What about Shakespeare do we want kids to like?
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This Is Not A Theater Review
Thoughts on Destiny Estimate, the American Theater Critics Association, and theater criticism.
View More This Is Not A Theater ReviewSTRANGE TENANTS (Sam Tower + Ensemble): 2017 Fringe review
STRANGE TENANTS is a genre-busting production couched in a classic setting.
View More STRANGE TENANTS (Sam Tower + Ensemble): 2017 Fringe reviewHELLO BLACKOUT (New Paradise Labs): 2017 Fringe review
More engrossing, more alienating, and more disciplined than its predecessor.
View More HELLO BLACKOUT (New Paradise Labs): 2017 Fringe reviewHELLO BLACKOUT! (New Paradise Laboratories): 2017 Fringe review
How can a radically plotless work communicate a complex and controversial theory?
View More HELLO BLACKOUT! (New Paradise Laboratories): 2017 Fringe reviewTheater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)
Simpatico Theatre Company’s production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity
View More Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)HIR (Simpatico): We are all everything
Author’s note: Taylor Mac uses “judy” as a gender pronoun. This review reflects Mac’s preference. Taylor Mac’s work is unwieldy and absurdist, challenging and unsettling.…
View More HIR (Simpatico): We are all everythingJOHN (Arden): Things that haunt
There remains something compelling about ghost stories. Annie Baker’s JOHN demonstrates why: our past haunts just as well as any poltergeist.
View More JOHN (Arden): Things that hauntTWO WALKENS (Miniature Refrigerator Operator): Finding Christopher Walken, finding us
Meehan and Collins use convincing Christopher Walken impressions in an intriguing look at how the fantasies of popular culture provide escape from our lives while they shape them.
View More TWO WALKENS (Miniature Refrigerator Operator): Finding Christopher Walken, finding usMeeting the TWO WALKENS: Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan on their new work
For their debut production, Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan looked to one of the most iconic actors of contemporary cinema: Christopher Walken.
View More Meeting the TWO WALKENS: Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan on their new workWar Stories: Interview with Richard Dresser, successful PlayPenn dramatist
To celebrate this year’s conference, Phindie is running interviews with prestigious playwrights who have benefited from their experiences with PlayPenn.
View More War Stories: Interview with Richard Dresser, successful PlayPenn dramatistSTRAIGHT WHITE MEN (InterAct): Rattling cages…
Young Jean Lee’s brave societal exploration brings out the issues of privilege among, you guessed it—straight white men.
View More STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (InterAct): Rattling cages…LOBBY HERO (Theatre Horizon): A web of unintended consequences
Kenneth Lonergan’s new play explores the many levels of trust.
View More LOBBY HERO (Theatre Horizon): A web of unintended consequencesWhat Can The Wilma Do With $10 Million?
A new $10 million in funds includes money for an updated facade, a cafe space, and a 10-member artistic company.
View More What Can The Wilma Do With $10 Million?901 NOWHERE STREET (Sam Tower + Ensemble): 2015 Fringe Review 25
The mysterious world of film noir is given a new twist as an all-female cast reconfigures the traditionally male crime-detective genre.
View More 901 NOWHERE STREET (Sam Tower + Ensemble): 2015 Fringe Review 25Diary of a Playwright, part 2: Doug Williams sees MOON CAVE take the stage
Part Two of Douglas Williams backstage diary as the play he wrote finishes rehearsals and opens to audiences.
View More Diary of a Playwright, part 2: Doug Williams sees MOON CAVE take the stageMOON CAVE (Azuka Theatre): Eclipse of the mind
Playwright Douglas Williams gives us a view into the life and psyche of a young man haunted by horrific events from his past.
View More MOON CAVE (Azuka Theatre): Eclipse of the mindDiary of a Playwright: Doug Williams tracks his thoughts as he prepares for his first professional production
Douglas Williams has partnered with Phindie to share the playwright’s perspective as a new play is developed, rehearsed, and produced
View More Diary of a Playwright: Doug Williams tracks his thoughts as he prepares for his first professional productionFinding art in taking risks: Doug Williams
“I have hated this play sometimes,” says Doug Williams. Strong words, when you’re talking about something you’ve written yourself.
View More Finding art in taking risks: Doug WilliamsBEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Arden): An innovative retelling of a favorite fairytale
Director Whit MacLaughlin employs both live actors and shadow puppets to convey both the darkness and magic of the popular story.
View More BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Arden): An innovative retelling of a favorite fairytale