The Liminal Theatre Collective Launches in NYC
Among other programs, the collective will offer the Ivy Initiative, a fully subsidized, conservatory-level training program for rising high schoolers in under-resourced communities.
View ArticleAtlantic Theater Strike May Be Just the Beginning
A stagehands' walkout at the Off-Broadway theatre is just one of several union efforts at nonprofit theatres nationwide.
View ArticleJames Bundy to Step Down as Yale Rep Artistic Director and Drama Dean in 2026
His two-decade tenure included the launch of the Binger Center for New Theatre and extensive scholarship fundraising to make Yale's prestigious drama training tuition-free.
View ArticleToolkit on Theatre Practices for AAPI/Asian Artists Released
The first of its kind created by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC), it identifies challenges and actionable solutions for AAPI communities.
View ArticleTCG’s Theatre Facts: Some Revenue Growth but a Drop in Assets
TCG's newest annual report of U.S. theatres' financial health, which covers 2023, shows plenty of cause for concern amid signs of resilience and promise.
View ArticleThis Month in Theatre History
The death of the first Barrymore, the birth of Sondheim, and 3 momentous premieres.
View ArticleSoho Rep Is Not a Building, Soho Rep Had a Building
3 of the eulogies delivered as part of a farewell/send-off to Walkerspace, the longtime downtown venue of the path-breaking Off-Broadway theatre.
View ArticleJack O’Brien and André Bishop’s Final Duet at Lincoln Center Theater
With an intimate new staging of Ibsen's thorny 'Ghosts,' the versatile director and seasoned producer, who's nearing the end of his LCT tenure, are not going quietly.
View ArticleHow Do You Solve a Problem Like Kalita?
What the tangled history of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas can teach us about the stages of tomorrow.
View ArticleArtists Mount 1st Amendment Challenge to New NEA Grant Requirements
Filed by the ACLU on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, the suit is aimed at a new anti-trans guideline recently added by the endowment.
View ArticleMelynda Burdette Wintrol Named MET Managing Director
Wintrol starts her new role at the Frederick, Md., theatre immediately.
View ArticleNEA Drops Requirement That Applicants Agree to Anti-Trans Guideline
The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the "gender ideology" language is still part of the grant awarding process.
View ArticleIATSE and Atlantic Reach Tentative Deal After 2-Month Strike
If ratified, the deal would make the Atlantic the first regularly producing Off-Broadway nonprofit with a unionized production crew.
View Articlea.k. payne’s ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Their two-hander about cousins sharing grief and comparing plans for utopia is part of the writer's growing body of work.
View ArticleOffscript: Nilo Cruz’s Search for Beauty
In this episode, Gabriela talks to the Pulitzer-winning playwright about his new triple-play in Miami, and Rob checks in with LA Times arts reporter Ashley Lee.
View ArticleNew Fund to Support Midsize TYA Theatres
Theatre for Young Audiences USA and Theater League of Kansas City partner to grant unrestricted funds of $5000 to $10,000.
View ArticleCheryl Collins Named Exec Director of Orlando Shakes
Previously executive director of Orlando Ballet, she brings experience in development and community connections to her new role.
View ArticleNew Report Surveys Critical Landscape for Theatre Journalists of Color
Critical Minded's new report, 'Topdogs and Underdogs,' looks at the effects of the publishing industry's contraction on writers of color, and recommends paths forward.
View ArticleShubert Artistic Circle, Thrown Stone Commission, USITT
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
View ArticleExec Producer Bobb Cooper to Retire from Valley Youth Theatre
After nearly 3 decades of leadership, he'll pass the torch to Leigh Ann Dolan.
View ArticleShonali Burke Appointed Managing Director of People’s Light
After a national search, she joins the company as they head into their 50th anniversary season.
View ArticleAlliance Managing Director Mike Schleifer to Leave for Lincoln Center Theater
After 11 years at the Atlanta theatre, he'll take on the same role at the Tony-eligible NYC company.
View ArticleAthol Fugard Was My Hero
Ferocious in his devotion to theatre and social justice, but unfailingly kind and gracious to others, he stood as a moral compass—and not just for apartheid-era South Africa.
View ArticleArtistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes to Leave Woolly Mammoth
She will go on to serve as artistic director of LCT3 and producer at Lincoln Center Theater this fall.
View ArticleThe Road to Athol: An Illustrated Tour
One of Athol Fugard's most dedicated photographers started out as an awestruck fan. This is his tribute to the late dramatist, in words and photos.
