Counting Together Launches Database to Track Field’s Inclusivity
The database will provide industry-wide statistics on race, gender, and disability in the American theatre.
National Queer Theater Names Inaugural New Vision Fellows
Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko and Ayla Xuan Chi Sullivan will receive $5,000 to develop new work thanks to a new fellowship for Black trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) playwrights.
7 Theatres Form National Association of Black Theatre Building Owners
Theatres from New York to Houston, brought together by Chicago director Chuck Smith, are joining forces to advance and advocate for their work.
Black Theatre Coalition Opens Fellowship Applications
The company is offering a total of 48 fellowships in 20 different areas of the theatre field.
Pillsbury House Names 2021 Naked Stages Fellows
This year’s recipients are Ashembaga (Ashe) Jaafaru, Margaret Ogas, and Alys Ayumi Ogura.
Michael Ritchie to Retire as Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group
After 16 years at the helm of the L.A. regional powerhouse, he’ll step aside at the end of this calendar year.
Katori Hall Wins 2021 Drama Pulitzer for ‘The Hot Wing King’
Finalists for this year’s prize were ‘Circle Jerk’ by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley and ‘Stew’ by Zora Howard.
TCG Announces THRIVE! Program for Theatres of Color
With $1.635 million in support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the program aims to benefit U.S.-based theatres of color.
Reopen Theatre? Why Not a Whole Neighborhood?
INTAR Theatre’s MicroTEATRO project celebrates a Manhattan district that may be poised to take off as a theatre destination.
Play for Play, Can Theatre Learn From the NFL?
The pandemic forced a conversation about filmed performance and audience access. Let’s not drop the ball.
