding change is vital to fixing theater's woman problem.

Brad Erickson and Laura Brueckner modderate this week's Howl on Gender Parity

Brad Erickson interviews Carey Perloff about gender parity, women in leadership, and working as the artistic director of the ACT.

With the community advocating for better gender parity, Theatre Bay Area has made a commitment to furthering the discussion about gender bias and how to take action.

P. Carl introduces the New Crit Critics, and reflects on thier place on HowlRound.

Robert Faires offers a brief overview of the theatre scene in Austin, Texas.