Performing Arts
Children Navigate Dark Themes in ‘Five Easy Pieces’
Swiss director Milo Rau showcased his controversial production’s U.S. debut at Skirball.
NYU Professor’s ‘NYLON’ Makes a Complex Plot Work
The past is at the forefront in this new play by Tisch Dramatic Writing professor Sofia Alvarez.
‘Fiercely Independent’ Successfully Tackles Marital Ennui
This one-act play by playwright and director Kathleen K. Johnson explores the ways in which relationships cement themselves in physical space.
Steinhardt’s ‘Radium Girls’ Spotlights Unfair Practices, Then and Now
Steinhardt Educational Theatre’s illuminating production — about the radium poisoning of young female factory workers in the early 20th century — tackles endlessly relevant themes like labor rights, corporate corruption and female rage.
Dramatic Writing Professor Brings Blockchain to Theater
Sofia Alvarez, a Tisch professor and the screenwriter of Netflix’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” is the co-founder of the Blockchain Theater Project, which draws on blockchain’s peer-to-peer model to dismantle the institutional barriers of the theater world.
Tisch’s ‘Fiction’ Asks, ‘What Does It Mean to Be a Spectator?’
The new performance piece, written and directed by theatermakers 600 Highwaymen, explores the nature of art and spectatorship through the work of photographer Diane Arbus.
‘Catapult!’ Tackles ArtSpeak, #MeToo and the Dissolution of Privacy
Theater for the New City’s premiere of this subversive comedy struggles to balance several big ideas, but still delivers a thought-provoking commentary on New York City’s high society and gallery scene.
‘Adam’ Shines a Spotlight on the Trans Experience
The National Theatre of Scotland production, based on the life of star Adam Kashmiry, ran last weekend at Skirball.
Steinhardt’s ‘Rags’: A Tale of Trump’s America, 100 Years Ago
Steinhardt presents the newest version of an emotionally stirring musical tale of Jewish immigrants in turn-of-the-century New York City.
‘Gatz’ at Skirball: ‘Gatsby’ Reimagined for the Stage
Elevator Repair Service’s staged reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is a great work in its own right.
‘Network’ Is a Genius Adaptation of the Film
This new play featuring Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston hopes to find the same success it had on the West End on Broadway.
