Milo Cramer on Getting Swept Away with “No Singing in the Navy”
The playwright talks sailor archetypes, existential despair, and why musical theater can be both ridiculous and profound.
How “Mexodus” Is Building a Musical for the Future
Brian Quijada, Nygel D. Robinson, and director David Mendizábal are treating theater as something to pass on — across cities, platforms, and audiences.
Jade Jones Plays by Their Own Rules in “Bigfoot!”
After a viral Belle and regional acclaim, the performer brings comedy, swagger, and gender-expansive freedom to New York City Center.
How Playwrights Spend Their Time
Four writers tracked a week of writing, teaching, procrastinating, and trying to make art fit inside ordinary days.
John Early Lets the Mystery In
The comedian and actor enters Wallace Shawn’s unconscious mind in What We Did Before Our Moth Days, directed by André Gregory.
Anne Kauffman Meets Her Past Self in “You Got Older”
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.
Moooving with “Athleticism, Brutality, Sweetness” in “Calf Scramble”
Playwright Libby Carr and director Caitlin Sullivan on turning a Texas tradition into a dark comedy about animals, power, and what young women inherit.
In “Bughouse,” John Kelly Sketches a Portrait of the Artist
In Martha Clarke’s surreal new production at Vineyard Theatre, the avant-garde performer takes on reclusive outsider artist Henry Darger.
Susannah Perkins and Celia Keenan-Bolger on Mothers, Death, and Dissolving the Self
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.
One Year After the NEA Cuts: How Off-Off-Broadway Is Holding On
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.
Love, Art, and the O-1 Visa
Playwright Carolina Đỗ on the tight-knit community and bureaucratic absurdities that shaped ExtraO1dinary Aliens!, her new romantic comedy about immigration.
In “My Joy Is Heavy,” The Bengsons Bring Radical Access Center Stage
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.
What Do Indie Bookstores and Off-Broadway Theater Have in Common?
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.
Aigner Mizzelle Steps into the Ring
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.
Marshall Pailet Is Just Trying to Create Delight in the Darkness
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.
It’s a Play! It’s an Event! It’s a Regular People Production
Inside the new creative studio rethinking how shows get made and marketed Off-Broadway, with one rule in mind: make theater cool.
Alex Lin Has Been Building Toward This Moment
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.
David Cale on the Art — and Challenge — of the Solo Show
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.
On Creative Resilience and the Post-Show Blues
What happens after the high? Playwright Gina Femia explores the emotional aftermath of a theatrical project — and how an artist finds their way back.
The Theatrical Audacity of Anne Gridley
The longtime performance artist discusses turning disability, spectacle, and “dumb theater magic” into Watch Me Walk, her fearless solo show.