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

In the May issue

Playwright Bubba Weiler and director Jack Serio on the return of Well, I’ll Let You Go

BAM and the National Theatre are betting on Hamlet — and a new partnership

What theater can learn from game design

And the dark Irish rom-com The Bad Daters comes to Paradise Factory

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Feature
Jen Gushue
BAM and the National Theatre Are Betting on Each Other — and on “Hamlet”
Feature
Jen Gushue

A new partnership links Brooklyn and London, as both institutions look to stabilize, find new audiences, and expand the transatlantic pipeline.

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Jen Gushue
Articles
At Rise: Bubba Weiler and Jack Serio, Before First Rehearsal
Interview
Bubba Weiler
At Rise: Bubba Weiler and Jack Serio, Before First Rehearsal
Interview
Bubba Weiler

Over a diner breakfast, the writer and director of Well, I'll Let You Go talk catharsis, their love of Our Town, and plays that make you want to call your parents. 

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Interview
Bubba Weiler
Articles
What Theater Can Learn from Game Design
Essay
Jisoo Hope Yoon
What Theater Can Learn from Game Design
Essay
Jisoo Hope Yoon

From immersive performances to chocolate-pudding city planning, game design is reshaping how audiences participate in theater. How far can it go?

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Jisoo Hope Yoon
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Profile
Jude Cramer
“The Bad Daters” Searches for Connection at Paradise Factory
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Jude Cramer

Director Colm Summers and playwright Derek Murphy on Irish humor, self-harm, and staging an unconventional love story.

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Jude Cramer

Weekly Spotlight

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John Early Lets the Mystery In
Spotlight
Georgie McKeon
John Early Lets the Mystery In
Spotlight
Georgie McKeon

The comedian and actor enters Wallace Shawn’s unconscious mind in What We Did Before Our Moth Days, directed by André Gregory.

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Georgie McKeon
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What Bedlam Sees in “Othello” Right Now
Spotlight
Eben Shapiro
What Bedlam Sees in “Othello” Right Now
Spotlight
Eben Shapiro

A four-actor production led by Eric Tucker and Ryan Quinn leans into race, love — and reconsiders what Shakespeare’s tragedy asks of an audience in 2026.

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Eben Shapiro
Articles
Anne Kauffman Meets Her Past Self in “You Got Older”
Spotlight
Douglas Corzine
Anne Kauffman Meets Her Past Self in “You Got Older”
Spotlight
Douglas Corzine

The director has made a habit of restaging her Off-Broadway work (see: Mary Jane, Marjorie Prime). Now, with Clare Barron’s play at Cherry Lane Theatre, she’s revisiting past choices on a very different stage.

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Douglas Corzine
Articles
Moooving with “Athleticism, Brutality, Sweetness” in “Calf Scramble”
Spotlight
Billy McEntee
Moooving with “Athleticism, Brutality, Sweetness” in “Calf Scramble”
Spotlight
Billy McEntee

Playwright Libby Carr and director Caitlin Sullivan on turning a Texas tradition into a dark comedy about animals, power, and what young women inherit.

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Billy McEntee

In the April issue

How Mexodus is building a musical for the future

Four playwrights break open their calendars and reveal how (and when) they write

An interview with Milo Cramer on No Singing in the Navy

And Jade Jones takes the spotlight in Bigfoot!

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Feature
Douglas Corzine
How “Mexodus” Is Building a Musical for the Future
Feature
Douglas Corzine

Brian Quijada, Nygel D. Robinson, and director David Mendizábal are treating theater as something to pass on — across cities, platforms, and audiences.

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Douglas Corzine
Articles
How Playwrights Spend Their Time
Essay
Mallory Jane Weiss
How Playwrights Spend Their Time
Essay
Mallory Jane Weiss

Four writers tracked a week of writing, teaching, procrastinating, and trying to make art fit inside ordinary days.

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Essay
Mallory Jane Weiss
Articles
Milo Cramer on Getting Swept Away with “No Singing in the Navy”
Interview
Georgie McKeon
Milo Cramer on Getting Swept Away with “No Singing in the Navy”
Interview
Georgie McKeon

The playwright talks sailor archetypes, existential despair, and why musical theater can be both ridiculous and profound.

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Interview
Georgie McKeon
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Profile
Dezi Tibbs
Jade Jones Plays by Their Own Rules in “Bigfoot!”
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Dezi Tibbs

After a viral Belle and regional acclaim, the performer brings comedy, swagger, and gender-expansive freedom to New York City Center.

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Dezi Tibbs