Review: THE JANEIAD at Old Globe Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Jul 8, 2025
In the 100-minute, decades-spanning duration we spend with this woman who feels so very recognizable, Ziegler, director Maggie Burrows and actors Nadine Malouf, Ryan Vasquez and Michaela Watkins leave us affected, contemplative and more than a little bit heartbroken.
Review: THE JANEIAD at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jul 6, 2025
In “The Janeiad,' at The Old Globe through July 13th, playwright Anna Ziegler blends myth, memory, and modern grief into a lyrical meditation on loss and the fragile myths we build to survive it.
Photos: THE JANEIAD World Premiere Opens at The Old Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2025
First look at The Janeiad by Anna Ziegler and directed by Maggie Burrows. The world premiere production opens tonight at The Old Globe and runs through July 13, 2025. Check out photos from the production.
Finalists Revealed for 2025 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2025
The American Theatre Critics and Journalists Association has revealed six finalists for the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of New York City in 2024.
a.k. payne Wins The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize For FURLOUGH'S PARADISE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2025
The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been given to U.S. playwright a.k. payne for their play Furlough's Paradise. Awarded annually since 1978, the prestigious international Prize is the largest and oldest award recognizing women+Â who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre.Â
Review: THE WANDERERS at Mildred's Umbrella
by Brett Cullum - Feb 14, 2025
Jennifer Decker is a pro at deconstructing relationships, and it is no surprise that she handles this material very well. Also, she has a very talented cast at her beck and call, so THE WANDERERS here in Houston works exquisitely for the most part.