“Archaeologists excavating the playhouse where Romeo and Juliet was first staged have found artefacts that could have been used during the iconic play’s original production.”
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‘A Twisty Tale Of Mayhem And Allegorical Ridiculousness’ – 20 Years Of Pig Iron Theatre Company
Co-founder Dito van Reigersberg says the company was “super-not-built-to-last, which is maybe why it did. The three of us were really interested in working together on projects, not in creating an institution, so we fashioned just enough infrastructure to support the plays we wanted to make – an impulse that kept us pretty scrappy.”
Yes, We Need Shocking Theatre – But In Limited Doses
Michael Billington: “Several recent experiences have led me to believe there is a vital distinction to be made between the moral awakening that comes from shock and the visceral impact of unmitigated horror.” (E.g., King Lear versus Titus Andronicus)
So You Want To See ‘Hamilton’ On Tour? Better Subscribe To Our Entire Season (And The Next One, Too)
“In many cities, theaters are encouraging potential patrons to subscribe to their 2016-17 seasons, even though Hamilton won’t arrive until the following season, with the promise that those who subscribe now – and then renew – will be guaranteed Hamilton tickets and can lock in their chosen subscription seats.”
The Little Journal Of Theatre Criticism That Could, Now Turning 40
“That was before email. Our writers would come in and drop the text off at our offices — Susan Sontag came by to bring the intro to a volume of plays by Maria Irene Fornes; agents came, artists. They all came to deliver their articles and plays and we’d talk for a long time. I remember one particular day when Jonathan Kalb dropped by; we stopped everything and we talked a few hours. He said to us, ‘Is it always like this?'”
Ambassador Theatre Group Forces Out Its Founder And CEO
“Howard Panter, a knighted titan of British theater who had been ambitiously leading his company into the American market, is suddenly out as leader of the company that he and his wife founded 24 years ago.”
The Young Dramaturgs
“‘Once I bring myself to rehearsal,’ thinks the young dramaturg, ‘what if I fail? What if someone stumps me? What if I don’t know how a late nineteenth-century Russian family would have eaten pierogie [as a big pie, by the way], or the year the Berlin Wall went up [1961]?'”
Historic African-American Theater ‘Automatically’ Loses Tax-Exempt Status
“The behind-the-scenes tumult [t Karamu House] has elements of tragedy, mystery and a touch of dark comedy. If it were a play, it would be titled ‘Finagle’s Law: Anything That Can Go Wrong, Will – And at the Worst Possible Moment.'”
Could Theatre Ever Unite Cities The Way Sports Do?
“Just as we need to widen and diversify the stories we tell on stage and who is telling them, so we need to do the same about conversations around theatre. Otherwise we are only ever talking to ourselves. Why do some people go to the theatre and why do so many people never go, thinking that it’s some kind of exclusive club that’s not for them?”
Will – Or Should – People Buy Two Seasons Worth Of Theatre Tix In Order To See ‘Hamilton’?
“Is this price gouging, or the arts equivalent of blackmail? The problem is a by-product of the escalation of ticket prices for theatre everywhere. The result is that it now costs many hundreds of dollars for a single subscription to a Broadway touring series, let alone a pair for those who don’t like to see theatre alone.”