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How one small London theatre has rallied the big ones to recognize and address the gender gap on U.K. stages.
Some theatres are finding ways to coach audiences into the world of the play before the curtain ever goes up.
Aaron Holland's new musical expands a minor character from 'War and Peace' into an inspiration for a full-blown musical about a modern-day daydreamer.
No one sets out to do average work in the theatre, but to do anything exceptionally well requires prioritizing---and some balls are going to drop.
There's a lot more in this issue than our special section on training for social activism.
It's the New Year's Eve edition of Offscript! We look at the big theatre headlines of 2014, as well as the shows that we loved.
In 'Steal Heaven' at San Diego REP, Herbert Siguenza imagines what '60s icon Abbie Hoffman would think of our iPhone-and-drone age.
The Minneapolis presenter tries a membership model for offerings by its 15 resident companies. Netflix for the theatre, anyone?
Twelve-hour Greek plays, white face, drag queens, gender parity...the contributors and editors of "American Theatre" reminisce on what they loved most in the theatre in 2014.
A few holiday leftovers linger, but the New Year ushers in both sobering drama and fairy-tale whimsy, musical excursions and comic dances with death.
The backstage drama at D.C.'s influential Jewish theatre has been as riveting, and as disputed, as anything on its stage.
An eight-foot-tall puppet Cruella de Vil and mod hair anchored Children's Theatre of Charlotte and Imagination Stage's co-production of "101 Dalmatians."
Artists at Arden Theatre, Synetic Theater and Theatre Britain talk putting an original, non-Disney spin on "Beauty and the Beast."
As he gears up for another festival January, the downtown impresario weighs in on a busy and changing scene.
The closure of the 29-year-old Arizona company leaves a significant artistic and financial hole in the local theatre ecology.
The theatre, plagued by debt woes from its new building, has been given a financial reprieve in the form of a $5 million loan and 19 years of free rent.
The new Paul Nicholson Arts Management Fellowship will focus on developing executive leadership, in order to foster a more diverse group of executive leaders.
For the Pasadena Playhouse's newest associate a.d., community engagement and theatremaking aren't just entwined, they're inseparable.
Stages are crowded with Christmas shows, both familiar and strange, along with some outlying fairy tales, sketch comedy and Johnny Cash.
As the leader of D.C.'s Jewish theatre, Ari Roth works to keep the dialogue going, even---or especially---when it's contentious.
This week, a trio of podcasts to send you into the holidays with thoughts on gender parity and theatre reviews.
The Baltimore theatre's managing director is stepping down to pursue a Master's degree; the theatre will begin search for his replacement.
The longtime Arizona theatre will shut its doors for good due to cash-flow issues.
The longtime artistic director has been let go from Theater J, due to programming conflicts between the theatre and the DC Jewish Community Center.
For the theatre fan in your life (or in your mirror), here are bios, books, cast albums, DVDs and other stocking-stuffer ideas.
