9,503 stories from American Theatre
A new Wallace Foundation report studies the impact of culture-centered, community-based youth arts programs.
Having served since 2022, he will leave to begin a new chapter of public service, including studies in urban planning.
His plans to trim $11.5 million from the state budget would eviscerate the state's new Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, designed to help arts employers pay workers a fair wage.
The inaugural four-day festival (running June 26-29) will showcase queer creators of color in dance, theatre, and collaborative artmaking.
The scholarship, administered by Theatre Communications Group, supports early-career costume designers through professional development.
The most recent edition of South Coast Rep's annual play-development gathering showcased moving works about loss and reupped the theatre's long-standing commitment to emerging writers.
Reading Sarah Ruhl's book, learning from both educators and students, and celebrating graduates.
The business case for a more diverse American theatre is a distraction from our core human and artistic values, which is the ground we must stand on in the fight for DEI.
One of the late composer's musical theatre successors pays tribute to his elder's craft, creativity, and unflappable professionalism.
A Broadway show about the making of a historic record in Cuba doesn't sacrifice the authenticity of its deep cultural context"or its original language.
Gaven D. Trinidad's 'Learning to Read by Moonlight' is being produced by 2 companies and staged at 3 different Boston locations, giving its themes of immigrant belonging a wide and hyper-loc…
A feature on rethinking board governance, and deep dive into a community-centered play.
Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play for Arena Stage both celebrates and complicates hard-won marriage equality rights just as D.C. welcomes WorldPride festivities.
Long, who started on May 19, will lead TCG's fundraising efforts
In a recent keynote address at the New School, a Russian-born theatremaker stirred graduates with a message of hope in the face of despair.
While some companies can quickly plug the holes in their budgets for now, the ripple effects of across-the-board cutbacks to federal arts funding may be long-lasting and felt by the most vul…
After efforts to secure the space, the company embarks on a journey to continue producing elsewhere and close out their time in the black box with 'Head Over Heels.'
In its regional premiere, Celine Song's debut play, about older Korean woman who dive for their food, has fresh resonance this time around"and a lot less actual water.
6 readings of social justice-themed plays, programmed to respond to the current moment of political retrenchment, will run over 2 weekends in June.
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
With the departure of co-founder Dawn Simmons, Parent assumes sole leadership on July 1, while education director Pascale Florestal steps up to be the associate artistic director.
This month we talk to 2 Tony-nominated directors who specialize in new plays, and catch up with tireless critic Chris Jones for a recap of the Broadway season.
Many theatres are rethinking their board structure to address inequities and mission drift. But can new ideas break through?
How is this long-standing American theatre tradition faring in an age of social media, raised expectations, and post-Covid recovery?
A begrudging Pulitzer, a court case turned theatre (twice over), an award-winning life story, and a world premiere.
