PLAYBILLDER Helped Students of Hadestown: Teen Edition Learn About Marketing by Dylan Parent

High schoolers at this Illinois Catholic school are also learning that not everything needs a happy ending.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23pm on August 10, 2026☆⚑

Video: Anania Says Hercules Mulligan in Hamilton Could Be Played by a Trans Performer by Dylan Parent

The Gaydar host and drag artist is a swing on The Rocky Horror Show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:15pm on August 6, 2026☆⚑

Meg Stalter Is the Sweetest Brat on Broadway in Oh, Mary! by Dylan Parent

The Hacks scene stealer on the "freedom in being bratty" and why her Christian faith isn't a bit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:06pm on August 3, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Students Were Treated to a 'Fancy' Playbill for A Night Under the Stars by Dylan Parent

Arizona students created an evening full of hope, love, and magic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:24am on July 27, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This High School Set Twelfth Night in a '90s Sitcom by Dylan Parent

These California high schoolers are also obsessed with Ragtime and Wild Party.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30am on June 15, 2026☆⚑

King Princess Is 'Raw Dogging Everything' in Girl, Interrupted by Dylan Parent

Singer-songwriter Mikaela Strauss is making her stage debut in the musical adaptation of Susanna Kaysen’s memoir.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30am on June 12, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: High Schoolers Learn to Fight Safely for Romeo + Juliet The Musical by Dylan Parent

An Oklahoma school put on the second-ever production of this musical adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:16pm on June 1, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Students at This Arizona High School Are Fixing Their Short Attention Spans With Theatre by Dylan Parent

In a high school production of Mary Poppins, students are building skills and creating memories to last a lifetime.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:26pm on May 26, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In Choose Your Heist, Student Performers and Audience Members Build Theatre Together by Dylan Parent

This Maryland school weaves creativity into every subject.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:50pm on May 18, 2026☆⚑

Video: Jennifer Tilly Performs an Eight-Page Monologue Every Night, How's That for a Real Housewives Track? by Dylan Parent

Everyone's favorite “friend of” is starring in The Adding Machine, trading in Beverly Hills for an Off-Broadway theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:29pm on May 12, 2026☆⚑

In Proof, Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri Are Finding Comfort in the 'Oldest Social Contract' by Dylan Parent

The two are father and daughter in the Broadway revival of David Auburn's play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:12pm on May 11, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Production of The Sound of Music Had Special Effects, a Live Orchestra, and...Playbills! by Dylan Parent

This Alabama children's theatre is creating strong communicators and compassionate humans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24am on May 11, 2026☆⚑

How a Padded Suit, Custom Tailored, Transformed Daphne Rubin-Vega Into a Man in The Adding Machine by Dylan Parent

Tony-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber discussed turning the siren of Rent into a misogynist man.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:18pm on May 7, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In Pippin, High Schoolers Are Giving Their Community a Professional-Level Performance by Dylan Parent

Students build their set, design their costumes, expand their worldview at this Arizona school.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08pm on April 29, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This School Production of The Outsiders Performed in Front of 400 Middle Schoolers by Dylan Parent

A New Hampshire school brought the play adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel to life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54am on April 20, 2026☆⚑

Video: Grey Henson Gets Ready to Play 'Sweet Gay Boy' Bigfoot by Dylan Parent

The Tony nominee is capturing childlike wonder in Bigfoot! A New Musical Off-Broadway until April 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:12pm on April 16, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In This Feminist Dracula, An All-Female Cast Shines Like Stars by Dylan Parent

Students in Seattle, Washington are feeling empowered on and off the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:59pm on April 13, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Production of The Wiz Featured 100 Students and a Full Orchestra by Dylan Parent

Students in grades 5 through 12 took a trip to Oz at their Philadelphia school

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12pm on April 7, 2026☆⚑

Wallace Shawn and Deborah Eisenberg Went On in What We Did Before Our Moth Days, With Just 3 Hours Notice by Dylan Parent

When two principle actors in Shawn's new Off-Broadway play fell ill, the playwright and his longterm partner took to the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:18pm on April 2, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Students Learn Artistic Ownership by Directing One Acts by Dylan Parent

Students at this Georgia high school are finding freedom and taking risks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32am on March 30, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This High School Performed Birthday Candles at One of the Largest Theatre Festivals in the Country by Dylan Parent

Students at this Illinois school are enjoying every moment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06pm on March 23, 2026☆⚑

Video: For Hannah Cruz, Performing in 'Difficult and Dangerous Times' Is a Call of Duty by Dylan Parent

The actor talks marriage, politics, and Crumbl Cookies while Getting Ready for Chess on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:48pm on March 17, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: A Student Wrote An Essay to Campaign for This High School to Perform Mary Poppins by Dylan Parent

Wilmington Christian School in Delaware creates connection.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06am on March 16, 2026☆⚑

Can Theatre Change People's Minds? To Wallace Shawn, That's Not Inconceivable by Dylan Parent

The playwright is performing his blistering The Fever in rep with a new play on love, loss, and predetermination.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:48pm on March 11, 2026☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Performance of Seussical Jr. Shatters the Stigma Surrounding Autism by Dylan Parent

Participants at the North Jersey organization are empowered to perform on stage and in their community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:36pm on March 9, 2026☆⚑