Looking for Santa’s Workshop? Try Your Local Theatre
Sans holiday stage offerings, theatres are raising funds and spirits with artists’ marketplaces this holiday season.
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
Playwrights Produce Another Kind of Virtual Theatre: An Anthology
The new book ‘Theater Artists Making Theatre With No Theater’ is an emotional check-in with scores of writers locked out of live performance.
Stage the Vote: How Theatres Are Helping GOTV
How companies across the U.S. are using their talents and networks to encourage and help folks make their voices heard.
You’ve Got to Be Taught: Cultural Competency in Theatre Training
One sign of a shift in traditionally Eurocentric theatre training practices: ‘Black Acting Methods’ was the best-selling theatre book this past summer.
Turn Off Your Phone, Check Your Mailbox
From sci-fi mysteries to history lessons, theatremakers are putting their own stamp on snail mail exchanges.
Where Are All the Classics by Women? Hedgepig Has a List
A Brooklyn theatre company isn’t just rediscovering and cataloguing overlooked plays—they’re aiming to get them into production.
‘Miscast’ Is Finally Ready for Its Closeup
The postponed MCC gala, originally set for April, will play recorded songs for a wide web audience.
How to Teach Design in a Pandemic? Software and Social Distance, for Starters
As students return this fall, university theatre programs look to new technologies and safety protocols.
How I Broke My Theatre Fast With a Celebration Called ‘Quince’
This outdoor performance in Bushwick was a reminder of the joys of gathering, and of the magic of New York City.
Horror and Magic With Tonya Pinkins
Her film ‘Red Pill,’ which she thinks of as a Black woman’s ‘Get Out,’ views the nation’s ills through the lens of horror.