Three words — affordability, inclusion, engagement — are the watchwords for this year’s Helen Hayes Awards ceremony. As most readers will know, last year, as it celebrated turning 30, the Helen Hayes Awards (HHA) switched things up. For 29 years, the event consisted of a sit-down awards ceremony held at Warner Theatre, National Theatre, or […]
Archives for March 13, 2015
Fabulas Mayas returns, more fabulous than ever
A large round shadow screen looms upstage, like a rising moon. Eight triangular steps ascend, like a pyramid, in front of it, as if leading to a Mayan temple. The stage floor is lit with a squiggly pattern of light and dark. Sounds of bird calls and crickets put us in a tropical forest.