Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
Ear to the Ground
Here’s to the Changemakers and Culture Shapers of 2024
Dec 27, 2024 Selections from Truthdig's year in films, books and interviews with artists who are shaping our world.
Global Voices
Italy Turns to Theatre to Address Male Violence Against Women
Apr 2, 2024 Italian theater and cinema shine a spotlight on the root causes of gender-based violence, advocating for culture-wide solutions.2024 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Third Place, Soft News, Music/Arts Related, Online
Theater
Russian Playwright Arrested for First Time Since Soviet Era
May 18, 2023 The action has spooked Russia's theater world.
Arts & Culture
When it Comes to Theater, L.A. Is Center Stage
Mar 31, 2023 An overview of the thriving theater scene in Los Angeles. Known first and foremost for film and Hollywood, LA actually produces more live theater plays than Broadway.
The Homeless and the Indigent Are People, Too
Oct 2, 2018 A powerful new play at Hollywood's Hudson Guild Theater explores the lives of some of our most neglected and misunderstood communities.
Top-Flight Cast Takes On American Classic ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Jun 15, 2018 The Beverly Hills production features Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville under the direction of five-time Olivier Award winner Richard Eyre.
Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Creates an ‘Immersive Theatre Project’
Jul 26, 2017 The work is part of a campaign for prison reform, band member Nadya Tolokonnikova (pictured) tells Truthdig.
‘Lear,’ Not ‘1984,’ Defines the Trump Era
Jun 10, 2017 The best literary precedent for what we're enduring now is not the absolute order of Big Brother but the irrational eruptions of King Lear.
Chris Hedges and Wallace Shawn on Politics, Playwriting and Power (Video)
May 31, 2017 In the latest episode of "On Contact," Hedges sits down with the actor, playwright and essayist to discuss Shawn's new book, "Night Thoughts."‘On Contact With Chris Hedges’: Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Electra’ Shatters the American Myth
Apr 24, 2017 The Truthdig columnist and RT host explains that a culture saturated with artifice and false promises of success and happiness doesn't easily accommodate the ideas the playwright dramatized onstage.