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By . Join our international guest artists and local community leaders for three exciting panels that discuss the festival’s themes from the perspective of literature, local traditions and …
By Beks Roen. Beks Roen, a nonbinary, aromantic, asexual actor who often performs in Shakespearen plays, reflects on how they have made space for their identities in classical theatre and of…
By Michael Rohd, Coya Paz, Irina Kruzhilina. Theatremaker Michael Rohd speaks with two artists and cultural leaders who deploy theatre to build coalitions and center what’s possible: Irina…
By Sophia Skiles, Jasmin Cardenas, Caroline Hatem, Marta Górnicka. Through the use of story and song with communities in crisis, artists Jasmin Cardenas, Marta Górnicka, and Caroline Hate…
By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Kidany Camilo. In this episode, Nicolas talks with lead producer for Chicago’s Trans Voices Cabaret lead producer Kidany Camilo about creating equitable opportun…
By RUZIBIZA WESLEY, Sebastián Torres, Sonya Armaghanyan. Sonya Armaghanyan and Wesley Ruzibiza are artists from different continents who prove that performance can move us through unfathoma…
By Andy Bentley, Cecilia Lomanno. When Andy Bentley and Cecilia Lomanno directed The Baltimore Waltz during their senior year, it drew them closer to a generation of queer elders lost to the…
By Frankie DiCiaccio. When Frankie DiCaccio left city life and moved to a small town to teach at a local college, they were nervous about a perceived absence of queer community.
By Kari Barclay. As Kari Barclay drives between their lefty liberal arts campus and the rural and exurban communities surrounding it, they consider opportunities for queer theatre to bridge …
By John Michael DiResta. Queer theatre in universities straddles a cultural bifurcation of liberatory and reactionary perspectives.
By . This skills session covers contracting basics and opens up a conversation about some best practices for contracting working artists. Producer Alison Qu facilitates.
By Artist Caregiver. In the span of a week, this diarist goes from a vacation with her family into a workshop for a new musical.
By Laura Penn. In this keynote from the 2026 National Theatre Conference, Laura Penn compares the American theatre to the postal service as modes for human connection, civic engagement, and …
By Kristin Marting. On 10 August 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with acclaimed lighting designer Ayumu Saegusa, who is also resident lighting designer of HERE.
By Kristin Marting. On 3 August 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the award winning and internationally acclaimed puppet artist and curator Hanne Tierney. She is also founder/…
By Kat Kemmet. Kat Kemmet reflects on approaches to acting training that disguise harm as care.
By . On the Move partners with one of its members, Kooperativa—Regional Platform for Culture, a network of organizations and national platforms dedicated to independent culture and contemp…
By . The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) presents the keynote and plenary events from the 2026 conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
By Kristin Marting. On 27 July 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the boundary busting Qui Ngyuen.
By Kristin Marting. On 20 July 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the multidisciplinary performance creator, composer, and vocalist Gelsey Bell.
By John Freedman, Andrii Bondarenko, Iryna Harets, Laura Cahill. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is not just a military assault; it is an assault on Ukrainian identity and culture …
By Nicolas Shannon Savard, Francis Miller. Nicolas talks with Francis Miller about their solo show, Body of the State, which explores access to gender-affirming healthcare and asks the audie…
By Fidaa Ataya, Dovie Thomason. Stories connect us to our past and shape our futures, helping us to imagine alternatives, to envision the dreams towards which we can collectively mobilize.
By Kristin Marting. On 13 July 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the award-winning multi-disciplinary lighting, projection, and puppetry artist Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, who was re…
By zuri arman. zuri arman applies a dark decypherment critique to Jordan Tannahill’s Prince Faggot, surfacing the abjection of Blackness that underpins its narrative of white queer belong…
