Archive - The Fourth Wall

Folding Chairs & Fingerprints

The strange psychology of readings and workshops.

Feb 20 • Matt Rodin

Just Be Authentic 🙃

...wtf does that even mean?

Feb 13 • Matt Rodin

What creative effort is doing for us, even when we don't score.

Feb 6 • Matt Rodin

January 2026

Beyond Escapism

Why art still matters in a moment like this

Jan 30 • Matt Rodin

The Quiet Magic of Cast Recordings

Why we keep pressing play

Jan 23 • Matt Rodin

Stunt Casting Isn't the Problem

How certainty became Broadway's currency (and who's paying the price).

Jan 16 • Matt Rodin

Theater's Heated Rivalry

What a gay hockey show reveals about competition, creativity, and the cost of opposition.

Jan 9 • Matt Rodin

What rehearsal can teach us about beginnings & endings.

Jan 2 • Matt Rodin

December 2025

The Year of the "Theatre Kid"

Not to be dramatic, but we really did that.

Dec 26, 2025 • Matt Rodin

What this year taught me about the speed of meaning.

Dec 19, 2025 • Matt Rodin

"See My Show" Syndrome

A soft diagnosis of the pressure to promote.

Dec 12, 2025 • Matt Rodin

The Fall of "Versailles"

What a closing notice revealed about the corrosion of theater-fandom

Dec 5, 2025 • Matt Rodin

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