Upstage Guides - Roundabout Theatre Company
Edited and written by the Artistic and Education teams at Roundabout Theatre Company, Upstage Guides serve as dramaturgical resources for audience members. There is an Upstage Guide produced for each production, and each edition features interviews with the production’s creative team members, contextual information about the play and teacher resources and activities. Below are articles Ryan wrote for Upstage Guides during his time at RTC.
"2004 and 2020: Broadway, America, & Caroline, Or Change": Caroline, or Change by Tony Kushner & Jeanine Tesori
"Alcohol and Artmakers": Darling Grenadine by Daniel Zaitchik
"Alcohol and Artmakers": Darling Grenadine by Daniel Zaitchik
"American Immigration Policy from 1790 to 2016": 72 Miles to Go... by Hilary Bettis
"American Immigration Policy from 1790 to 2016": 72 Miles to Go... by Hilary Bettis
"Central Louisiana, 1944": A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller
"The Price of Protest": Too Heavy for Your Pocket by Jireh Breon Holder
("Parchman Prison" section, and additional content, written by Lucy Powis.)
"The Life of J.B. Priestley": Time and the Conways by J.B. Priestley
Copies of Ryan's other dramaturgy work from Roundabout are available upon request.