View ArticleFeud for Thought: How I Made a Play Out of a Family Drama
A leading documentary theatre creator recounts her beginnings in the practice, which began close to home—literally.
View ArticleMydera Taliah Robinson Named Theatre Horizon Exec Director
Prior to the role, she served the theatre for 6 years as education coordinator and director of community investment.
View ArticleHow the 2 Sides of Lisa D’Amour Are Fused in ‘Frozen Section’
Her new play at the Catastrophic Theatre draws on both the experimental sensibility of PearlDamour and on the unsettled naturalism of 'Detroit.'
View ArticleBlue Ink Award, Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship, New Harmony Project, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
View ArticleRosalba Rolón and Adam Ashraf Elsayigh to Deliver World Theatre Day 2025 U.S....
The 2 U.S. theatremakers join the previously announced Theodoros Terzopoulos, who delivers the International World Theatre Day message.
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: The Business End
Readers respond to a recent article advocating that theatre schools teach their students more about the trade they'll be entering.
View ArticleSpeakEasy Stage Appoints Dawn M. Simmons as Artistic Director
She succeeds founding artistic director Paul Daigneault, who led the company for over 3 decades.
View ArticleArtistic Director Jonathan Berry Steps Down From Penobscot Theatre
Starting his tenure in 2022, he was instrumental in rebuilding audiences and expanding programming.
View ArticleDallas Children’s Theater Names Emily Ernst Artistic Director
She succeeds Nancy Schaeffer in the role.
View ArticleIonesco’s ‘Rhinoceros’ to Be Staged as Nationwide Immersive Spectacle
Play will aim to create a visceral experience of mass psychosis, groupthink, and terror.
View ArticleLenelle Moïse’s ‘K-I-S-S-I-N-G’: What Draws Us Together
An interview with the playwright about museums, Black creativity, and asexual longing.
View ArticleLa MaMa Umbria Announces 2025 Symposium
This year's artists include Milo Rau, Simon McBurney, Dan Hurlin, Liesl Tommy, Stefanie Batten Bland, and Wesley Ruzibiza.
View ArticleIndie D.C. Theatre Artists Regroup After Capital Fringe Shuttering
The new festival, created by Pinky Swear Productions, Theatre Prometheus and Nu Sass Productions, aims to promote the power of independent stage voices in the face of political repression.
View ArticlePlayPenn Announces Reimagined and Expanded New Play Conference
This summer's 2025 iteration will bring new plays into communities through collaborations with Philadelphia theatres.
View ArticleToward a Theatre of Care
A caregiver interview project in D.C. and a ritual-creating program for formerly incarcerated folks in New Jersey.
View ArticleWillem Dafoe Adds Festival Programmer to His Résumé
The busy actor has stocked an International Theatre Festival at the Venice Biennale with heavy hitters—including the one that formed him, the Wooster Group.
View ArticleNon-Equity Jeffs, Shonda Rhimes Commission, DG Lifetime Award, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
View ArticleThe Arts and the Battle for the Soul of Civilization
Now is the time for artists and institutions to step up in defense of the most fragile and vulnerable among us—including our arts organizations themselves.
View ArticleThe Subtext: Chloé Hung and the Magic of Writing
The writer of 'Issei, He Say' talks about making plays from her family's life, feeling the pressure to tell immigrant stories, and rebalancing her priorities.
View ArticleACLU-Led Lawsuit for NEA Funding Relief Denied
The court refused to block the NEA from reimposing a restriction on funding for projects deemed to promote 'gender ideology,' even as they maintained that the rule likely violates the First Amendment.
View ArticleThis Month in Theatre History
2 auspicious births (Al Pacino, Bill Irwin), a Shepard premiere, a 'Hedwig' closing, and a Covid anniversary.
View ArticleThe Revolt of Arthur Miller’s Women
'John Proctor is the Villain,' now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to 'The Crucible' and 'Death of a Salesman.'
View ArticleRon Sossi’s Personal and Theatrical Odyssey
Guided by a vision that was as much philosophical as theatrical, he built—and tenaciously defended—an influential theatre that ran against the grain in an industry town.
View ArticleBaltimore Center Stage, Breaking the Binary Launch Trans History Project
A national initiative led by theatremaker Bo Frazier will develop new works about the often overlooked history of gender nonconformity.
View ArticleLiza Birkenmeier Receives 40th Annual Whiting Award for Drama
Past winner James Ijames presented the award to Birkenmeier tonight.
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