9,502 stories from American Theatre
The study by Mellon Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago set out to paint a comprehensive portrait of the realities of pursuing work an artist in today's economy.
The leading national service organization for Theatre for Young Audiences will host its next conference on May 27-29, 2026, with a wide array of performances and panels.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical will have an authorized 'Teen Edition' starting in 2028.
The advocacy group for women and TGNC playwrights presents a new iteration of their online resource uplifting makers and champions of new plays.
In the latest AT Education Monthly, International Thespian Society updates, post-show Denny's, fall productions, the HBCU edge, and more.
An excerpt from a new book ponders an industry that seems to have lost its way, even as it has grown"and what its future may hold.
The next TCG conference aims to bring together a global community of theatremakers at an intersection of Latin American and the continental United States.
They help hire actors; they also mostly work for hire. What can casting directors tell us about the industry's health and future?
Plus: Richard Thomas revives Hal Holbrook's 'Mark Twain Tonight,' and a listing of world premieres across the U.S.
The Brooklyn-based playwright discusses childhood theatre memories in Cincinnati, the continued gender imbalance in the American theatre, and experiences working on iconic projects.
This month's awards roundup includes directing honors, theatre criticism prizes, commissions for Black playwrights and Theatre for the Very Young, and more.
United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options.
As a special offering in our Offscript feed, here's a monologue from playwright Darnell Lamont Walker about the legendary Harlem crime boss, performed by Keith Randolph Smith.
Court Theatre's new artistic director talks theatre classics and joining a Chicago institution.
Stories of resistance from perseverant 20th century theatremakers around the world, and how they walk with us today.
On this episode we speak to the writer and director of the new play 'Mother of Exiles,' and talk arts funding and community engagement with author Donna Walker-Kuhne.
A notable 1800s female playwright is born, a late 1700s actor's skull plays Yorick, and more.
Reflections on craft, style, new voices, and more at National Alliance of Musical Theatre's recent fall conference and Festival of New Musicals.
Visionary artistic directors' departures, new execs at summer play festivals, and other comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
A new musical based on Thornton Wilder's 1942 epic 'The Skin of Our Teeth' aims to bring the original's absurdities closer to home.
You've seen heist movies, but what about a heist play? A U.S. premiere at Arizona Theatre Company turns the challenge into an advantage.
Nearly 4 decades ago, Philip Kan Gotanda's play tackled Hollywood's Asian American stereotypes. A recent L.A. revival hit different, for better and worse.
A semester-long partnership with Hunter College will culminate in a full-day gathering in December, with conversations, screenings, and archival activations.
Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck's new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, based on the hit film, eyes the absurdities of the 1980s work culture"and the inequalities that are still with us.
Two productions of York Walker's play, inspired by the Robert Johnson myth, bring the story home.
