Who Is Latino Theater Company’s Work For? It’s in the Name
For 4 decades, this Los Angeles troupe has developed and staged vital theatre by, for, and about their community, and for about half that time have also run a multi-venue city facility.
Stories by David John Chávez
Chicana Ibsen
In Josefina López’s ‘An Enemy of the Pueblo,’ even a flawed woman can tell the truth.
‘Co-Founders’ Scores One for The Town
The creative team behind a new musical at ACT honors their oft-disrespected Oakland home, telling a story about its overlooked tech contributions with a locally brewed hip-hop sound.
Schooled: Where Young People Are Catching the Theatre Bug
At high school theatre programs big and small, well funded and not, educators are stoking excitement and building a future, both for their students and for the art form.
Larissa FastHorse and Ty Defoe Make a Show ‘For the People’
Their new play for the Guthrie is a comedy, in large part because that’s what the Native community in the Twin Cities asked for.
Giovanna Sardelli Is Meeting the Moment
The newly appointed artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley makes the case for keeping communities close through storytelling onstage.
Claude Jackson Jr.’s ‘Cashed Out’ Bets On Native Stories
In his Bay Area premiere, this public defender/playwright engages with the complicated history of Indian gaming by putting Indigenous women’s voices at the forefront.
‘All Equal When We Hit the Boards’: Derrick Sanders Brings Chicago Spirit to Juilliard
After 22 years as a theatremaker and educator in the Midwest, Sanders is making strides as the first associate director of color for Juilliard’s Drama Division.
Why ACT Dropped the MFA
The legendary training program will continue its conservatory and other training programs, but its 3-year theatre degree has become a COVID casualty.
Madeleine Oldham: Building Up from the Ground Floor
The director of Berkeley Rep’s new-works development program reflects on the way the theatre has changed, and still needs to change.
