In the SEX VARIANTS program note, New Work Program Manager Melissa Hardy outlines the historical context of the play, explaining how the original source material intersects with the world of science–specifically, ideologies rooted in sexology… and eugenics.
In the following interview with historian Michael Waters, we explore the life and times of one of queer history’s forgotten figures: the translator, researcher, dancer, and ethnographer Jan Gay.
ANTIGONE IN THE AMAZON had its U.S. premiere at NYC’s Skirball Center in September 2024. The questions Milo Rau raises with his company of actors and performers are not easy, but they are poignant.
What role does theater play in the fight to corral climate change and avert catastrophe? Not the one we think, suggests eco-dramatist and scholar, Khristián Méndez Aguirre in this essay–the first of a series on eco-dramaturgy.
EP editor Faith Zamblé offers an analysis on trends in non-profit theater and strategies for how the industry might evolve, Cosmo-style.
Genre-crossing actor and artist April Matthis chats with Extended Play about her role in the upcoming piece “Jérôme Bel (2021)” as the celebrated French choreographer.
Lauren Halvorsen tracks the comings, goings, hopes and dreams of the collaborative entity known as the Artistic Caucus.
SEX VARIANTS co-writer James La Bella interviews design collaborators Jessica Mitrani and Attilio Rigotti about their process of critical imagination in creating visual worlds.
Next Forever resident Kate Douglas talks to Extended Play editor Faith Zamblé about time, space, grief and how plays make space for wonder and loss.
Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby’s newest piece, CONVERSATIONS, is a study in the possibilities of musical storytelling.
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