8,583 stories by "American Theatre Editors"
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.
Reflections on craft, style, new voices, and more at National Alliance of Musical Theatre's recent fall conference and Festival of New Musicals.
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.
A semester-long partnership with Hunter College will culminate in a full-day gathering in December, with conversations, screenings, and archival activations.
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.
Two productions of York Walker's play, inspired by the Robert Johnson myth, bring the story home.
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.
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 the…
By many measures, foundation giving to performing arts organizations is in decline"except in all the places it's not.
The 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.
Arden 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.
In the first edition of a new column, we visit a puppet haunted house and chat with a rising Chicago scenic designer.
A roundup of awards, grants, fellowships, and other recognitions.
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.
An appreciation for our George C. White tribute, and salutes to a worker who left a Trump-dominated cultural institution on principle.
A number of theatre artists and institutions have signed on to this decentralized, open-sourced initiative, and are inviting others to join in resistance.
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.
This month's awards include MacDowell and Chicago Dramatists residencies, Chicago's Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.
In this monologue by Tanya Everett, performed by Nedra Marie Taylor, we hear from the legendary blues and jazz singer-songwriter who wrote 'Downhearted Blues.'
A thread of protest, censorship, and direct action runs through this month's entries.
It's a good thing that unions and employers have a shared interest in the robust funding of the NEA and NEH"because it's going to take a united front to make it happen.
The prolific solo performer talks about 'Spanish Stew,' a new show about her arrival in San Francisco in the 1970s.
On this episode the editors dive deep into our fall AT issue with dramaturg/journalist Dezi Tibbs, then dig into Latin American representation with playwright-performer John Leguizamo.
The leader of 59E59, an Off-Broadway theatre complex that programs more than 30 shows a year, offers a vision for the sustainability of the art form.
Some venues are closed, others still open, and many have offered discounts to paused federal workers.
