– Howard Shalwitz is Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Since 1987, he has been nominated 8 times for direction, and received the Award in 2011 for Clybourne Park. – What’s striking to me about the list of nominees for Outstanding Direction this year is the range of stylistic territory it covers. Not just […]
Archives for April 21, 2012
James Kronzer on Outstanding Scenic Design, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– James Kronzer is a multiple Helen Hayes Award recipient, with, by our count, 20 nominations since 1990, and taking home 7. – I am in theatre because of the importance of storytelling. That is the timeless part of theatre, and the reason we keep coming back to Shakespeare and the Greeks. We see common […]
The Whipping Man at Center Stage
New Center Stage artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah gets off to an astonishing start with his directorial debut production of Matthew Lopez’s mesmerizing play The Whipping Man.