We asked Lynn Nottage to share with us the playlist she made while writing the “Sweat” and the visual images she took on trips to Reading. We discuss how she used the music and images as part of her writing process, her opinions on the differences between journalism and playwriting, and how the creative process can get lost in the conversations surrounding political plays.
Read more
We visit Lynn Nottage at her office and talk about her new play Sweat, her writing process, being in dialogue with the theatrical canon, diversity and parity in the theatre, and much more.
Read more
Miriam Shor is currently starring in Lynn Nottage’s new play, “Sweat.” We talk to Miriam about how she prepared for the role, what “Sweat” has to say about our country, how audience reactions have changed post-election, and more.
Read more
Rehana Lew Mirza is a playwright, bookwriter, and filmmaker whose work often focuses on highlighting the South Asian experience. Her latest play Hatef**k, which was featured on the 2017 Kilroys List, is currently having its world premiere at WP Theater, co-produced by Colt Coeur. We speak with Rehana about her experience working on Hatef**k, what it’s like to develop a new play and musical simultaneously, the community-building potential of theatre, and more.
Read more
Kamilah Forbes is currently making her Signature Theatre debut directing a revival of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. A theatre and television producer, as well as director, Kamilah is also in the midst of her third season as Executive Producer of the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. We speak with Kamilah about her experience working on By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, her experience as a woman in a leadership position in the entertainment industry, and more.
Read more
Straight White Men, which marks Young Jean Lee’s Broadway debut, as well as the first time a play by an Asian woman has been produced on Broadway. Young Jean has been a staple of the downtown theatre community for years, with her own theatre company where she writes and directs. She has also, for whatever reason, been a slightly enigmatic figure. We speak with Young Jean about her process for writing Straight White Men, how she views the audience, ambition, and more.
We talk to actress Quincy Tyler Bernstine about her latest role in “Intimate Apparel” and her career.
Read more
We talk to Tony nominee Michelle Wilson about her process for “Sweat,” audience conversations, development of new work, and more.
Read more
We talk to producer Alia Jones-Harvey about what it actually takes to bring a show to Broadway, working with investors, attracting new audiences, and more.
Read more
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is making her Broadway debut at the age of 65 with the play “Indecent.” We speak with Paula about writing “Indecent”, legacy, ambition, and more.
Read more
If you’ve ever looked at the production photos for a Broadway or Off-Broadway show, you may have noticed that the vast majority of the photos were taken by Joan Marcus. Joan shares some stories behind a few of her production photographs and a little about her process.
Read more
Despite the dearth of women writing, directing, and designing on Broadway, there are a lot of fabulous women making theatre and changing the theatrical landscape beyond the Great White Way. Here are 16 female writers, directors, designers, and producers who the theatre community should be watching.
Read more
We talk to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, at her home in Washington Heights, about her new play Daphne’s Dive, her writing process, new play development, and more.
Read more
We talk to playwright Chisa Hutchinson about her award from the Dramatist Guild for early career playwriting, her process, developing new work, diversity in the theatre, and more.
Read more
We talk to playwright Christina Anderson about her writing process, developing new plays, diversity in theatre, and much more.
Read more