La MaMa and Spiderwoman Theater Present Global Indigenous Theatre Festival
In celebration of Spiderwoman Theater’s 50th anniversary, this global festival brings Indigenous artists to NYC.
View ArticleMing Cho Lee Award, Terrence McNally Award, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
View ArticleIf Subscriptions Are Dying, Are We the Ones Killing Them?
Declining full season subscriptions look like a shift in what patrons want. Look closer, and it’s usually a shift in what we’ve been selling them.
View ArticleWhat Else Is New: Bhangra, True Crime, Childhood Memories
This month's roundup of world premieres from coast to coast (and beyond).
View Article‘Hedda Gabler’ in Huichang: Collaboration With a Sense of Place
One of 3 artists-in-residence at a newish theatre festival recounts the experience of gathering actors from all over China to explore Ibsen.
View ArticleLeadership Changes at American Players Theatre, Magic Theatre, and More
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
View ArticleA God Comes Crashing Through: Rehearsing ‘Oedipus’ in North Carolina
The adaptor/director of a new take on Sophocles's tragic trilogy reflects on the play's lessons about fate and failure, as retaught by the production's ups and downs—including a cancelled opening night.
View ArticleFor Duncan Sheik: Requiescat
The composer's longtime collaborator remembers his colleague's mischief and melancholy, and the melodic gift he took for granted.
View ArticleWhat If We Valued Theatre Like We Value Parks?
Imagine if we made arts and culture as free and accessible—and as beautiful—as places like Prospect Park.
View ArticleO Wendy! My Wendy!
Though it’s hardly her finest work, a new production of ‘An American Daughter’ offers a welcome chance to consider Wendy Wasserstein’s unique contributions to American theatre and beyond.
View ArticleOffscript Top 10: Kimberly Belflower & Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Play Well With...
On this annual special episode, we announce the Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the coming season, and are joined by 2 of the latter for a wide-ranging conversation.
View Article‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and August Wilson Top This Year’s Most-Produced...
Kimberly Belflower’s popular drama will be the most-produced play in the 2026-27 season (apart from ‘A Christmas Carol’), and Wilson will be the most-produced author (aside from Shakespeare).
View ArticlePeople to Watch: Mfoniso Udofia
The playwright behind the Ufot Family Cycle chats about making theatre more community-oriented and humane, and how to make Black girls fly.
View ArticleAdrienne Dawes Had to Tell Her Own Story
The playwright of 'You Are Pretty,' 'Am I White,' and 'Teen Dad' talks about growing up as a mixed-race adoptee in Texas and finding her voice as a Chicago sketch performer.
View ArticleFugue Off: Brian Cox Plays a Well-Tempered Bach in ‘The Score’
A chat with the acclaimed actor and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox, onstage now in Oliver Cotton's new play at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C.
View ArticleHorton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA Grants, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
View ArticleNYC’s Theatre Row Announces New Studio Residency
4 companies will be selected to be residents at the multi-theatre complex for a 10-month season running February-November.
View ArticleFeatured Contributors
A report on the NEA, and a deep dive into Hmong communities in Minneapolis.
View ArticleCan the American Theatre Unlearn Racism?
Going beyond diversity statements, antiracist theatre practices promise a liberatory future for all.
View ArticleThe Sol Project Marks 10 Years With SolFest 2026
This year’s festival marks 10 years of the Sol Project, 9 years of SolFest, and 4 years of the NSP Latine Shortsfest.
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