Samuel D. Hunter, Author of ‘The Whale,’ On His Artistic Turning Point
A single heartbreaking truth in both 'The Whale' and the newly revived 'A Bright New Boise' provided a pivot for the playwright turned screenwriter.
Signature Theater
Mint Theater: The Lost-and-Found (Jonathan) Bank
Our theater community took a major hit this month with the passing of James Houghton, the 57-year-old artistic director of the Signature Theater Company who pioneered a whole new procedure in the presentation of plays. It was his bright idea to devote a whole theatrical season to a single playwright, offering up what he called “the misfits as well as the hits” and any new work the author may want to get off his chest and onto the stage. That was 25 years ago, and the concept has outlived him.
Playwright Ayad Akhtar Pens a Tragic Thriller Fueled by Cash
This fall, the New York Theatre Workshop has radically reconfigured itself—voila! You find yourself in a low-slung, drab-gray terrorist prison “somewhere in Pakistan, in the near future.”
