Celebrating the art that holds up a mirror to our turbulent times could not be more important right now. In this, our performance issue, we shine a light on performing artists from a range of disciplines—actors, playwrights, choreographers, musicians, artists, and dancers—who have returned to the stage with work that feels urgent, revelatory, and new.
For our cover story, Collier Schorr photographed actor Tessa Thompson, whom I’ve known for many years and watched evolve into a steady, self-assured force. Tessa stars this summer in two big franchises—the latest Marvel blockbuster, Thor: Love and Thunder, and the fourth season of HBO’s Westworld—but as always remains grounded. During the pandemic, she took the opportunity to look at the kind of work she was doing—and Hollywood—through a wider lens, launching her own production…
