Frank Moher5d ago
Thanks to Western Edge Theatre for including "Boy Player" in its current season! It's a solo show but, of course, even solo shows aren't really solo ... (1/2) #theatre #theater #theatreSky #theaterBSKY #playwrights ...
Frank MoherJan 18
Theatre break: If you hate A.I., how do you feel about Ian McKellen as a hologram? (Spoiler: McKellen loves it.) Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/t... #theatre #theater #TheaterBSKY #theatresky

Follow Ian McKellen Into the M...
Follow Ian McKellen Into the Mixed Reality Future in ‘An Ark’

Audiences can embark on a very different type of theatrical experience in a new play at the Shed, blending the physical world with digital content.

The New York Times
Show threadBevan ThomasDec 21
#ShakespeareSky #AncientSky #BookSky #FictionSky #PoetrySky #TheatreSky #TheaterSky #WilliamShakespeare #Book #Fiction #Literature #Poetry #Theatre #Theater #LovesLaboursLost #Christmas
Frank MoherDec 20
Theatre break. Zhao on her film Hamnet: "Not only did I feel it was a container for me to tell a great story, but also to explore my own inner ideas that I hadn’t allowed to come through, like many women." NY Times gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/m... #theatre #theater #TheaterBSKY #theatresky

What ‘Hamnet’ Lost (and Gained...
What ‘Hamnet’ Lost (and Gained) on the Way From Page to Screen

The filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the novelist-turned-screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell explained the changes they made in the tale of Shakespeare, his wife and their son.

The New York Times
Frank MoherNov 20
Theatre break: "To the argument offered by the show’s creative team that the setting is specific but the robots are 'universal' and 'ethnically undefined,' Craig replies, 'They’re not Roombas.'" NY Times gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t... #theatre #theater #theatreSky #theaterBSKY

The Debate Over Colorblind Cas...
The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn’t Settled After All

A Black Hedda Gabler on film and a white Korean robot onstage are sending mixed signals about the status of cultural diversity and representation.

The New York Times
Frank MoherSep 28
Theatre cleanse: "When you’ve stood beside someone in court, you understand the theatre of it ....But you also see where justice fractures. Theatre lets me interrogate those fractures in ways the law never can.” www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s... #theatre #theater #TheaterBSKY #theatresky

Suzie Miller on her Prima Faci...
Suzie Miller on her Prima Facie follow-up Inter Alia: ‘Boys are looking for male mentors. Instead they get the internet and porn’

Starring Rosamund Pike as a judge whose son is accused of sexual assault, a filmed version of the hit play lands in UK and Australian cinemas this month

The Guardian
Frank MoherSep 28
Theatre cleanse (literally): "Attendees old and young stripped down to swimsuits and navy robes to see Dutchman, a play set in a sweltering subway car....It’s the second time the production has been staged at the bathhouse." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/s... #theatre #theater #TheaterBSKY #theatresky

Half Naked and Sweating With S...
Rashid Johnson Stages ‘Dutchman’ at Russian and Turkish Baths

No phones, no street clothing. The artist Rashid Johnson has returned to the Russian and Turkish Baths with Amiri Baraka’s incendiary play “Dutchman.”

The New York Times
Frank MoherSep 14, 2025
Theatre cleanse: "Yes, the whole thing’s make-believe, but at least the artifice is out in the open. And everything else is as real as it gets, which is exactly what many of us are after." www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... #theatre #theater #theaterBSKY #theatresky

The Guide #208: How theatre is...
The Guide #208: How theatre is holding its own in the age of artificial intelligence

In this week’s newsletter: Live performances offering authentic human connection are drawing crowds to the stage, as AI-driven drivel worms its way into other creative industries

The Guardian
Frank MoherMay 10, 2025
American theatre artists stepping up again. "Dr. Hayden, the first African American and first woman to serve as head of the institution, was a 'fierce advocate for preserving America’s cultural memory ...'" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/t... #theatre #theater #theatresky #theaterBSKY

‘Dead Outlaw’ Cancels Library ...
‘Dead Outlaw’ Cancels Library of Congress Concert to Protest Firing

The Broadway musical, which earned seven Tony nominations, scrapped a performance after the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla D. Hayden, was fired by the Trump administration.

The New York Times
Frank MoherMay 8, 2025
Cast members of "Les Miserables" refuse to perform for Trump. "They’re reminding all of us that art doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it lives, breathes, and reacts to the world around it." www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2... #theatre #theater #theatresky #theaterBSKY #resist

Les Misérables Cast Members De...
Les Misérables Cast Members Decline to Perform for Trump—and It’s Gloriously On Brand — OnStage Blog

“This isn’t just about skipping a show. It’s about refusing to perform revolution for someone who’s spent a career trying to suppress it.”

OnStage Blog