Musical Theatre’s Next Generation? The NEA Is Finding and Funding It
How the endowment and American Theatre Wing’s national musical theatre songwriting competition is supporting tomorrow’s creators today.
Stories by Allison Considine
Allison Considine is the senior editor of American Theatre. She studied literature and cultural studies and theatre arts at Pace University. Follow her on instagram @allyooper and read more of her work at allisonconsidine.com
#ENOUGH: A New-Play Initiative Enlists Youth to Confront Gun Violence
The year-long project aims to put teen voices at the front of a nationwide conversation about gun violence.
Fiasco’s Rehearsal Room Joy and Rigor, Now Available in the Classroom
The company’s new 6-week conservatory program aims to provide tools for a collaborative rehearsal process.
Properties Director: Sandra Strawn
Her contributions to the field of properties directing are paving the way for designers, especially women.
A Thornton Wilder World Premiere, as ‘7 Deadly Sins’ Get Their Due
Boston’s Suffolk University will present the entire set of Wilder’s ‘Sins’ one-acts for the first time in one program.
Can Freestyle Love Supreme Be Taught?
The popular improv troupe is teaching folks its blend of improv and freestyle rap, and one of its students is now with them on Broadway.
Want to Do Audience Development? Try Some Scare Tactics
How bloodsucking vampires, headless horsemen, and ghostly encounters are bringing new patrons to theatres around the country.
Mary-Louise Parker: Finding ‘The Sound Inside’
Though Broadway has pulled her back for Adam Rapp’s ‘The Sound Inside’ and Paula Vogel’s ‘How I Learned to Drive,’ she’s thinking of quitting the stage.
Is This a Spatula I See Before Me? ‘Scotland, PA’ Serves Up a Diner ‘Macbeth’
Order up! Roundabout’s first musical commission resets the Scottish play in a burger joint.
(Don’t) Break a Leg
Injuries are part of the gig, but performers shouldn’t be expected to give till it literally hurts.