The Black List Makes a Play for the New-Play Space
By branching into theatre, the popular platform for film and TV scripts has given playwrights another venue. Is this what they asked for?
Stories by Amelia Merrill
A Simple Task to Reframe Deaf Narratives
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.
How Theatres Are Facing the Omicron Wave
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.
Theatres of Color: How Did They Fare in the Past 18 Months?
The pandemic brought deep-seated disparities to light, but has the theatre field really reckoned with them?
Actor: Jomar Tagatac
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.
For Theatre Workers With Long COVID Symptoms, a Hesitant Return
With so much still unknown about their long-term symptoms, some stage artists look at the newly accelerating pace and expectations of their field with ambivalence.
Can’t Have People in the Theatre? Bring Theatre to the People
How 3 theatres are shaping outdoor offerings to the needs and stories of the communities and spaces they live among.
‘We Broke Up’: Heartbreak in a Different Medium
Jeff Rosenberg and Laura Jacqmin’s new project answers the question: Why break up with theatre when you recreate some of its conditions on a film set?
Amid the Struggle, Relief
One year into the pandemic, artists and leadership find ways to collaborate—and clash—on the best ways to support their communities.
Open Stages Creates ‘Pipeline’ from Theatre to Zoom School
With Dominique Morisseau’s play as inspiration, Lincoln Center Theater’s education program finds a way to connect and engage high school students.
