9,528 stories from American Theatre
When La Liga Teatro Elástico came to Chicago, they built a puppet parade to dramatize our ecological interdependence.
As theatres across the country diversify their casting of Disney princesses in musicals, more girls get to see themselves onstage.
As the Chicago playwright's newest work hits the Raven Theatre stage, Allen revisits the gestation and meaning of his South Side-set Grand Boulevard Trilogy.
In her early days as the org's producing artistic director, she discusses process and the state of new-play development in American theatre.
A longtime performer and teaching artist with the company, she will serve alongside managing director Anh Thu T. Pham while a successor for Lily Tung Crystal is sought.
A new movie centers Chicago theatre and theatremakers, plus news from the region and thoughts from artists Dolores DÃaz and Alice da Cunha.
Her new play at McCarter Theatre explores the topic of abortion, minus polemics, plus humor and a touch of mysticism.
The company's current managing director will merge that role with that of artistic director, which Kelly Kerwin will leave in June.
The creative team at TuYo Theatre on how and why they created 'Pasale Pasale.'
Woodzick talks to the performer and composer about his queer superhero musical 'Lizard Boy,' rooting for underdogs, and blending artistic genres.
The director 'Days of Wine and Roses' and 'Hell's Kitchen' and co-director of 'The Notebook' talks about his busy Broadway season and his specialty in shows about mental health.
Playwright and screenwriter Marcus Gardley may not have known it at the time, but he had been preparing to adapt Alice Walker's iconic tale for decades.
The executive director has been with the company for 23 years.
A Red Orchid ensemble members Michael Shannon and Travis A. Knight star in Levi Holloway's eerie new play.
At Milwaukee Rep and around the world, this passionate director put his focus on others---writers, actors, audiences---and we all benefited.
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
The former Timber Lake Playhouse artistic director succeeds Matthew Scott Campbell in the position, who left to join Barter Theatre in December.
Putting down roots in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, the Bramble Arts Loft is both a home for the theatre company and a community-centered rental space.
Why can't Americans talk to each other anymore? Theatre artists may have precisely the right skills to kickstart discourse and rekindle empathy.
The writer of 'Slave Play' will helm a new multidisciplinary programming model at the Berkshires festival, to be previewed this summer for a 2025 launch.
For 13 years, Kathy Evans's new-work development program in upstate New York has given writers what they need to make new musicals.
A Southern California native whose career has taken her to the Bay Area and the Twin Cities, she will succeed Snehal Desai in leading the L.A. company.
In a new play at Chicago's Court Theatre, playwright Nambi E. Kelley looks for the human being---and the humor---in a Civil Rights legend.
This special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.
The fifth iteration of Lincoln Center's festival for neurodiverse families was shorter but broader, offering many pathways for engagement.
