Chairs, Tables, and the American Theatre Critics Association
When I was 10 years old in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, I was in a class at Wealthy Street Elementary School comprised of kids selected for their smarts (maybe) and to […]
Lear deBessonet Makes Theater as a Hopeful Public Proposal
[Full article published in The Clyde Fitch Report, January 20, 2019.] In a previous series of CFR stories called Critical I, theater critics were asked to reflect on their work — […]
As Joan of Arc’s Mother, Glenn Close Sears Your Soul
[Originally published in The Clyde Fitch Report, October 17, 2018.] As Isabelle Arc, Glenn Close is a no-nonsense, straight-talking, country woman. She speaks to us from France in the early […]
The Maria Irene Fornes Play Marathon We Need Right Now
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, August 21, 2018.] On Mon., Aug. 27, a 12-hour marathon of staged readings at Public Theater will celebrate the life and work of Cuban-born playwright […]
Destruction and Rebirth in Coney Island
[Originally published in TDF Stages, July 17, 2018.] How Superstorm Sandy changed the trajectory of Fire in Dreamland Playwright Rinne Groff is obsessed with the obsessed, whether it’s an inventor’s […]
Nottage’s Mlima, and His Tusks, Make Incredible ‘Tale’
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, April 17, 2018.] “When I was young I was taught by my grandmother to listen to the night.” The shirtless and magnificent Sahr Ngaujah kicks […]
Jomama Jones on Black Light and Seeing in the Dark
[Original published in Theater Pizzazz, March 1, 2018.] “What if I told you it’s going to be alright? … What if I told you it began tonight?” Somewhere on a […]
Advice and Consent: Nia Vardalos Finds “Tiny Beautiful Things”
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, October 3, 2017.] Tiny Beautiful Things has returned in quiet triumph to the Public Theater after last season’s sold-out engagement in the tiny Shiva […]
An Experimental Argument: Ethan’s Lipton’s Outer Space Odyssey Toward a Sustainable Life
[Original published in HowlRound, September 8, 2017.] Ethan Lipton has assembled a creative family of musicians and designers who have worked with him on a series of projects in New York […]
Why Does a Play About the Internet Have a Realistic Set?
[article as originally published at TDF Stages, December 13, 2016.] The meaningful space of Tiny Beautiful Things. It might be about strangers communicating on the vast and anonymous internet, but […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (here lies love)
Photo Shoot: Chance and Here Lies Love Friday May 17, 2013 The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street Chance Magazine, discussed by our core staff in excited shouts and earnest whispers over the […]
review: lea delaria
Lea DeLaria: Lea Sings, You Eat Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street January 6, 2013 artist web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee January 6, 2013 “I […]
event musings: industry talk: literary directors and managers
Industry Talk: Literary Directors and Managers Host and moderator Christie Evaneglisto with Kirsten Bowen, Adam Greenfield, Carrie Hughes, Annie MacRae, Elizabeth Frankel Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 6pm Signature Theatre Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street event site Signature Theatre and its new home at the Pershing Square Signature Center has become a meeting place of sorts. A […]
review: being harold pinter
Being Harold Pinter By Belarus Free Theatre Adapted and directed by Vladimir Shcherban Featuring Nikolai Khalezin, Pavel Gorodnitski, Yana Rusakevich, Oleg Sidorchik, Irina Yaroshevich, Denis Tarasenka, Marina Yurevich La MaMa […]
review: in the wake
In the Wake By Lisa Kron Directed by Leigh Silverman Featuring Jenny Bacon, Michael Chernus, Marin Ireland, Deirdre O’Connell The Public Theatre, 425 Lafayette Street production web site: http://tinyurl.com/29w2e73 October […]
review: beowulf a thousand years of baggage
Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage By Jason Craig Music by Dave Malloy Directed by Rod Hipskind & Mallory Catlett Starring Banana Bag & Bodice Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street production web […]
urban excavations 