8,600 stories by "American Theatre Editors"
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
The adaptor/director of a new take on Sophocles's tragic trilogy reflects on the play's lessons about fate and failure, as retaught by the production's ups and downs—including a cancelled …
The composer's longtime collaborator remembers his colleague's mischief and melancholy, and the melodic gift he took for granted.
Imagine if we made arts and culture as free and accessible—and as beautiful—as places like Prospect Park.
Though it’s hardly her finest work, a new production of ‘An American Daughter’ offers a welcome chance to consider Wendy Wasserstein’s unique contributions to American theatre and be…
On this annual special episode, we announce the Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the coming season, and are joined by 2 of the latter for a wide-ranging con…
This edition features designers of all kinds working throughout the United States.
Kimberly Belflower’s popular drama will be the most-produced play in the 2026-27 season (apart from ‘A Christmas Carol’), and Wilson will be the most-produced author (aside from Shakes…
The playwright behind the Ufot Family Cycle chats about making theatre more community-oriented and humane, and how to make Black girls fly.
The playwright of 'You Are Pretty,' 'Am I White,' and 'Teen Dad' talks about growing up as a mixed-race adoptee in Texas and finding her voice as a sketch performer.
A chat with the acclaimed actor and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox, onstage now in Oliver Cotton's new play at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C.
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Working from a foundation of accessibility, this organization is beaming their art around the world, and supporting marginalized artists in the process.
4 companies will be selected to be residents at the multi-theatre complex for a 10-month season running February-November.
A report on the NEA, and a deep dive into Hmong communities in Minneapolis.
Going beyond diversity statements, antiracist theatre practices promise a liberatory future for all.
This year’s festival marks 10 years of the Sol Project, 9 years of SolFest, and 4 years of the NSP Latine Shortsfest.
We shouldn't mistake the end of a funding arrangement for the end of the culture that funding once carried.
September highlights include two theatre reopenings after national emergencies, the African Company's beginnings, and a troupe's return to the states after foreign imprisonment.
Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford and Kyle Haden will lead the newly combined organization.
The historic Providence theatre’s artistic director, whose last play at its leader is 'The Getaway Driver,' recalls his two-decade tenure, and talks about what's next.
Recruited by Padua Hills Playwrights founder Murray Mednick, Shepard joined an ad-hoc faculty in 1978 for the experimental workshop. Among his pupils: a young David Henry Hwang.
The cup overfloweth in this nationwide roundup of new stage works.
Every other year since 1989, the International Black Theatre Festival has gathered theatremakers and fans for a celebration of Black artistry and excellence.
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
