Oct 15th, 2008 · Multi-talented musician, songwriter, playwright and actor Ed Snodderly is heard here in live performance from Bristol, Tenn./Va. Here, Snodderly showcases songs from his latest collection of original music, Brier Visions.
Sep 30th, 2008 · New York's Negro Ensemble Company helped launch the careers of many a notable name — and it was a first-of-its-kind venue for black playwrights writing about the African-American experience. Margot Adler reports on its lasting influence.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Young playwright Lin Manuel Miranda is taking Broadway by storm. Miranda's musical In The Heights, which won big at last week's Tony Awards, tells the immigrant story of New York's Washington Heights neighborhood. The multi-talented actor, composer and playwright speaks candidly about his art.
Apr 30th, 2008 · You don't want to cross celebrated playwright, screen writer, and film director David Mamet. Although he's 59, he's remarkably fit and an accomplished practitioner of jujitsu. Alex Chadwick visited with him and they talked about his new film, Redbelt.
Apr 19th, 2008 · Three years ago, Kent Thompson became the artistic director of the Denver Center Theatre Company. Under his leadership, the company has become one of a handful of regional theaters around the country committed to developing new work.
Mar 12th, 2008 · Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee turns 80 on Wednesday. Far from resting on his laurels, he's in the midst of a busy season. And as Jeff Lunden reports, he's still as irascible as ever on the topic of what theater is "about."
Feb 9th, 2008 · Playwright Martin McDonagh makes audiences laugh -- and makes them uncomfortable about what they're laughing at. He's had hits on London's West End and Broadway. Now, the Irish writer is set to make a new audience squirm -- and chuckle -- as his screenwriter-director debut, In Bruges, opens in U.S. theaters.
Dec 28th, 2007 · The hit Broadway show August: Osage County is a comic-tragic take on family. It's set in the county where playwright Tracy Letts grew up. His father, Dennis Letts, plays the patriarch of a large dysfunctional family. But the Lettses say it's not about their own family.