Tanya Saracho Video Blog
Playwright Tanya Saracho sings you a lullabye from her untitled project, currently in development at Steppenwolf. It goes like this….
Posted by Will Bishop | 0 responsesJan
23
Jan
13
A Book. A TV Show. A Play. A Theme?
We caught up with several Steppenwolf administrators about a recent book, TV show, and play they’d seen. Then we made them connect them thematically. Here’s what they came up with.
Posted by Will Bishop | 0 responsesDec
14
Tarell McCraney on a “Head of Passes” Workshop
Playwright Tarell McCraney, director Tina Landau, and a group of actors are at Steppenwolf this month developing Tarell’s Head of Passes. So, what questions have been raised by this workshop, and what parts of the play have been getting the most attention? Click to see.
Nov
10
Philip Dawkins on “Ms. Marx”
This weekend, Philip Dawkins’ Miss Marx; or the Involuntary Side Effect of Living had a staged reading as part of Steppenwolf’s 2011 First Look Series. We caught up with Philip to ask him what he listens for when he hears his “Victorian, Socialist, S&M romance” (his words) read aloud.
Posted by Will Bishop | 0 responsesNov
08
Marisa Wegryzn on “Mud Blue Sky”
This weekend, Marisa Wegrzyn’s Mud Blue Sky had a staged reading as part of Steppenwolf’s 2011 First Look Series. We caught up with Marisa to ask what she listens for when she hears her work read aloud.
Posted by Will Bishop | 0 responsesOct
20
First Look 101ers talk about “Man in Love” rehearsal
This past weekend, participants in First Look 101– which invites participating audience members behind the scenes on certain rehearsals and conversations surrounding
Posted by Christopher Shea | 1 responses
Oct
04
Meet the First Look Playwrights
At the kick-off event for Saturday’s First Look 101 in the Steppenwolf Garage, we talked with Zayd Dohrn, Carly Mensch, and Christina Anderson, whose plays will go up in Steppenwolf’s 2011 First Look series later this month. Here’s a look at what they had to say about their plays as 101ers buzzed about them in the background.
Posted by Christopher Shea | 0 responsesSep
14
When You’re Gone, It’s a Bit of a Hot Mess
Playwright Tanya Saracho’s “Untitled Tanya Saracho Project” is currently in development at Steppenwolf.
Tanya discusses the anxiety of returning home.
Posted by Tanya Saracho | 0 responsesAug
22
We’re Always on the Cusp of What’s Real and A Dream Life
Playwright Lisa D’Amour’s Cherokee is currently in development at Steppenwolf. Polly Carl is Director of Arena Stage’s New Play Institute, and Artistic Consultant at Steppenwolf.
Polly Carl discusses her connection with playwright Lisa D’Amour.
Posted by Polly Carl | 0 responsesAug
15
I’m About to Write a Play Just in English
Playwright Tanya Saracho’s “Untitled Tanya Saracho Project” is currently in development at Steppenwolf.
Tanya Saracho discusses her fear of writing a uni-lingual play from a writing workshop.
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