Callboard
Behind-the-scenes perspectives and experiences from our community.
Callboard is a place for our producing theater companies, artists, and staff to share their thoughts on the inner workings of the Off Broadway scene. Check back monthly for new posts!
Brian Dykstra, Playwright of Not Nobody
January 5, 2026
I haven’t written an autobiographical play since the 1990s. And this isn't one either. But I'm fascinated by just how many events that happen to the main character in Not Nobody and how many moments he recalls from his past mirror events from my own life. This is not how I usually write plays which is precisely why it feels worth examining.
Playwright Alex Lin and Erin Daley, Artistic Director of Primary Stages
November 17, 2025
Alex Lin set out to write a loose adaptation of King Lear, but as Laowang moved from page to the stage, it evolved into something far more personal: a story about grief, memory, and what we keep when the people we love start to fade.
Amanda Cooper, Associate General Manager of 59E59 Theaters
October 14, 2025
I was watching Muppet Treasure Island the other night, an annual tradition in my household, and I found myself asking the age-old question, "Where is the modern puppet content?"
Val Day, Artistic Director of 59E59 Theaters
October 1, 2025
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest performing arts festival in the world, and this year’s edition showed once again why it matters to the industry at large.
Pictured: Alexandra Fortin and Michael Liebhauser in Ken Ludwig's DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE (2025) directed by Stephen Nachamie. Presented by Penguin Rep Theatre. Photo by Dorice Arden Madronero.