Who Better to Satirize School Segregation Than Students?
Epic NEXT’s high schoolers devise theatre to address their immediate concerns—and get trained and paid in the bargain.
Stories by Gabe Cohn
Not a Moment but a Movement: The Theatrical Protest of ‘Every 28 Hours’
How a national short-play project, born from the outrage over police violence, is spreading across the nation.
Strings Attached: A Chicago Immigrant Tale Travels to Scotland
Adventure Stage’s ‘Reprise’ tells the story of community change via a loaned violin.
Brecht 2.0: ‘The Threepenny Opera’ for the Digital Age
Atlanta’s 7 Stages creates a Brechtian world using onstage cameras and digital projections.
What Does Shakespeare Have to Say to New York Teens?
In a five-week summer intensive at Stella Adler School, underserved youth take a stab at ‘Julius Caesar.’
LaGuardia Alums Roar Into Their Twenties With ‘Where We’re Born’
The NYC-based theatre ensemble, comprising artists in their early twenties, stages stories that mirror their own.
Chicago Dramatists Adjusts to a New Generation
The company announces a new mission as well as its 2016-17 resident playwrights.
Community Rallies Around Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Wake of Flooding
The West Virginia theatre is working to save its costume collection after last week’s floods swamped their basement.
#TCG16 Plenary 2: Leadership as a Creative Act
In morning addresses director Kimberly Senior and executive and technologist John Maeda addressed risk and struggle.
Conquering ‘The Norman Conquests’ Without Going Broke
Northern Stage, Dorset Theatre Festival, and Weston Playhouse team up to bring Alan Ayckbourn’s trilogy to life.
