Further Down the River
As the play-commissioning project Nuestro Planeta turns 1, a writer-director team revisits Colombia and learns of the strength of the Amazon communities.
All Stories About climate change
What Is to Be Done 2.0: Some Notes on Theatre in a Time of Climate Crisis
What will it take to change our ways before climate crisis makes such change impossible? We can start by using one of the greatest human inventions: story.
Our Stories Are Shaped by Our Roots
With a little advance planning, conversation, and modest investment in resources, we can (and must) use our creativity for good.
Theatre Is Good at World-Building, How About World-Saving?
Working for a more sustainable, integral life onstage and off may be its own reward.
Into the Woods
A unique New Orleans residency puts artists close to both the power and the danger of nature.
Green Theatre: A Reference Guide
Want to adopt more environmentally friendly theatre practices? There’s a lot of work to do, but luckily there are plenty of resources to help.
Wildfires Cost Oregon Shakes Millions, and There’s a Human Toll
This summer the Ashland theatre faced dozens of cancelled and moved performances and some personnel attrition.
How a ‘Climate Change Musical’ Became a Right-Wing Punching Bag
It had science, it had art—in other words, the Civilians’ ‘Great Immensity’ was a perfect target for conservatives. Its director, Steve Cosson, responds.
As the Climate Change Threat Grows, So Does a Theatrical Response
What started as a North American short-play project around last year’s Paris talks blossomed into an ongoing worldwide effort.
The Art and Science of Big Green Theatre’s Eco-Plays
At the Bushwick Starr, Superhero Clubhouse crafts eco-theatre edutainment with Brooklyn students, fighting climate change one play at a time.
