How Theatre Affects the Brain
Thanks to studies of the human brain, there are answers as to what goes on in the collective audience brain.
Read More How Theatre Affects the BrainA funny thing happened on the way to the theatre.
Thanks to studies of the human brain, there are answers as to what goes on in the collective audience brain.
Read More How Theatre Affects the BrainThe world of dramatic writing is a highly flexible place when it comes to grammar usage and style. Ellipses and italics can be used to indicate anything the playwright wants, and correct sentence structure is far from a requirement for dialogue. But when writing about plays and musicals, people seem to get caught up with […]
Read More Theatre vs TheaterThe love of good storytelling isn’t bound by age, gender, or membership in certain identity groups. It’s human nature. I find a great deal of pleasure in seeing stories on stage that not only take me away from my everyday life, but challenge me to discover something distant, or unheard of. While I certainly appreciate […]
Read More 7 Women Playwrights to Read, Watch, & KnowAs time marches on, it’s hard to remember every complex detail about another person’s life. In the case of Billie Holiday, I never knew that much, to begin with. That’s why I was so excited to see a new production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, recently presented by Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, […]
Read More Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill: More than a HolidayTo get a glimpse of the essence of any art form, you have to listen to the masters. Here are a few of my favorite theatre quotes from playwrights. Some are funny, and others point to tragedy, just like the plays of the writers stated them. All of these famous and not-so-famous theatre quotes speak […]
Read More 16 Brilliant Theatre Quotes from PlaywrightsPeople just can’t get enough of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. There are so many stage adaptations produced each year that American Theatre Magazine eliminates the title from its list of most-produced plays since it would always be in first place. On IMDB, there are hundreds of screen adaptations, ranging from movies to parody TV […]
Read More A Christmas Carol: Please Sir, I Want Some MoreIn a world where we are more likely to read stories about how our differences separate us, it’s important to remember that we can learn from these differences, too. Anna in the Tropics, a beautiful play by Nilo Cruz, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. The play has much to say about how cultures intersect. This convergence, […]
Read More Anna in the Tropics: Cultural Intersections