9,625 stories from American Theatre
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 industry must not look away from a moment that is begging for it to change, writes publisher Kelundra Smith.
Professional artists create intergenerational, collaborative theatre alongside kids at White Bird Productions.
The composer's longtime collaborator remembers his colleague's mischief and melancholy, and the melodic gift he took for granted.
DJ Hills takes inspiration from their own upbringing in rural Appalachia in this world premiere tackling the intersections among queerness, transness, class, and geography.
The Washington theatre commissioned 4 artists to share creative writing, performance, and video responses to the past year of living under National Guard occupation.
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.
Opening Dallas Theater Center's season of all new work is a play about President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev’s fateful peace talk to scale down nuclear weapons.
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.
Reflecting on the summer 2026 issue, executive director Alisha Tonsic imagines a brighter collective future for the theatre field by looking back on our past.
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.
