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Thanksgiving Is a Sport
Playwrights They’re just your typical American family, getting together for Thanksgiving dinner. Except there are no tables, chairs, or turkey. And the characters have names like Cheesecake and Cherry Pie. And the meal is served in a gym. “I’m tired of looking at living rooms on stage,” says Kate Benson, discussing her debut play A […]
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When Theatre People Attack
Playwrights By MARK BLANKENSHIP Maybe you know a theatrical person. Maybe they squeal with rapture when they get a great deal on paper towels. Maybe they rage like an opera villain when Verizon drops a phone call. These megawatt people can be intense, but they're also incredibly captivating, turning every brunch into a platform for […]
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Are You Sure You Want to Do That?
Broadway Designers Directors Playwrights Director Michael Longhurst isn't big on naturalism—at least not for the shows he helms. That's part of why he and playwright Nick Payne work so well together. Over the past three years, the British compatriots have collaborated on a number of thought-provoking productions. Now they're both making their Broadway debuts with […]
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Anything Can Make Music In The Woods
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Classic Danish Dances, Back in New York
Susan Reiter covers dance for TDF Stages.
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Can You Handle What I Really Think of You?
Directors Playwrights By MARK BLANKENSHIP In one way or another, most of us compete with our friends. Maybe we feel relieved that our jobs make us happier or that our marriages seem healthier. Maybe we feel the slightest bit smug when we understand a political reference and they don't. Living in Western society, it's just […]
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When Horsing Around Turns Deadly Serious
Playwrights Playwright Jenny Rachel Weiner uses broad comedy to explore the drama of preprepubescent girls — While most dark comedies about adolescent angst take place in high school (see Heathers , Mean Girls , et al), playwright Jenny Rachel Weiner thinks the anxiety sets in before the teen years. Even now as an adult, she […]
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How a Folk Music Hero Inspired a New Ailey Ballet
Susan Reiter covers dance for TDF Stages.
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You Can’t Take It With You: Classic Play vs. Classic Film
Geek Out Freak Out Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out , where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Google Doc) with Catherine Sheehy, chair of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale School of Drama and Resident Dramaturg at Yale Repertory Theatre. Mark Blankenship: Hi Catherine! As […]