Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Lois Smith and the Work That Endures by American Theatre Editors

The 95-year-old actor reflects on her rich and rewarding stage career, and the life it drew from and made for her.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:30AM
Monday, December 22, 2025

Reggie D. White on Taking the Reins of Woolly Mammoth by American Theatre Editors

The D.C. theatre’s incoming artistic director reflects on his path to leadership, the importance of risk-taking, and possibilities for brave new theatre. 

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Friday, December 19, 2025

Seeking: New Chicago Theatre Hangouts by American Theatre Editors

In this edition of Sightlines, we experience an inaugural WBEZ theatre event, tour TimeLine's newest space in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, and hear from a rising costume designer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:08AM
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Leadership Changes at Woolly, DTC, Skylight, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The Shows That Reloaded the Canon for the 21st Century by American Theatre Editors

To compile this list of the new millennium's influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM

Workers of the World (of New York City Theatre) Unite by American Theatre Editors

Gotham's stage laborers aren't just organizing their workplaces; they're also making their own, built on new models and partnerships.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:27AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Repairing ‘A Christmas Carol’ and Reflecting on the Year by Gabriela

In the latest AT Education Monthly: an annual tradition restored, insights from educators, and news from around the country.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:21PM
Monday, December 15, 2025

High School Opportunities Launch Futures by Gabriela

A list of festivals, competitions, and other programs to give young people access to and training in the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:52PM

Cherry Lane Theatre and Annie Baker Launch Playwrights Collective by American Theatre Editors

The new Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective incubator program continues the theatre's commitment to supporting rising playwrights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PM

Mayor’s Office Announces JanArtsNYC 2026 by American Theatre Editors

The January activities mark NYC’s Performing Arts Month, including Under the Radar, PROTOTYPE, the APAP conference, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AM
Sunday, December 14, 2025

On the Real With Stephen Adly Guirgis and Chris Gabo by American Theatre Editors

The 2 playwrights compare notes on what they learned from TV writing, what they owe their community, and Gabo's new play 'The Surgeon and Her Daughters.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PM
Friday, December 12, 2025

Creative Collective @ 1441 Coworking Hub Opens in Times Square by American Theatre Editors

The new theatre-focused coworking space is designed for theatremakers and companies to have a practical home to run business.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:36PM

Brian James Polak Reverses Roles by Gabriela

This 10-year anniversary special turns the tables, as playwright Crystal Skillman interviews host Brian James Polak about how his podcast helped him redefine playwriting success.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:16AM

Are 4 Heads Better Than 1? HERE’s an Answer by American Theatre Editors

A chat with the NYC venue's new leaders, good news from the wild project, new plays' strong showing, and a world-premiere listing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Featured Contributors by American Theatre Editors

A deep dive into an East West Players revival, and a look at the legacy of artists breaking the gender binary.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PM

Blackburn, Kurt Weill Prizes, Inge Playwright Honoree, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:45PM

Literary Agent Robert A. Freedman Was the Last of an Era by American Theatre Editors

Friends, family, and colleagues remember the veteran playwrights' representative, for whom storytelling was paramount.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:44AM

‘Chez Zelda’: A Short Play About Zelda Wynn Valdes by American Theatre Editors

As a special offering in our Offscript feed, we share this monologue by Kevin Renn about the legendary fashion designer who gave the world the Playboy Bunny costume.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Know a Theatre: theatre dybbuk, Los Angeles by American Theatre Editors

This small ensemble creates research-based plays with stylized movement, viewing universal human experience through the lens of Jewish thought.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Outside In Theatre: A New Venue in L.A.’s Highland Park by American Theatre Editors

A new black box theatre and art space founded by local stage veterans is staging bilingual dramas and doing experimental residencies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:37PM

Yale’s James Bundy: Daring and Caring by American Theatre Editors

As he leaves the dual helm of the Geffen School of Drama at Yale and Yale Repertory Theatre after 24 years, he reflects on a career of leading and learning.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:28PM

Fall of Remembrance and ‘Good Trouble’ by Gabriela

The TCG executive letter in the Fall 2025 issue explores urgencies of past and present.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM

Theatre Critics Named at New York Times, New Yorker by American Theatre Editors

Helen Shaw leaves The New Yorker for the Times’s top spot, while former NYer TV critic Emily Nussbaum will take over the mag’s theatre beat.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:45AM
Friday, December 5, 2025

PlayCo Launches International Residency Exchange Program  by American Theatre Editors

Over the next two years, PlayCo will team with six partner organizations and send nine playwrights abroad for global residencies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:10PM

National Readings to Raise Awareness of Violence Against Indigenous Women by American Theatre Editors

Theatres are stepping up for a national series of play readings by Indigenous writers, set for May 5, 2026, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PM

Where Stories Take Root: La Jolla’s Latinx New Play Festival by American Theatre Editors

The gathering’s eighth edition was grounded in narratives of faith, myth, and spirituality that define the complexities of the Latinx experience, for better or worse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AM

What Makes Jordan E. Cooper Happy, a Texas Scrooge, and the Artist/Critic Divide by American Theatre Editors

Our 2025 holiday stocking is stuffed: We chat with the writer/star of 'Ain't No Mo' and 'Oh Happy Day!,' with the director and star of the Alley's 'Night Shift Before Christmas,' and with aw…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:37AM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

2025 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards Announced by American Theatre Editors

The 16 Edgerton Award recipients will receive extra development after their world premiere productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by Gabriela

Grand openings for 2 theatres in 1900, milestones for ’Black Nativity’ and Jane Chambers, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Tom Stoppard Made Us All Smarter by American Theatre Editors

A frequent collaborator and friend reflects on the entwined life and work of an era-defining English dramatist, whose brilliance masked a secret sorrow.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:37AM
Monday, December 1, 2025

Who Is Latino Theater Company’s Work For? It’s in the Name by American Theatre Editors

For 4 decades, this Los Angeles troupe has developed and staged vital theatre by, for, and about their community, and for about half that time have also run a multi-venue city facility.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PM

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