Theater about current events — both literally and abstractly — is changing the conversation between playwrights, directors and their audiences.

Theater about current events — both literally and abstractly — is changing the conversation between playwrights, directors and their audiences.
When he’s not herding performers at “Once Upon a Mattress,” Cody Renard Richard is bowling, catching up with theater friends and, to his surprise, bumping into Beyoncé.