Exploring the craft, culture, and people of Off-Broadway theater

In the March issue:

Vol. 1, Issue 6

Articles
Feature
Ana María Betancourt Ovalle
One Year After the NEA Cuts: How Off-Off-Broadway Is Holding On
Feature
Ana María Betancourt Ovalle

The National Endowment for the Arts grant cancellations disrupted budgets at theaters across the country. A look at how some of New York’s innovative venues are adapting — and finding ways to keep going.

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Feature
Ana María Betancourt Ovalle
Articles
Susannah Perkins and Celia Keenan-Bolger on Mothers, Death, and Dissolving the Self
Interview
Susannah Perkins
Susannah Perkins and Celia Keenan-Bolger on Mothers, Death, and Dissolving the Self
Interview
Susannah Perkins

In a rehearsal-room conversation during Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), Susannah Perkins interviews Celia Keenan-Bolger about grief, ambition, long theatrical runs, and what it means to lose yourself onstage.

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Interview
Susannah Perkins
Articles
Love, Art, and the O-1 Visa
Essay
Carolina Đỗ
Love, Art, and the O-1 Visa
Essay
Carolina Đỗ

Playwright Carolina Đỗ on the tight-knit community and bureaucratic absurdities that shaped ExtraO1dinary Aliens!, her new romantic comedy about immigration.

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Essay
Carolina Đỗ
Articles
Profile
Shoshana Greenberg
In “My Joy Is Heavy,” The Bengsons Bring Radical Access Center Stage
Profile
Shoshana Greenberg

With their new show at New York Theatre Workshop, Abigail and Shaun Bengson make open captions, relaxed performances, and integrated design part of their art.

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Profile
Shoshana Greenberg

Weekly Spotlight

Articles
What Do Indie Bookstores and Off-Broadway Theater Have in Common?
Spotlight
Catherine Sawoski
What Do Indie Bookstores and Off-Broadway Theater Have in Common?
Spotlight
Catherine Sawoski

As cozy bookstore narratives gain popularity, new plays explore the romantic allure and cultural fascination with life among the stacks, including the site-specific production Edward, set in shops around New York City.

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Spotlight
Catherine Sawoski
Articles
Aigner Mizzelle Steps into the Ring
Spotlight
Alexandra Jhamb Burns
Aigner Mizzelle Steps into the Ring
Spotlight
Alexandra Jhamb Burns

For The Monsters, the actor trained in MMA, built a new physical vocabulary, and found the tenderness inside a story about siblings, addiction, and survival.

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Spotlight
Alexandra Jhamb Burns
Articles
Marshall Pailet Is Just Trying to Create Delight in the Darkness
Spotlight
Jen Gushue
Marshall Pailet Is Just Trying to Create Delight in the Darkness
Spotlight
Jen Gushue

The writer-director reunites with Ethan Slater for Marcel on the Train, their new play about Marcel Marceau, the famous mime who transported Jewish children to safety during the Holocaust.

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Spotlight
Jen Gushue
Articles
The Theatrical Audacity of Anne Gridley
Spotlight
Georgie McKeon
The Theatrical Audacity of Anne Gridley
Spotlight
Georgie McKeon

The longtime performance artist discusses turning disability, spectacle, and “dumb theater magic” into Watch Me Walk, her fearless solo show.

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Spotlight
Georgie McKeon

In the February issue:

Vol. 1, Issue 5

Articles
Issue 5 - Feature
Jude Cramer
It’s a Play! It’s an Event! It’s a Regular People Production
Issue 5 - Feature
Jude Cramer

Inside the new creative studio rethinking how shows get made and marketed Off-Broadway, with one rule in mind: make theater cool.

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Issue 5 - Feature
Jude Cramer
Articles
David Cale on the Art — and Challenge — of the Solo Show
Issue 5 - Interview
Howard Sherman
David Cale on the Art — and Challenge — of the Solo Show
Issue 5 - Interview
Howard Sherman

As his latest, The Unknown, comes to Studio Seaview, the writer and performer reflects on his process over four decades and why one person on stage still works.

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Issue 5 - Interview
Howard Sherman
Articles
On Creative Resilience and the Post-Show Blues
Issue 5 - Essay
Gina Femia
On Creative Resilience and the Post-Show Blues
Issue 5 - Essay
Gina Femia

What happens after the high? Playwright Gina Femia explores the emotional aftermath of a theatrical project — and how an artist finds their way back. 

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Issue 5 - Essay
Gina Femia
Articles
Issue 5 - Profile
Durra Leung
Alex Lin Has Been Building Toward This Moment
Issue 5 - Profile
Durra Leung

With two world premieres in New York, working in a TV writers’ room, and a spot on Forbes 30 Under 30, the playwright is having a season to remember.

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Issue 5 - Profile
Durra Leung