Artistic Direction

Jamil Khoury writes about curating a series of six staged readings about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that power of theatre to speak to controversial issues.

Henrik Eger interviews Tina Brock about how her company is responding to the current political climate in the US, and what she feels that absurdist theatre has to offer.

Jess Barbagallo and Chris Giarmo discuss design questions for Jess’s play My Old Man (and Other Stories) and the recently increased interest in trans artists.

Sean Daniels writes about the successes and challenges of his first year as Artisitic Director of Merrimack Repertory Theatre. 

Artistic Director Gideon Lester discusses Emma Rice leaving Shakespeare’s Globe, and ruminates on the tension between artistic and administrative priorities.

Andrew Jacobs discusses his senior theatre project in college, sharing his observations about what it means to create and maintain a socially responsible theatre on a local level. 

A tribute to the founder of Signature Theatre, Jim Houghton by David Bruin.

Carey Purcell looks at female artistic leadership of summer companies at New York Stage and Film, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Playwright John J. Caswell, Jr. meditates on the trajectory of queer theatre, and the tendency to normalize the form.

Playwright Kathleen Warnock reports on WOW Café Theatre’s reunion and book launch for Memories of the Revolution, which chronicles the first ten years of WOW Café.

The keynote address delivered by Todd London at the Association of Performing Arts Service Organization on April 6, 2016.

Workhaus Collective member Trista Baldwin reflects on the history and organizing philosophy of the playwright collective as it comes to a close after ten years.

Amanda Elend interviews Artistic Director Jason Tucker about his recent transition from directing to becoming an artistic leader.

In this first installment, Daniel Dvorkin and Shana Johnson of Two Lights Theatre Company introduce Art Forms in Flux, a creative process influenced by the Fluxus movement.

February 2 marks forty years since then twenty-two-year-old Mixed Blood Artistic Director Jack Reuler sat down to write the original mission and primary objectives for Mixed Blood. Jack commemorates that founding by presenting a list of qualities and practices for successful and ethical artistic leaders.

Artistic Director Tyler King discusses strategies from the tech sector that can help theatre companies brand themselves.

In this second installment, Artistic Director Jeffrey Carpenter discusses his experience producing OjO: The Next Generation of Travel in San Diego.

Artistic Director Bill English discusses the ephemeral, yet perpetual process theatre artists experience while working on productions.

Playwright Joseph D’Ambrosi advocates the need for Christian theatre artists to reevaluate censoring plays for the sake of faith-based themes.

Dramaturg Alex Barron posits that homogenous seasons may have less to do with sexism and racism than with risk aversion.

Fran Kumin in conversation with Signature Theatre’s outgoing artistic director, Jim Houghton.