“Let me just say that although I don't mind watching other theatergoers getting into the act " as a longtime observer of how audiences behave, the psychology of these events intrigues …
PowerPoint has long been employed onstage by established comedians like Eugene Mirman and long-running shows like Drunk Education in New York (which Refinery29 explored, among other PowerPoi…
“I'm collaborative perhaps to a fault, both in artistic leadership and in the rehearsal room. I think I've become a theatre artist and a theatre leader"an arts leader"because I can't d…
The closest thing to a black theater company that is able to survive and sustain itself is the St. Louis Black Rep. And theater companies " let's just take Los Angeles, for example " the …
“In entreating my drama students to do their part in rescuing our faltering democracy, I was simultaneously asking them to redeem an idea of theater as something more than sound and fu…
The 21st publication is just out and reports the lowest age attendance since 2000, a significant bit of hope for Broadway's long-term health. During the 2017"2018 season, the average age of …
“Certainly American culture is different from European culture. So I had expected the life of a theatre artist in Paris or London to be more refined, somehow easier, and at the same ti…
Speaking at the Theatres Trust Conference 2018 in London, Emma Stenning said: "We can't be subsidy-reliant charities any longer. We have to look at our buildings as our principle assets. We …
“I would say two things are happening: in Canada, structurally, we all sort of operate in a similar manner"because of funding, because of Canada Council, because of history. We have th…
Lyn Gardner: “While everyone may in theory have the right to failure in theatre, I believe we need to look much harder at who gets the opportunity to fail upwards. We’ve talked a…
The total amount of investment needed in theatre buildings, according to the survey, is likely to be closer to £1 billion. This takes into account planned major works outside of the theat…
"We are simultaneously more connected than we ever have been and more disconnected. The way we communicate is through screens, which are essentially prosceniums" like the traditional stage t…
Mary John was part of the nascent regional theatre movement, which was led in large part by women: Margo Jones opened Theatre '47 in Dallas in 1947, Nina Vance opened Houston's Alle…
The company announced Thursday that acclaimed Canadian director Weyni Mengesha will become its artistic director, starting in January. Paired with the hiring of UK-based arts administrator E…
Some theatres have moved away from education and solely into community engagement. How are "education" and "community engagement" defined by each theatre? What are the similarities and diffe…
For a New Yorker, the real surprise was to be found in the far-flung spaces " like the Den " that make up Chicago's "storefront" theater movement. Especially in the northern part of the city…
"The whole idea that you have a medium that is based on rapid response, and yet has lack of nuance built into its form, is very difficult, and is leading to a very binary culture, which I th…
If you think about it, the doctor- or surgeon-patient encounter is like improv, requiring two characters, in role, to build a scene together. Improvisers must think creatively and adapt in t…
At a time when internet bookings were beginning to become more popular, here was a way to get people to come to the theatre box office to buy tickets. Who doesn't like a queue outside the th…
Surveying the acres of white faces (and mostly greying or balding heads) in the West End, it is hardly surprising that theatres have traditionally deliberately catered to them. But what happ…
OSF declined to name any of the jobs or people that were let go, but issued a statement saying "This summer's smoke and air quality issues (led) to significant financial losses … These…
On Wednesday, the theater introduced "smart caption glasses" that display dialogue on the lenses as actors speak. The glasses can be used without charge for the play "War Horse" and for the …
After an investigation, the Old Vic said it had received 20 complaints of inappropriate behavior by Spacey, who led the theater between 2004 and 2015. It said most of the alleged victims had…
Prior to the autumn of 1968, any reference to homosexuality, bisexuality and nude performances would have been considered too outrageous to be shown on a British stage. Even something as see…
In many ways a theatre can be compared to a community center"both are public places to gather, to socialize, to learn, to be entertained. Now some theatres are intentionally taking up the…