Resistance, at least in Boston theater, is futile.
political-theater
Fuse Theater Commentary/Review: On American Stages — No Politics, Please
In 1939, Clifford Odets wrote that ‘we are living at a time when new art works should shoot bullets.” Fat chance of any shots coming from our voluntarily disarmed theaters.
From the Editor’s Desk: Lessons from Bertolt Brecht — and Highlights of the Week
Today’s increasingly corporate-approved theater stays within safe, civic-minded boundaries.
Theater Commentary: Menace in Minsk
Given the timidity of so many American theater companies, who seem to reserve their courage for implementing new marketing schemes, reminders of what creative risk is all about serve a useful purpose. Some theater artists around the world face jail when they perform on stage. On August 22, special forces of the Belorussian police raided […]