Review: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Netflix
An electric Viola Davis glows with sweat, rouge, and power in this successfully filmed version of August Wilson’s play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. If she is the immovable object in this ...
Review: Joinification Ceremony for the Church of FemAnimism
In these socially-distant times, can we find ways to enjoy live performance together? Sibyl Kempson and her company, 7 Daughters of Eve, have invented an online form that shows we ...
Review: Animals at Williamstown Theatre Festival/Audible
Wine flows freely in Animals, a crackling new play by Stacy Osei-Kuffour. So do insults, recriminations, and long-simmering resentments. This dinner party from Hell, co-produced by Williamstown Theatre Festival and ...
Stage Managing One Zoom At A Time
In early March, things were normal. Clarissa Ligon was production stage manager on Vineyard Theatre’s Dana H., which had four weeks remaining in its acclaimed, twice-extended run. Hannah Woodward was two days ...
Theater 2020: The Season That Wasn't
It seems unlikely that live performance will happen again in 2020. We usually do a wrap-up at the end of the year of our most memorable theater experiences. With only a ...
Reviews
Review: The Long Goodbye at BAM/MIF
online
With intimacy and intensity, Riz Ahmed performs a personal gig-storytelling show that looks at the complexities of post-colonial identity. Nicole Serratore reviews.
24 February
Features
When the Theaters Reopened: Observations from South Korea
Thermal cameras, hand sanitizer, and masks are the new normal for theaters in Korea. Hansol Oh saw 10 shows there and reports on her summer of theatergoing.
29 August
Reviews
Review: Bloodshot: The Call at Exponential Festival
online
A short film sequel to a film noir stage show set during a fictional plague now mirrors our real one. Nicole Serratore reviews.
1 February
Reviews
Review: Times3 (Times x Times x Times) at the PROTOTYPE Festival
Writer Geoff Sobelle and composer Pamela Z take us on a sonic journey through Times Square, from its origins to its present. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January
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Review: Ocean Body at HERE Arts Center
HERE Arts Center
An in-person visual and audio installation transports the audience into the waters of the Gulf Coast. Lane Williamson reviews.
21 January
Reviews
Review: Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Iran at Under the Radar
online
What does it mean to live our lives on the backwards timeline of Instagram? Loren Noveck reviews.
11 January
Features
Nicole Serratore
Theater of Your Mind: Closet Dramas and More
Various theater-adjacent projects offer alternatives for reading and interpreting theater at home. Nicole Serratore explores closet dramas and their ilk.
Exeunt Staff
Theater 2020: The Season That Wasn’t
With a shortened 2020 theater season, we focus on the exciting artists we came across in 2020 and who we want to see more from in a post-pandemic theater world order.
Joey Sims
How The Doors Were Opened, and What Comes Next
The George Floyd protests opened up theater lobbies and has prompted a new dialogue about theater and race. Joey Sims investigates.
Joey Sims
Stage Managing One Zoom At A Time
Stage managers pivot to Zoom. Joey Sims reports on how this job has shifted in pandemic times.
Reviews
Review: Disclaimer at Under the Radar
online
A gathering of absent family by proxy jumpstarts an important conversation about Middle Eastern representation and humanity. Nicole Serratore reviews.
10 January
Reviews
Review: Borders & Crossings at Under the Radar
Public Theater
An excellent group of poems and dramatic scenes about forced migration wants to break free of its Zoom box. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
8 January
Reviews
Review: Espíritu at Under the Radar
Public Theater
Under the Radar presents a "Marxist Lynchian nightmare" from Chilean company Teatro Anónimo that meets the anxieties of our time. Juan A. Ramirez reviews.
7 January
Reviews
Review: A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call
Phone Call
A new work by 600 Highwaymen as part of the Under the Radar festival asks strangers on a phone call to share with each other. Daniel Krane reviews.
7 January
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10 May
Exeunt Staff
Online Theater: The Familiar vs. The New
Our critics gather to talk about what theater they are watching online and why.
5 May
Loren Noveck
Viral Content for Our Viral Moment?
Loren Noveck muses on capturing a little bit of live theater's spark in Instagram monologues.
17 April
Joey Sims
Finding Connection With Theater Online
While the impact of online theater varies, Joey Sims finds there is still connection to be made and even something new to discover.
28 March
Nicole Serratore
Letter from the Editor
Thinking of you all during this unprecedented moment.