by Reed Pike In June of 2018, my older brother, my mom, and I were sitting down for breakfast in Talkeetna, Alaska, a beautiful inland town near Denali with a population of less than a thousand. After a short time we were joined at our large family style table by…

by Wes Braver When you spend a lot of time seeing theater, it’s easy to forget that the performance itself is only one part of the journey. So much of the creation is invisible — it happens long before you step into the venue, perhaps long before you even bought…

by Barrie Kreinik The Schoenfeld was once the Plymouth. The Lunt-Fontanne began life as The Globe. The August Wilson opened as the Guild, became the ANTA, then was renamed the Virginia. But for over 100 years, the Belasco has remained the Belasco. Few theatres on Broadway can boast a history as colorful as…

by Wes Braver Two incarcerated rabbits hop around onstage. They make puns; one is called a “hare-brain,” the other, a “hoptimist,” as they try to find a way out of their situation. They were separated from their families after crossing into the farmer’s garden trying to find food. The play…

I raise money. That is, funds that are essential to the non-profit organization where I work. …

Ever wonder about those voices in your head? The ones murmuring in your ear, telling tales of faraway lands and girls next door? Who are they, and where do they come from? Well, one of them might just be me. And often they come from the theatre. Audiobook narration is…

Imagine a theatre — a large, old theatre. A thousand velvet seats face a proscenium arch that soars a hundred feet high. A vast web of fly-ropes stretches across the grid, where stagehands traverse a catwalk seamed with lights. An orchestra tunes up in a pit rimmed with gleaming brass…

I’ve spent so much time dreaming of my ideal actor’s world, largely constructed from the most enviable elements of the theater of the past: After proving myself worthy, I’d be offered one wonderful play after another; I’d work with the greatest actors of the day, continually learning from them; and…

I had a revelation recently about the performing arts. I am lucky to live in New York City where art lurks on every corner, but I didn’t have this revelation in an auditorium or in front of a jazz combo playing for tips in Central Park. …