When you think of theater, you probably picture a script, complete with dialogue, stage directions, scenes and settings, a couple of named characters, and a playwright’s written vision. But what ...

Imagine this: the lights dim, an expectant hush settles over the crowd, and suddenly… the CEO walks in. Not into a theater, but a boardroom. Yet the scene is the same: there is an audience, a message, ...

This fall, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is once again drawing audiences to Broadway, with its enigmatic blend of humor, hopelessness, and haunting stillness. It’s a timely reminder of how ...

Playwrights and directors wrestle with how a piece of art can galvanize its audience. By Hanya Yanagihara In an era of vanishing cultural authority and ever-abbreviated attention spans, being called ...

Everything you need to know about seats, coats, eating, drinking, clapping, peeing, compliments, autographs and not being a jerk to those around you. Warning: This ...

Theater about current events — both literally and abstractly — is changing the conversation between playwrights, directors and their audiences. By Mark Harris Photographs by Jennifer Livingston IT’S ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Contemporary plays use AI as a lens to explore eternal questions about humanity, examining what happens when ...

The star unveiled his first lineup as artistic director of the Venice Biennale: "My impulse was to present pieces that express what is powerful in the theater — the body, poetry and ritual." By Georg ...

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A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited will present an upcoming town hall, Queery: Is Theater As Gay-Friendly As We Think?, set for Tuesday, October 21, starting at 6 ...