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Patriot Acts: Ibsen, Miller, and Other (Un-) Reasonable Men – Part 1

Like its steadfast protagonist, Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People is itself a play which refuses to give way. One hundred and thirty-three years after its premiere…

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Karen Perry’s Midcentury Fashion for Trouble in Mind

Given Trouble in Mind‘s relevance to current issues today, its points prove more striking when we are reminded that it was written, and takes place in, the 1950s. Perhaps no element conveys the mid-century period…

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Kathy A. Perkins: Shining a Light on Trouble in Mind

We’ve been very excited about our production of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind, but perhaps none more so than company member Kathy A. Perkins…

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Trouble in Mind: Dress Rehearsal

The cast of Trouble in Mind performed their final dress rehearsal last night! Here’s a peek below. The show is in previews now and will be running at PlayMakers through Feb 8…

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Who’s Afraid of Alice Childress?, Part 2

Wiletta does not come to the Belleville script with any finessed dramaturgical considerations. Her words are more to the point: “It stinks.” That said, her finesse is found in the shield she carries to guard herself from any such…

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Who’s Afraid of Alice Childress?, Part 1

Some of our patrons may have wondered this when first hearing the title in PlayMakers’ current season. It is a lesser-known masterwork of a slightly better-known author…

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Opening Night Performance of Wrestling Jerusalem

Tonight is opening night for the regional premiere of Wrestling Jerusalem, performed by Aaron Davidman on the PRC² stage. It may seem a simple thing […]

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Wrestling Jerusalem Post-Show Conversations

Join us for the ‘Second Act’ of PRC². We’ve created PRC² as a venue for stimulating, topical artistic presentations and a safe place to talk […]

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Year in Review: PlayMakers in 2014

Here’s a look back at some of our favorite PlayMakers memories from 2014.(in no particular order) 1. Lisa Brescia’s spirited ‘Last Midnight’ as The Witch […]