Elevator Repair Service

'Gatz' Looks Forward to a New American Theatrical Form

In its breathtaking L.A. premiere at REDCAT, Elevator Repair Service’s “Gatz,” a marathon embodiment of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” is a watershed theatrical event.

Best of the Week Ahead: Nov. 22–28 (Slideshow)

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Alvin Ailey’s opening night, the L.A. premiere of “Gatz,” Jimmy Pardo’s Pardcast-a-Thon, and National Theatre Live’s “Timon of Athens” are what we’re looking forward to this week.

Theater Companies Bring Literature to the Stage in a Fresh Way

The Elevator Repair Service’s adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” the Transport Group’s adaptation of a Jonathan Franzen essay, and For/Word Company’s adaptation of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s writings reinvent adaptation.