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Is This Government?: Anachronism and Democracy at 59E59
As a writer, my primary focus is the infrastructure – social and built – of New York City. This summer, I found myself in a predicament. I had the opportunity
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Thinking About Scales of Space and Time Differently: An Interview with Emily Johnson & Kai Recollet, The Minds Behind The Kinstillatory Fires
In mid May, I sat down with choreographer Emily Johnson and scholar Kai Recollet to discuss their ongoing “kinstillatory fires” project—gatherings that bridge dance, decolonial practices, Indigenous kinship, care, and
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A Forced Distinction Between Human and Non-Human Animals in Sophie McIntosh’s ROAD KILLS
Non-human animals are so often conceived of as wholly different from us: incapable of understanding emotions, governed by primal instincts alone, without agency. As human animals, we sometimes are confronted
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Transcending A Gimmick: Pocket Ghost and As We Were Production’s OFFICE PARTY PLAY
“Why are you being so weird?” My fiancé leaned over and whispered in my ear. We had just been introduced to the Director of Communications for a book launch held
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Enacting Immersion: Audiences ACT UP in David Wise´s Immersive FIGHT BACK!
Outside the LGBT Community Center, it was August 18, 2025, but as soon as I stepped into Room 101, I went back in time. People were wearing black t-shirts with
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In FOR MORGAN, Nicky Paraiso Remembers and Reminds Us That Art Is Dangerous
As he stepped up to his piano at the beginning of For Morgan, Nicky Paraiso looked out the intimate audience at Pangea restaurant. “It feels like family in here,” he
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Site Specific Theatre is The Niche That Keeps On Giving: A Conversation with Maddie Cardarelli and Shelby Gilberto, the Creative Team of OFFICE PARTY PLAY
Site specific work is notoriously hard to justify. Dramaturgically, the decision to stage a play any location other than a stage can often collapse into a gimmick: a sparkly choice
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There Are No Weasels at Weasel Fest
There are aliens who collect your tears, a holographic strawberry, a Contribution Committee, and a fringe movement (read: cult) called The Spiral, among many other otherworldly beings and phenomena
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Noa Weiss on AMERICAN IDLE by Maia Chao choreographed by Lena Engelstein
People perform for their phones, people perform for each other. We continue to watch.
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A Tough Little Miracle of A Play: Gracie Gardner on Sophie McIntosh’s ROAD KILLS
A fawn is a defensive reflex, a posture of affection that can only be taken in the imbalance of power. It’s also a word for an unweaned deer, the first
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Maia Chao and Lena Engelstein in conversation with Nora Raine Thompson
Presenting the surreal is a way to get closer to the absurdity of reality. We are rehearsing the present, we are rewriting fictions as we go. And it makes me wonder about how we can rehearse more effectively for political action, how to organize and rehearse our protests. It feels like a ripe time to…
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Loving Doubles: A Search for Connection in Mamie Green’s LONELINESS TRIPTYCH
The performance starts before it begins. A rug unfurled; A stretch to prepare; A folding chair opened to reveal the flat steel plane of its seat. There are bells ringing
