Runt of the Litter: Disability in the Age of the Pandemic
There was a saying in the Eastern Bloc back in the days of the Soviet regime: “You might not want...
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On Screen and On Stage, Disability Continues to Be Depicted in Outdated, Cliched Ways
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers...
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The Comic Frame of Sławomir Mrożek: Or, How to Tell if You Live in a Totalitarian Country
On August 15, 2013, the Polish dramatist, writer, and cartoonist Sławomir Mrożek died at the age...
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The Context of Contemporary Polish Theatre: Spotlight on Poland
Today, we are launching The Spotlight on Poland. Here’s the context….. Following the fall of the...
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The Theatre Times: Why? Why Now?
TheTheatreTimes.com is a non-partisan, global portal for theatre news. With an expanding...
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Boston’s Theater Scene: Not All Arts Are Created Equal
Emerson College’s plan to reconfigure the historic Colonial Theatre into a multipurpose space,...
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Disability in Comic and Tragic Frames
The connection between humor and disability is perhaps one of the most challenging and...
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Women Directors in Poland
Although historically Polish theatre has gained worldwide renown predominantly thanks to its male...
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Building the Future for Opera in a Digital World
During the last week of June, I chaired the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas...
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Opera Blog: The History of the Court Jester and Verdi’s “Rigoletto”
The court jester is a universal character. He can be found in ancient Rome and in China, in...
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The Case for National Theatre
A provocative blog post making one case for a National American Theater. Magda Romanska posts a...
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Escape From Circus: Review of Mabou Mines’s “Dollhouse”
During the ten years of its run, when asked what I thought of Mabou Mines’s Dollhouse, I’ve...
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