1+ week, 4+ day ago   (556+ words) The historic Providence theatre’s artistic director, whose last play at its leader is ‘The Getaway Driver,’ recalls his two-decade tenure, and talks about what’s next. Columbus spoke to me from his residence in Vermont about transitions, leadership, and why theatre…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1753+ words) The cup overfloweth in this nationwide roundup of new stage works. Based on the Jonathan Eig book about the mid-20th-century development of birth control, Jessica Huang’s The Birth of the Pill, directed by Sandra Marquez, runs at Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1070+ words) Katie Ka Vang’s play about a historic Twin Cities immigrant community became more timely than anticipated when their state was violently occupied. Vang described feeling “floored” by the occupation. “I was like, ‘What the fuck is going to happen afterwards?...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (358+ words) The National Endowment for the Arts has survived decades of attacks and cuts, even two Trump elections. But at what cost? “We were really honored,” he said. “It was the first time our organization got funding on the city level,…...