I Am Miss Saigon, and I Hate It
It's not just that the hit musical doesn't tell my family's story. It's that it perpetuates a narrative in which the Vietnamese are victims, not fighters.
It's not just that the hit musical doesn't tell my family's story. It's that it perpetuates a narrative in which the Vietnamese are victims, not fighters.
Play reading festivals come and go, but there was something electric and urgent about this year, the fest's 7th.
Arts journalism is fighting for its life, but it's well past time to invite new voices to join the fray.
The season will welcome the new outdoor performance space, the Yard.
The lineup includes six productions that will be presented in both Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz.
Play this month's caption contest and you might win a copy of 'Oslo' by J.T. Rogers.
The writer/performer's new show at Dixon Place promises a carnival ride through a memoir's revelations.
The season will feature a world premiere play, three new works, and a reading series.
The Ohio student will receive $2,500 and a reading of her play in New York City.
The season will include tiny piglets, a curious monkey, and a bit of rock-n-roll.
How the actor keeps it real at the center of a stunning new staging of O'Neill's stylized 1922 drama.
Baskin will serve a three-year term on the board of the Educational Theatre Association.
Nate Eppler and Michael Cristofer received prizes.
Taylor Mac's 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music' and Sarah DeLappe's 'The Wolves' were finalists in the drama category.
The online festival featured performances from around the world, but shone a particular light on puppetry's local roots.
From the boxing ring to the library, it is another lively week for the stage
Applications are due May 1 from Oregon-based early-career leaders, this time including arts journalists.
The season will include works by Jaclyn Backhaus, Ayad Akhtar, Aaron Poser, Qui Nguyen, Taylor Mac, and more.
At Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Dr. Seuss's 'The Sneetches: The Musical' offered a prescient tale of discrimination and acceptance.
From the first American stage comedy to NYC's ban on burlesque and the launch of the Mark Taper Forum, April was showered with noteworthy theatrical events.
Globe practitioners will run workshops for students, teachers, and the public during the free April festival.
Playwrights Lynn Nottage, Ayad Akhtar, and Dominique Morisseau will receive cash prizes.
The programming will include a world premiere play, a holiday show, and a new works festival.
A world premiere, regional premiere, and musical will make up the season featuring female writers and directors.
From a teaching artist in Kentucky to an actor in Berkeley, Calif., here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.