Issue.18

NIUSHA NAWAB A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to my cousin, Mona, in Farsi: I’ve had this conversation many times with family, friends, coworkers, and sometimes other theatre…

NATALIE GALLAGHER Interview photo by Ben Hertel In this issue, we sat down with Cole von Glahn, Director of Production for First Floor Theater in Chicago, to talk about what’s…

SARAH GRACE VILLARREAL 8:45 A.M. — Charlie’s Office “I’m just so distraught, and my children aren’t helping me at all,” Mrs. Hernandez blew her nose with so much ferocity that…

GABBY L EDITOR’S NOTE: ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. Joe “The class had 11 bananas. 7 students ate a banana. How many bananas were left?” Ms. Roberts stated for her…

JENNIFER FRIEDMANN 6:43 PM, February 1, 2016. I drop my phone on the concrete floor of the Des Moines field office bathroom and spiderwebs spread across the screen. The battery…

SASHA ELKIN If you told me 6 months ago that I would leave my job in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles to slice lemons and make ketchup in the…

In this issue of SixByEight Press, we explore and honor people whose jobs and/or roles are frequently overlooked or ignored. Whether that is in the professional theatre world or in…