Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life? Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life?
We talked to Rachel Kauder Nalebuff about the politics of care, mourning, and her new book, Stages: On Dying, Working, and Feeling.
The Coronavirus Means Curtains for Artists The Coronavirus Means Curtains for Artists
The loss of revenue from live events is only the start of this particular disaster.
May 7, 2020 / William Deresiewicz
Lorraine Hansberry’s Radicalism Lorraine Hansberry’s Radicalism
For the playwright and activist, neither liberal reform nor countercultural art were enough. The very foundations of American democracy needed to be transformed.
Apr 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet ‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet
Bringing Howards End into today’s gay Manhattan, playwright Matthew Lopez shows that “Only Connect” is still a radical message.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney
Tony Kushner on Making Serious Political Theatre in 2019 Tony Kushner on Making Serious Political Theatre in 2019
In a conversation with The Nation, Kushner discusses the first major revival of A Bright Room Called Day, his Reagan-era political drama set in Weimar Germany.
Oct 28, 2019 / Q&A / Alisa Solomon
Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Three performances at the world’s biggest arts festival react to transphobic rhetoric in the UK.
Aug 22, 2019 / Elliot Ross
The Play Challenging Us to See the Rot at the Heart of Our Democracy The Play Challenging Us to See the Rot at the Heart of Our Democracy
As its New York run ends, What the Constitution Means to Me remains an urgent and salient critique of the country’s foundational document.
Aug 6, 2019 / Alisa Solomon
Ishmael Reed Tries to Undo the Damage ‘Hamilton’ Has Wrought Ishmael Reed Tries to Undo the Damage ‘Hamilton’ Has Wrought
His new play, The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda, is an extremely earnest attempt to show Miranda the many errors of his blockbuster musical.
Jun 3, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism
The African-American studies professor sits down with The Nation to discuss books, Beyoncé, and the radical potential of the academy.
May 29, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head
In her recent play White Noise and a new film adaptation of Native Son, Parks probes the terrible truths of the American imagination.
May 28, 2019 / Alisa Solomon