WE
Read about the 2024 production of
Yevgeny Zamyatin’s dystopian novel
Lud-in-the-Mist
Read about the upcoming production of
Hope Mirrlee’s high fantasy novel
THE MACHINE STOPS
Read about the 2023 production of
E.M. Forster’s sci-fi novella
unearthly visitants
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E.M. Forster’s sci-fi novella
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E.M. Forster’s sci-fi novella
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NOISE/QUIET
Read about the new play
written by Kevin Ray
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Go Behind The Scenes
Watch mini-documentaries about creating
THE MACHINE STOPS
Kevin Ray on Directing
Look inside our rehearsal process to see the ensemble in action and hear about Kevin’s approach to theatricality.
JON DeGAETANO ON PROJECTION
See Jon in action experimenting with projections and hear about his “Design Forward” approach to collaboration.
JON DeGAETANO ON PROJECTION
See Jon in action experimenting with projections and hear about his “Design Forward” approach to collaboration.
READ ESSAYS ON SUBSTACK
Modern Drama offers a behind‑the‑scenes look at how new independent theater is made — from the first spark of an idea to the moment it meets an audience.
Learning to Ask "What's Next?" Like a Child
Refections on staging Yevgeny Zamyatin's WE and his 1923 essay "On Literature, Revolution, Entropy, and Other Matters”
Discovering Gratitude Through Grant Writing
On perseverance, perspective, and the unexpected gift that came right before Thanksgiving.
I Started With Ghosts; They've Haunted Every Project Since
How adapting Edith Wharton’s gothic tales shaped the way I make theater—with production photos and a short video
Staging a High Fantasy Masterpiece Time Forgot
How an overlooked novel from 1926, Nietzschean philosophy, and a grant award launched my most ambitious adventure yet
NOISE/QUIET: A Cycle of Short Plays
From rejection to resurrection: how two plays became a cycle of sound and silence
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
But I'm one step closer than I was yesterday.
Independent theater needs champions.
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