Jun 20, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
By: Charlotte Selton | May 08, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller When Chelsea Marcantel was commissioned by Signature Theatre in February 2020 for a new play, she had no way to know the profound changes and losses soon coming to her industry and world. Her...
May 20, 2022 | Interviews, Press, The Upstairs Department
by Kaylee Dugan | May 20, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller Chelsea Marcantel isn’t afraid to talk about death. In fact, the playwright behind well-known works like “Airness,” kind of thinks it’s vital. In her newest play “The Upstairs Department,” which is at...
May 18, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
Chelsea Marcantel’s gently touching and deeply satisfying new play is about a brother’s and sister’s quest for connection. By John Stoltenberg | May 6, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller Can you imagine a warmly funny and sweetly moving play full...
May 15, 2022 | Articles, Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
The very best of these, ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ at Studio Theatre, is nothing less than revelatory by Peter Marks | May 20, 2022 From left, Migs Govea, Paola Lázaro and Justin Weaks in “There’s Always the Hudson” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. (Teresa...
May 6, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
by Rachael F. Goldberg | May. 6, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller There are a wide variety of beliefs about what happens to us after we die. Some believe in heaven or hell, some sort of reward or punishment for actions taken in this life. Some...
May 6, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
by Susan Berlin | May 6, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller As audiences for The Upstairs Department enter the ARK Theatre at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, they see a serene room bordered by dark red curtains (viewers sit on all four sides),...
Apr 26, 2022 | Articles, Press, The Upstairs Department
The Tony-winning regional theatre presents the play about a young man who survives a serious illness to find he may now have supernatural powers. BY LEAH PUTNAM photo credit: Christopher Mueller The world premiere of Chelsea Marcantel’s The Upstairs...
Apr 3, 2022 | Articles, Press, The Upstairs Department
BY LEAH PUTNAM | APRIL 1, 2022 The Tony-winning regional theatre has announced the cast and creative team ahead of performances beginning April 26. Annie Grove, Joy Jones, and Zach Livingston Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia has announced the cast and...
Apr 2, 2022 | Articles, Press, The Upstairs Department
by Stephi Wild | Apr. 1, 2022 Performances run April 26 – June 12, 2022. Signature Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of The Upstairs Department, a play by Chelsea Marcantel (Airness,...
Jul 14, 2021 | Articles, Press, The Upstairs Department
BY ANDREW GANS | JUL 14, 2021 Matthew Gardiner has been named the new artistic director of the regional theatre. John Yi, Joomin Hwang, Jason Tam, Jiho Kang, and Jinwoo Jung (photo by Ben Arons) Signature Theatre’s Board of Directors has named Matthew Gardiner the new...
