Sep 20 Watch 6:06 12-foot puppet walks streets of New York to raise awareness of global refugee crisis By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport 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… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 7:56 Deaf cast challenges musical theater norms in production of 'The Music Man' By John Yang, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet 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… Continue watching
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
Sep 26 Watch 4:52 Broadway throws open its doors as it returns from its longest shutdown By Zachary Green New York City’s theaters are finally reopening after they were shut down on March 12, 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit the city. This has been the longest shutdown in Broadway’s history. Major hits like “Lion King” and… Continue watching
Mar 23 George C. Wolfe, Anne Carson win PEN achievement awards By Associated Press Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe and Canadian poet-translator Anne Carson are among this year's winners of PEN America awards for career achievement. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 5:42 A leading playwright and a pioneering virologist marry science and art on stage By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A new interactive theatrical production, "The Catastrophist," follows the story of a scientist thrilled by discovery and pained by loss. It was written by playwright Lauren Gunderson about her husband's life as a leading researcher into the causes and effects… Continue watching