9,595 stories from American Theatre
In this excerpt from the new novel 'We Play Ourselves,' a playwright navigates the highs and lows of an Off-Broadway opening night.
The outdoor season includes 'King Lear' starring André De Shields.
The critics look back on a year without live, in-person theatre as they go through their mailbag.
How a plan to teach 'Pipeline' and 'School Girls' grew into a curriculum stressing both the plays' universality and specificity on issues of race, colorism, and inequity.
Staging original works as audio dramas isn't just a pandemic workaround; it's also back-to-the-future turn to a resonant form.
Rooted as much in Michigan as Mosul, he lived to see both of his homes turn to sectarian violence and division.
Tim Stoltenberg will remain interim artistic director as the board searches for a new managing director.
A new project to put the focus on marginalized voices opens with a series showcasing under-sung plays, in hopes of seeding future productions.
Martin promises a 'clean slate' at the Chicago theatre famed for its playwrights ensemble, after serving as associate producer at the Goodman.
Looking toward the future, Shelley hopes to create an inclusive atmosphere that cements the House Theatre of Chicago as a destination for artists to come and create.
The sixth cohort will consist of eight NYC-based BIPOC leaders in all theatre disciplines.
Where we put our time, our money, and attention needs to change, can change, and is already changing.
Bekah Brunstetter and Charly Evon Simpson will develop new works for the first @PLAY series.
This year's awards were presented to the musicals 'The Monster,' 'Oratorio for Living Things,' and 'TL;DR: Thelma Louis; Dyke Remix.'
This year's Volt Lab, previously known as the 'PlayLab Unit,' will feature a cohort of 9 writers.
David Clauson, Lindsay A. Jenkins, and Merlin Simard are awarded grants, with Clauson receiving the inaugural Innovation Grant.
The free collection of works and resources centering Black women artists will be available through March 31.
A look at the achievements of some prominent women in theatre history, from Rachel Barton Butler and Eulalie Spence to Lisa D'Amour.
The cohort includes Meg DeBoard, Yolanda Marie Franklin, Awoye Timpo, and Edward Torres.
It's not just the workers who need the stage to come back---all of us crave the communion only the theatre can provide.
We asked dozens of theatre folks about an alternately disorienting and clarifying 12 months of closure.
Pandemic closures have provided an unexpected opportunity for some theatres to expand and improve their facilities.
One year into the pandemic, artists and leadership find ways to collaborate---and clash---on the best ways to support their communities.
Remembering a middle school production of 'Pippin' that got in just under the wire last March.
How the pandemic-adjusted film resonated with, and deepened the meaning of, Sophocles's iconic tragedy.
