Stephanie Ybarra, Creative Producer
After honing an engaged producerial approach at the Public Theater, she takes the helm of Baltimore’s Center Stage.
Stories by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Rob Weinert-Kendt is editor-in-chief of American Theatre. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and writes about theatre for the New York Times, Time Out NY, and the Los Angeles Times. He studied film at USC and is a composer member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
We Will Follow
From emerging talents to unsung veterans, our regular Role Call feature shines a light on folks you ought to know.
Choreographer: Robert Barry Fleming
Inspired as much by the avant-garde as by Golden Age Broadway, this multiple threat has a varied and ever-expanding toolkit.
Composer: James Valcq
The ‘Spitfire Grill’ tunesmith is also the co-artistic director of Wisconsin’s Third Avenue Playhouse.
House Manager: Christine Treglia
Her job at the Wilbury Theatre Group is to make sure the show, not the front-of-house experience, is what you remember.
Artistic Director Joanie Schultz Resigns From WaterTower Theatre
Hired by the Texas theatre just 2 years ago, Schultz cites ‘structural issues’ as the reason for her departure.
What’s Playing on Our National Stage
Our current political moment both evokes theatrical analogies and provokes theatrical responses.
Tools of the Trade
The key word here isn’t ‘best’ but ‘practices,’ emphasis on the plural.
Train for a Diverse Theatre
Diversifying personnel is important, but a more fundamental step might be to change the ways we teach theatre.
Hana S. Sharif: Artistic Liaison
Moving from Baltimore’s Center Stage to the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Sharif gives impressions of both cities and the work ahead.