How Does the WGA Strike Affect the Theatre? Ask Playwrights
The stakes are high for dramatists used to making most of their income writing for film and TV.
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The stakes are high for dramatists used to making most of their income writing for film and TV.
Stori Ayers and Charly Evon Simpson resigned in solidarity with a performer whose assault they feel was mishandled. That performer says the problem is bigger than a single incident.
By branching into theatre, the popular platform for film and TV scripts has given playwrights another venue. Is this what they asked for?
The new play ‘Trash’ is part of IRT Theatre’s efforts to make Deaf stories and artists a part of everyday theatrical storytelling and practice.
No, it’s not March 2020 all over again, but the latest COVID-19 variant has theatres struggling with some familiar dilemmas of safety and scheduling.
The pandemic brought deep-seated disparities to light, but has the theatre field really reckoned with them?
He’s grateful to be back in front of audiences, and also hopeful that a year-plus of down time has shown the field the true value of artists’ work.
Daniels will join the Folger in October, after leading the Public Theater’s Mobile Unit.
Kennedy will receive the award at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony.
Victoria Detres, Lawryn LaCroix, Bryan Joseph Lee, Sammy Lopez, and Danny Marin make up the first cohort.