Changing the Script for Women Directors: Diane Paulus and Liesl Tommy
Diane Paulus, the director of the Tony-nominated musical Waitress, became a part of theatre history when they announced that the creative team for the musical adaption of the popular film would be comprised of women.
The ‘A’ Word: Plays About Not Having the Baby
When Lisa Loomer accepted the invitation to write a play for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions series about the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, she knew she was walking into a minefield.
The Women of Summer
When Ayad Akhtar brought his new play Junk to Vassar and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater, the work was an unfinished product. Only two acts had been written of what would ultimately be a three-act play, so after the first two acts had been read to the audience, the playwright took on a new role: that of storyteller. Akhtar stood up and told the audience what would happen and how the play would end.
A Woman's World: Pam MacKinnon on The Decision to Restore Wasserstein's Cut Dialogue to ‘The Heidi Chronicles’
In the first installment of Playbill's new series focusing on women in theatre, Tony Award-winning director Pam MacKinnon shares how a 10-year relationship with Edward Albee led to a revival that took Broadway by storm and her thoughts on helming one of the three plays by women playing Broadway this spring.
Zoe Kazan on "Lean In," Doing Improv With Daniel Radcliffe and Being Swept Away By Sarah Treem
Writer and actress Zoe Kazan sits down with Playbill.com to discuss theatre, film and feminism.