theater
What the theater can do
It’s hard to talk about the transformative power of being onstage without sounding ridiculous. Sing Sing and Ghostlight show us instead.
The literal drama of church history
Life in the Roman and Byzantine empires was utterly theatrical.
Tom Stoppard gets personal
Leopoldstadt grapples with the 86-year-old playwright’s Jewish roots and his fear about the direction of our society.
A famous Passion play’s evolution
In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.
How playwright Tetsuro Shigematsu has transformed my homiletics classes
His advice: be yourself, be underprepared, be weird.
Stephen Sondheim’s expressions of yearning
My spirituality was shaped by this secular artist’s powerful spiritual questions.
Is Our Town everybody’s town?
The play’s universal themes rest on a Christian eschatological vision.
The woman behind Pittsburgh’s Demaskus Theater Collective
“The best place to be is at the intersection of art and faith.”
What doing improv taught me about scarcity and choice
We went on with four performers instead of 10. It was invigorating.
Religious satire on Broadway
Religious satire was once an edgy form of humor celebrated by rebellious teens. Now it’s attracting adults who buy theater tickets.