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Patricia Davis on Kathryn Brant’s The Good Counselor, produced by 1st Stage in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.

Dana Sayre illuminates the parallels between popular television series Scandal and Empire and the works of Shakespeare, arguing that their popularity shows television embracing a more theatrical style. 

Playwright Stephen Spotswood discusses his process during the development of his play The Last Burlesque, currently in performance.

Stephen Nunns shares his approach (or lack thereof) to pedagogy, which is often dynamic and performative.

Blair Ruble addresses the recent criticism of Synetic Theater’s artistic adaptations of Shakespeare. 

Eric Mayer-García describes the work author, director, and arts educator Carlos Jesús García is doing in Houston, and its impact on the community, in the fifth installment of our series about the state of Latina/o theatre in Texas. 

The Lamplighter Productions collective describes their process for founding their company, and shares the lessons they’ve learned.

Martha Steketee on Daniel Talbott’s ghost story of a sand-bound ship of fools and the exquisite possibility of forgiveness. 

Ruth Zamoyta of New Jersey Theatre Alliance describes obstacles to theatre attendance faced by patrons with disabilities, and some programs in New Jersey that are working to overcome them. 

Dramaturg Emily White looks at the amount of LGBTQ characters in theatre, film, and television, and wonders why so few of them are bisexual. 

Jacqueline Lawton interviews Acting Artistic Director of Theater J, Shirley Serotsky.

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.

Luis Alfaro reports on the third day of Carnaval, and shares the note the community ended on—commitment and movement. 

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

Olga Sanchez reports on Carnaval 2015, Day 2, sharing summaries of conversations and the three readings of the day.

The third installment of the Café Onda series on Regional Alliances focuses on Colectivo Teatral Nuevo México.

Georgina Escobar reflects on Day 1 of Carnaval 2015.

Kevin Becerra explores becoming comfortable in his identity as a Latino who speaks more Yiddish than Spanish.