Thursday, November 20, 2025
The study by Mellon Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago set out to paint a comprehensive portrait of the realities of pursuing work an artist in today’s economy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, November 19, 2025
The leading national service organization for Theatre for Young Audiences will host its next conference on May 27-29, 2026, with a wide array of performances and panels.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PMLin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical will have an authorized ‘Teen Edition’ starting in 2028.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PMTuesday, November 18, 2025
The advocacy group for women and TGNC playwrights presents a new iteration of their online resource uplifting makers and champions of new plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PMMonday, November 17, 2025
An excerpt from a new book ponders an industry that seems to have lost its way, even as it has grown—and what its future may hold.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:20PMThe next TCG conference aims to bring together a global community of theatremakers at an intersection of Latin American and the continental United States.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PMFriday, November 14, 2025
Plus: Richard Thomas revives Hal Holbrook's 'Mark Twain Tonight,' and a listing of world premieres across the U.S.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:36PMThis month’s awards roundup includes directing honors, theatre criticism prizes, commissions for Black playwrights and Theatre for the Very Young, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, November 13, 2025
United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:12PMAs a special offering in our Offscript feed, here's a monologue from playwright Darnell Lamont Walker about the legendary Harlem crime boss, performed by Keith Randolph Smith.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, November 12, 2025
Court Theatre's new artistic director talks theatre classics and joining a Chicago institution.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:17AMFriday, November 7, 2025
On this episode we speak to the writer and director of the new play 'Mother of Exiles,' and talk arts funding and community engagement with author Donna Walker-Kuhne.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, November 6, 2025
Reflections on craft, style, new voices, and more at National Alliance of Musical Theatre’s recent fall conference and Festival of New Musicals.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, November 5, 2025
A new musical based on Thornton Wilder's 1942 epic ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ aims to bring the original’s absurdities closer to home.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AMMonday, November 3, 2025
A semester-long partnership with Hunter College will culminate in a full-day gathering in December, with conversations, screenings, and archival activations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:09AMFriday, October 31, 2025
Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck's new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, based on the hit film, eyes the absurdities of the 1980s work culture—and the inequalities that are still with us.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PMThursday, October 30, 2025
Two productions of York Walker's play, inspired by the Robert Johnson myth, bring the story home.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:56PMWednesday, October 29, 2025
A new partnership between the Naples Players and Naples Comprehensive Health will aim to harness the healing power of the arts for patients and healthcare providers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:15PMTuesday, October 28, 2025
A new book explores what the life of a middling actor in the pre-Civil War era can teach us about his time—and about notions of individualism and merit that are still with us in American t…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, October 27, 2025
By many measures, foundation giving to performing arts organizations is in decline—except in all the places it’s not.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PMThe new community-powered nonprofit organization aims to serve and advance a vibrant and inclusive L.A. theatre ecosystem. The first step: a comprehensive listings website.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PMArden Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, and Philadelphia Theatre Company, each producing work by the Philly-based writer next year, are joining for a historic 3-way deal.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PMIn the first edition of a new column, we visit a puppet haunted house and chat with a rising Chicago scenic designer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13PMThursday, October 23, 2025
A roundup of awards, grants, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AMWednesday, October 22, 2025
A colleague remembers the 'Coyote Cycle' playwright and Padua Hills co-founder, who died on Oct. 17 at age 86, for his metrical dialogue, his tenacity, and his mentorship.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AMMonday, October 20, 2025
An appreciation for our George C. White tribute, and salutes to a worker who left a Trump-dominated cultural institution on principle.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PMWednesday, October 15, 2025
A number of theatre artists and institutions have signed on to this decentralized, open-sourced initiative, and are inviting others to join in resistance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMFriday, October 10, 2025
The playwright talks about her great new feminist play. Plus: the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh's 'The First 3 Minutes of 17 Show,' Big Bang readings, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, October 9, 2025
This month's awards include MacDowell and Chicago Dramatists residencies, Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMIn this monologue by Tanya Everett, performed by Nedra Marie Taylor, we hear from the legendary blues and jazz singer-songwriter who wrote 'Downhearted Blues.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMTuesday, October 7, 2025
A thread of protest, censorship, and direct action runs through this month's entries.
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