Following the Broadway hit Grand Horizons and such off-Broadway successes as Small Mouth Sounds and Make Believe, any new work from Bess Wohl is greeted with much anticipation. The Brooklyn Rail spoke to Wohl about her inspiration for her newest work, Liberation, her reasons for collaborating with Whitney White, why she writes so well for actors, and the challenges of writing for off-Broadway.

Dominique Morisseau’s works feature richly drawn characters, offering piercing and nuanced looks into everyone from blue collar laborers (Skeleton Crew) to international stars (Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations).