Thursday, April 1, 2021
The poem fragment, uncovered in a museum in Northern England, may have been composed on a kind of toilet paper.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, March 31, 2021
How our theatre got through a trying and bewildering year, and is poised to move forward this year and beyond.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:55PMColleagues recall the vision and tenacity of one of the American theatre's essential founders and leaders.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:49PMA tribute to the poet, playwright, and actor from a friend who knew him since junior high.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AMTuesday, March 30, 2021
One secret to the newly powerful social disruption unleashed by the bouffon and his ilk: They're laughing at you, not with you.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:11PMFriday, March 26, 2021
Garay-English is a global arts leader working on California-based, national, and international projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:52PMThe acclaimed company has built a tripartite show about the space between us in which we must do a lot of the connecting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:47PMHow disabled performing artists are challenging ableism, building access, and imagining new worlds.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:12AMDisability inclusion can't simply be tacked on as an extra in theatre's budgets and planning; it must be intentional and funded. The good news is that it benefits everyone.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:10AMA roundtable of theatremakers talk about their work, how they make it, and models for inclusive spaces for both artists and audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:08AMThe theatre field is white-dominated, and disabled and D/deaf companies would seem to be no exception—unless we look deeper and think more intersectionally.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:06AMNow 30 years old, the Americans with Disabilities Act has made historic access achievements for audiences. Now how about access for performers and backstage workers?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:04AMHere are some folks to have on your radar, from writers to designers, from choreographers to arts administrators.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:02AMMeet the field leaders who helped us ideate and create this package of stories.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, March 25, 2021
Help is on the way, but while there are resources available, no single expert is going to explain or fix it all for you.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:19PMWednesday, March 24, 2021
The playwright of 'PrEP Play, or Blue Parachute' talks about expectations, intimacy, and the Zoom revolution.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PMCan a culturally appropriative murder mystery in the guise of a cooking class prevent war with Iran? Piehole's interactive new Zoom play aims to find out.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:55AMTuesday, March 23, 2021
Simoness, who is also the company's executive director, will step aside in September, citing the importance of leadership turnover.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:45PMThis month Brian surveys playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, and critics about the works they just can't shake, and why.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:17PMYussef El Guindi's play 'Refugee Rhapsody' will receive a staged reading as part of the virtual 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PMPrice, who joined the company in 2000, will turn her attention to personal artistic projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:45PMAutumn J. Mitchell, Jeremy Pesigan, and Citlali Pizarro will work in the Production, New Work, and Connectivity departments, respectively.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:09PMThe annual award honors English-language writers from all over the world who are at any stage of their careers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AMIn this excerpt from the new novel 'We Play Ourselves,' a playwright navigates the highs and lows of an Off-Broadway opening night.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AMFriday, March 19, 2021
The critics look back on a year without live, in-person theatre as they go through their mailbag.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:11PMHow a plan to teach 'Pipeline' and 'School Girls' grew into a curriculum stressing both the plays' universality and specificity on issues of race, colorism, and inequity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:53PMStaging original works as audio dramas isn't just a pandemic workaround; it's also back-to-the-future turn to a resonant form.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PMRooted as much in Michigan as Mosul, he lived to see both of his homes turn to sectarian violence and division.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AMWednesday, March 17, 2021
A new project to put the focus on marginalized voices opens with a series showcasing under-sung plays, in hopes of seeding future productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMMartin promises a 'clean slate' at the Chicago theatre famed for its playwrights ensemble, after serving as associate producer at the Goodman.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMTuesday, March 16, 2021
Looking toward the future, Shelley hopes to create an inclusive atmosphere that cements the House Theatre of Chicago as a destination for artists to come and create.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:10PM 
