Cedric Bennett·1d agoEighteen Years Without a TheatreHow Shakespeare got through the Puritan ban of 1642–1660 with the help of rope-dancers, graveyard jokes and one bookseller’s catalogue
Ellington Campbell·Aug 23Act One: An Introduction to the BlogFor me, the most exciting place to be is in a theatre. Nothing can beat the feeling of the distinct shift in energy that happens the moment…
InTrue Crime Road TripbyLou Schachter·Jul 3Trouble in River CityA con man dupes a small townA response icon1A response icon1
GYTWill·Oct 31, 2025Stage Left and Stage…Right?I do not believe it is controversial to say playwrights tend to fall on the left side of politics. Heck, theres probably a good reason…
GYTWill·Oct 14, 2025What makes a Critic?I was recently watching a video on youtube entitled “The Critic as Thinker” which was a conversation between prominent theatre critics Eric…
pooja·Aug 16, 2025Mule Bone: How Pride Can Silence ArtSometimes it isn’t a loud combat that breaks a friendship; it’s mere ego and quiet disagreements. Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life, a 1930…
Vinanti Sarkar ... VoicesofWomenWorldwide·Aug 10, 2025Playing “Masha” in Chekhov’s “The Seagull”: How Two Lines Changed My Life on StageAt 18, I stepped into the black dress of Masha, a young woman “in mourning” for her own life — and discovered the truth about perseverance…A response icon13A response icon13
Disability and Drama·Jul 30, 2025Authentic Disability Casting on Stage: Why It Matters — Especially in Absurdism, Shakespeare, and…When we cast disability authentically, we don’t narrow theatre, we expand it. Disability stops being metaphor and becomes truth. The stage…
Skrimshander·Feb 4, 2025“The Villainy You Teach Me”: Shylock, Social Science, and the Hazards of Viewing Shakespeare While…Years ago, an expert on Shakespeare in performance gave a talk at a university where I used to work. She told us about the Nazis and how…A response icon1A response icon1
Nimra·Dec 2, 2024A Night at the Theatre in SarajevoA night at the theatre in Sarajevo is a cultural and traditional experience. Its history and artistic spirit come alive in its vibrant…A response icon5A response icon5
