Acting & Performance

Chicago-based theatre practitioner and scholar Eli Van Sickel dispells the prevalent notion of Spring Awakening being the first deaf production on Broadway—it’s not.

Are you born to be a theatre artist? A three-year study on theatre artists compares how this group stands out from the average population.

Matthew Sekellick explores what New York’s proposed minimum wage increase would mean for theatre artists.

Patricia Davis interviews Ron Menzel, an actor in Studio Theatre's production of Lucy Kirkwood’s Chimerica in Washington, DC.

Emily Daly writes about being a Hyphenate—someone with multiple artistic identities.

Katie Naka discusses the Go Green pop-up experience in Harlem and advocates experimenting with urban green spaces as venues.

Raphael Martin on the history, organizational model, current reality, and aspirations of The Theatre Centre in Toronto, Canada.  

Actor Billy McEntee discusses his faith and his experience performing as a choir member in Playwrights Horizons' production of The Christians.

Susan W. Kemp on The Moisture Festival in Seattle, Washington.

Playwright and actor Natalie Osborne distinguishes spectacle from special effects and advocates for spectacle with minimalist staging.

Isaac Jacobs does an in-depth analysis of the backbone of Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

Actor Jenna Turk describes some less-than-perfect on-stage moments that ended up adding a surprise element to the performances.

Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu writes about his career as an acclaimed actor and director in South Africa, and the decisions that led him to currently work exclusively in a rural village.

David Bruin on Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma! at Bard’s Fisher Center.

Actor and Tumblr curator Lynne Marie Rosenberg shares her guide for writing inclusive casting breakdowns.

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.

Scholar Eli Van Sickel examines the casting of able-bodied performers to play disabled characters through the performances of Bradley Cooper, Daniel Radcliffe, and Kevin Spacey.

Actor Natalie Osborne discusses the misconception that an actor’s body needs to be “perfect” through the teachings of Jerzy Grotowski.