Category Archives: Devices in American Theater

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MEET THIS DEADLINE | Dramatists Guild seeks new fellows for 2016

The Fellows Program is a nine-month intensive in New York, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild

Can you meet this deadline?

MEET THIS DEADLINE | Dramatists Guild seeks new fellows for 2016

The Fellows Program is a nine-month intensive in New York, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild

"On Your Feet!" with Gloria Estefan, director Jerry Mitchell and Emilion Estefan

CAUSES | Gloria Estefan gets on her feet for Hispanic heritage, Sept. 14

Wouldn’t you now? There’s a new Broadway musical attached to this benefit concert.

"On Your Feet!" with Gloria Estefan, director Jerry Mitchell and Emilion Estefan

CAUSES | Gloria Estefan gets on her feet for Hispanic heritage, Sept. 14

Wouldn’t you now? There’s a new Broadway musical attached to this benefit concert.

Taye Diggs first night on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Belasco Theatre | Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN.com

BROADWAY | In “Hedwig,” Taye Diggs got his queer grove back

How’s Taye Diggs in “Hedwig”? Oh nice work if you can queer it. And a str8 can queer it — if Taye tries.

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Taye Diggs first night on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Belasco Theatre | Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN.com

BROADWAY | In “Hedwig,” Taye Diggs got his queer grove back

How’s Taye Diggs in “Hedwig”? Oh nice work if you can queer it. And a str8 can queer it — if Taye tries.

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Shakespeare and Company campus,in Lenox, Massachusetts, 2005. © Shakespeare and Company, courtesy of Internet Shakespeare Editions, University of Victoria (B.C., Canada)

WHAT’S THE HAPS? At the Berkshires, acting powerhouse Tina Packer plays Joan of Arc’s mum

With Packer in the lead role, “Mother of the Maid” tells the story of Joan of Arc from an entirely fresh point of view.

Shakespeare and Company campus,in Lenox, Massachusetts, 2005. © Shakespeare and Company, courtesy of Internet Shakespeare Editions, University of Victoria (B.C., Canada)

WHAT’S THE HAPS? At the Berkshires, acting powerhouse Tina Packer plays Joan of Arc’s mum

With Packer in the lead role, “Mother of the Maid” tells the story of Joan of Arc from an entirely fresh point of view.

"Persona" | Photo by Jan Versweyveld

WITHOUT BORDERS | Screw Ingmar Bergman’s films. Go see his screen texts on stage, Sept. 3 to 5

What’s the point of seeking to certify a heartbreaking work of stagecraft by comparing it to Bergman’s cinema aesthetics?

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"Persona" | Photo by Jan Versweyveld

WITHOUT BORDERS | Screw Ingmar Bergman’s films. Go see his screen texts on stage, Sept. 3 to 5

What’s the point of seeking to certify a heartbreaking work of stagecraft by comparing it to Bergman’s cinema aesthetics?

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Jean-Guy Lecat at Teatro Corazza

VIDEO | Monsieur Space on building theatre today

JEAN-GUY LECAT ON BUILDING THEATRE TODAY: “The difference between a true space and one that is not lies in the criteria that favours or disfavours life. That which favours this concentration is thus legitimate while that which shies away from it is not.

Jean-Guy Lecat at Teatro Corazza

VIDEO | Monsieur Space on building theatre today

JEAN-GUY LECAT ON BUILDING THEATRE TODAY: “The difference between a true space and one that is not lies in the criteria that favours or disfavours life. That which favours this concentration is thus legitimate while that which shies away from it is not.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival: Me and David Kaplan on the pool deck of the Boatslip

VIDEO | In Provincetown, a site-specific workshop re-imagining of “In the Summer House” by Jane Bowles

This post offers two videos. First, a video excerpt of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival’s workshop production of In the Summer House (Act 2). At the end of this post is a video recording of the post-performance conversation I moderated with the show’s director David Kaplan.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival: Me and David Kaplan on the pool deck of the Boatslip

VIDEO | In Provincetown, a site-specific workshop re-imagining of “In the Summer House” by Jane Bowles

This post offers two videos. First, a video excerpt of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival’s workshop production of In the Summer House (Act 2). At the end of this post is a video recording of the post-performance conversation I moderated with the show’s director David Kaplan.

Altar of a Korean shaman for a private ritual gut held on Yangtze Island | Photo by Randy Gener

SOUTH KOREA | Seeking proposals for Center Stage Korea from presenters, performing arts centers and networks

The Korea Arts Management Service is considering project proposals submitted by international festivals, arts centers, and networks who will implement a project involving Korean performing groups/artists as part of their performance program.

Altar of a Korean shaman for a private ritual gut held on Yangtze Island | Photo by Randy Gener

SOUTH KOREA | Seeking proposals for Center Stage Korea from presenters, performing arts centers and networks

The Korea Arts Management Service is considering project proposals submitted by international festivals, arts centers, and networks who will implement a project involving Korean performing groups/artists as part of their performance program.