theater

A Racist Mecca, a Black Architect and Odious Politics That Refuse to Die

Aug 8, 2016
“Blueprint for Paradise,” in its world premiere in Los Angeles, is powered by an odd, real-life California tale of a pre-war Nazi center and its acclaimed designer, Paul Williams Sadly, the political rot explored by the play survives: Check out the 2016 presidential campaign “Blueprint for Paradise,” in its world premiere in Los Angeles, is powered by an odd, real-life California tale of a pre-war Nazi center and its acclaimed designer, Paul Williams.

Eugene O’Neill: A Life in Four Acts

Dec 20, 2014
A new biography reclaims the playwright of "A Long Day's Journey Into Night" as a self-conscious, committed artist who strove to break through the limits of production and consistently voice his lifelong contempt for American materialism, imperialism, racism and puritanism.
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The Actor and the Minister

Jul 21, 2014
In a time when corporate culture has marginalized our artists and those of compassion and vision, two such people merged for a moment at a Boston church. (Shown here, Michael Milligan in his one-man play.)In a time when corporate culture has marginalized our artists and those of compassion and vision, two such people merged for a moment at a Boston church. (Above, Michael Milligan in his one-man play.)

The Play’s the Thing

Dec 16, 2013
Maximum-security prisoners in my classroom wrote a visceral and raw drama about life on the streets and inside prison The bitter truth they told is their song And now it is my job to make that song heardA visceral and raw drama is the song of the prisoners who wrote it.

The Performance of Peace

Jul 6, 2012
Can theater help heal the wounds of war? With case studies from the Balkans, Uganda, Sri Lanka, India, Israel, Cambodia and others, "Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict, Vol 1" answers with a powerful "yes"Can theater help heal the wounds of war? "Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict, Vol".