Recent Essays

"I was used to having a play produced every year and I assumed that the next production would come easily. I wasn’t expecting the lull that followed."

Keith Josef Adkins speaks on his experience working to "diversify within our diversity" and provide fresh black narratives to the canon of American theatre.

Thoughts on maintaining a sense of abundance and gratitude as a theatre artist.

Lisa Peschel considers her experience adapting a comedic play written by survivors of the Holocaust and the way in which its humor translates to audiences today.

Dan Wolf discovers the artistic legacy of his ancestors and uses that as inspiration to deepen his own artistic vision.

Jayne Benjulian considers the rightful place of a playwright in the rehearsal room as the executive producer of his or her own work.

Erik Ehn furthers his exploration into theatre for social change by focusing on the vocabulary of used to create art that challenges and energizes us to rise above the trauma toward peace.

Aaron Landsman's new project in development, City Council Meeting, is an attempt to democratically include audience participation in the narrative of a play.

Playwright Mat Smart calls on the "emerging" playwrights to shed defeatist attitutes and challenge each other in regards to new work.

Writer Julia Brownell speaks on the benefits of playwrights working in the world of television.