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Andrew Burden Swanson, ensemble cast member of Writers’ Theatre’s A Streetcar Named Desire, details his journey towards joining the production.

About a month and a half ago, I found myself suffering under a ... Read More ›

In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, the two title characters repeatedly come into contact with a traveling band of tragedians.  The tragedians are the same actors who perform before the court in ... Read More ›

Starting next Monday, Writers’ Threatre will begin introducing you to cast and crew members from next Season’s exciting productions.  Keep checking back here for exclusive insider information.

When The Maids by Jean Genet closed on Sunday March 22nd, the cast had been together almost every day for five months.  Just before the production ended I caught up with our ... Read More ›

Well, here we are in week four of the process of putting together The Lion in Winter.  I don’t know why, but even after acting professionally for more than 10 years, I ... Read More ›

I’m reading an article in this week’s New Yorker about Mark Rylance, the celebrated English actor and founding artistic director of the Globe Theatre in London. One of his former directors said ... Read More ›

We are about to start our extension week, which I like to think of as the post-season. It’s like we had a great year and won our division so we get to ... Read More ›

One of the most difficult and unsung roles in theater is the understudy. Imagine having to learn all the lines, blocking, combat, and songs of several characters and then being responsible for ... Read More ›