The Dramaturg Never Gets the Girl
by Matthew T. Messina “Sir? Will your guest be joining you this evening, or will you be dining alone?” Gotthold looked up at the waitress....
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Tony Kushner’s Theatre of Exile
By David Y. Chack Four men entered Pardes. One looked and died, one looked and went mad, one ‘cut the shoots’, and one entered in peace...
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Little Dramaturg in the Big City: The First Six Months
By Brittany Squier The first few weeks (okay, let’s be honest, months) after I graduated were the most difficult of my life. I say that...
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Draper’s Choice: The Creative Process of a Costume Technician
By Megan Turner With tape measures at the ready, Lissa Lamona (the designer), my fellow technicians and I start the first day of costume...
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Nanook in the Sahara
It all started with the subject line in an e-mail: Looking for Participants for the 6th Annual International Festival of University...
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Steppenwolf Introduces Mr. Not-So-Charming in The Motherf*cker with the Hat
by Elizabeth Thomas “I fucking love you, my mother-fucking princess fairy queen.” While that isn't exactly what I had in mind as a young...
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“Leave the gun. Take the empanadas.” – The Motherf**ker with the Hat at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
By Emily Marlatt Stephen Adly Guirgis’ foulmouthed, sidesplitting exploration of jealousy and addiction, The Motherf**ker with the Hat,...
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Directing alla Romana
As I reflect on a sabbatical that not only took me to Rome but also allowed me the chance to direct Harold Pinter’s Old Times at Rome’s...
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An Interview with Gilbert Tanner
conducted by Mike Doyle On Sunday, April 28th, Gil Tanner joined me for an interview regarding his forthcoming play, A Tribute to Thick...
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Real Talk with Ike Holter
conducted by Catherine Miller I had heard tall tales of the playwright with the signature rollerblades, so when I scooted on over to the...
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WOS Special Edition: Matthew T. Messina
conducted by mike doyle on 5/16/13 md: What’s kind of been the process in terms of getting things ready for Wrights of Spring? You can...
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WOS Special Edition: Jessica Allison
conducted by mike doyle on 5/16/13 md: Just talk to me a little bit about what it’s been like getting ready for Wrights of Spring. You...
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WOS Special Edition: Lucas Baisch
conducted by mike doyle md: Why don’t you just talk to me about what the process has been preparing for Wrights of Spring. Feel free to...
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WOS Special Edition: Playwriting I Class
conducted by mike doyle on 5/16/13 md: If any of you guys want to talk about what it’s been like writing a play this year in the sequence...
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WOS Special Edition: Topher Kielbasa
conducted by mike doyle on 5/16/13 md: I’m just kind of interested in your journey at The Theatre School from the beginning of the...
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WOS Special Edition: Caroline Donnelly
conducted by mike doyle on 5/23/13 md: Okay, so why don’t you just talk to me a little bit about what it’s been like getting ready for...
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A Letter from the Editorz
Time and place, always important considerations in the theatre, belong to us: the millennials, the 20somethings, the staff of The...
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Art for Politics' Sake
By Maura Kinney For centuries, people have used art as an alternate form of protest, experimenting with music, painting, sculpture, and...
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The MCA and the Art of Interning
By Lucas Baisch My first steps into the back entrance of 220 E Chicago Avenue in January left me intimidated. A combination of...
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The Birth of a Storyteller
by Francesco De Salvatore With sweat stains the size of Lake Michigan, I stumble out of my taxi in front of Accademia dell’Arte’s villa....
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