We explore the craft, culture, and people of Off-Broadway theater

Vol. 1, Issue 2

In the November issue:

Articles
Twenty Years, 65 Plays, and the Man Who Won’t Let Shaw Fade Away

For two decades, Gingold Theatrical Group’s David Staller has championed George Bernard Shaw—and he’s convinced the playwright still has something to say in 2025.

By John DeVore

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Articles
The Art of Collaboration
Issue 2 - Essay
Kate Douglas
The Art of Collaboration
Issue 2 - Essay
Kate Douglas

What makes a successful writer-director partnership? Writer Kate Douglas explores this essential question through conversations with long-term creative pairs, as well as her own work with director Kate Whoriskey.

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Issue 2 - Essay
Kate Douglas
Articles
Douglas Lyons on Boldness, Craft, and Writing the World He Wants to Live In
Issue 2 - Interview
Tyrone L. Robinson
Douglas Lyons on Boldness, Craft, and Writing the World He Wants to Live In
Issue 2 - Interview
Tyrone L. Robinson

As his new musical Beau launches its uptown run, the multi-hyphenate artist discusses daily habits, building community, and why artists need more than one creative fire burning.

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Issue 2 - Interview
Tyrone L. Robinson
Articles
Issue 2 - Profile
Danielle Frimer
Best Friends Forever?
Issue 2 - Profile
Danielle Frimer

Playwright Lia Romeo and director Katie Birenboim discuss their collaboration on The Lucky Ones, a play that tests the bonds of female friendship amid life, illness, and desire.

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Issue 2 - Profile
Danielle Frimer

The Weekly Spotlight

Articles
In “Jewish Plot,” Torrey Townsend Resists a Tidy Narrative
Spotlight
Douglas Corzine
In “Jewish Plot,” Torrey Townsend Resists a Tidy Narrative
Spotlight
Douglas Corzine

The playwright’s shape-shifting new work uses an invented Victorian melodrama to excavate his grandfather's anti-fascist legacy—and confront his own identity.

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Spotlight
Douglas Corzine
Articles
Spotlight
Douglas Corzine
The Play That Saw Fascism Coming
Spotlight
Douglas Corzine

The Mint Theater, whose mission is to stage forgotten plays from the past, resurrects Sally Carson's Crooked Cross, a warning about the rise of fascism. Director Jonathan Bank and dramaturg Amy Stoller share their insights into Carson's work, the Mint's process, and the play's contemporary resonance.

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Spotlight
Douglas Corzine
Articles
Abby Wambaugh Knows How to Begin Again (and Again and Again)
Spotlight
Alexandra Jhamb Burns
Abby Wambaugh Knows How to Begin Again (and Again and Again)
Spotlight
Alexandra Jhamb Burns

In The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows, the comedian experiments with styles, props—and even the audience—to explore what it means to start over after loss.

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Spotlight
Alexandra Jhamb Burns

Vol. 1, Issue 1

In the October issue:

Articles
Inside Off-Broadway’s Future

Fresh venues, small shows, big names. The industry is restless, inventive—and under pressure to prove why it matters now.

By Tim Teeman

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Articles
Zoë Kim on Hunger, Love, and Making Art From Her Own Life
Issue 1 - Interview
Durra Leung
Zoë Kim on Hunger, Love, and Making Art From Her Own Life
Issue 1 - Interview
Durra Leung

With her solo show Did You Eat? (밥 먹었니?) at the Public Theater, the actor-playwright turns personal history into a fearless exploration of family, identity, and community.

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Issue 1 - Interview
Durra Leung
Articles
In Praise of Intimacy
Issue 1 - Essay
Adam Gwon
In Praise of Intimacy
Issue 1 - Essay
Adam Gwon

Composer-lyricist Adam Gwon traces the moments when theater collapses the distance between artist and audience, offering something private, urgent, and transformative.

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Issue 1 - Essay
Adam Gwon
Articles
Issue 1 - Profile
Jen Gushue
Jen Tullock and the World She Left Behind
Issue 1 - Profile
Jen Gushue

The Severance star draws from her Evangelical past in a daring solo play that confronts trauma, faith, and control.

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Issue 1 - Profile
Jen Gushue