Arts Mar 14 Theater in rural Appalachian Virginia brings regional themes to the stage By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet
Arts Feb 02 Watch 7:58 Actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin on working together as a creative and engaged pair Although still in their 20s, actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin are already performing veterans. Both have played dozens of roles in live theater, including the Tony Award-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen," and on screens big and small. Amna Nawaz… By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre
Arts Jan 27 Watch 5:59 A look inside the acclaimed new theater production of ‘Life of Pi’ The play "Life of Pi" opened this winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You may know the story from the bestselling book or the Oscar-winning film. But the creative team of the play wants you to reconsider… By Jared Bowen, GBH
Arts Sep 20 Watch 6:06 12-foot puppet walks streets of New York to raise awareness of global refugee crisis To bring awareness to the global crisis of migration and refugees, a theater project is using a different kind of stage. They built a giant puppet of a young Syrian girl to stand in for millions and silently speak on… By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Jul 05 Watch 7:56 Deaf cast challenges musical theater norms in production of ‘The Music Man’ The classic American musical "The Music Man” has been a big hit this year with its revival on Broadway and on many regional and local stages across the country. John Yang went to the Olney Theatre Center in Maryland to… By John Yang, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Jun 30 Watch 6:34 Openly gay puppeteer uses his art to bring understanding to his small hometown in Kansas By Cat Wise During Pride Month, parades and other celebrations have been held in some of the nation's largest cities to celebrate LGBTQ rights, but smaller towns have also been marking the occasion. Cat Wise traveled to rural Kansas, where an artist is… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 7:26 A Pulitzer Prize winner’s modern take on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A reworking of Shakespeare "Hamlet" called "Fat Ham” recently won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. Jeffrey Brown has the story from New York for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 6:48 Young playwrights use the theater to confront the trauma of gun violence By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten In 2021, more than 1,500 children and teenagers in the United States were killed by gunfire. Activists across the country are working to shed light on that issue through a series of plays written and performed by young adults, many… Continue watching
Mar 23 Oscar-nominated film ‘CODA’ to be adapted to the stage by Deaf West Theatre By Jake Coyle, Associated Press "CODA," the Oscar-nominated film about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family, is being developed as a stage musical by the Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:46 Claudia Rankine’s ‘Help’ brings the topic of white privilege to the stage By Zachary Green Two years ago, just after the start of previews for Claudia Rankine’s play, “Help,” New York’s theaters shut down. Now with the pandemic easing, the show is finally opening. PBS NewsHour Weekend sat down with Rankine two years ago and… Continue watching