Online This Week: There Will Be Reading
A series of new-play festivals are rolling out this week, as are a murder mystery musical, some online book clubs, and BD Wong in ‘Songs From an Unmade Bed.’
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.
Online This Week: Watch Now and/or Later
From a socially distanced staging of ‘Lobby Hero’ to a TYA event addressing racism, there’s no shortage of theatre for your screen this week.
What Went Wrong at Philly’s PlayPenn?
While this influential new-play conference developed plenty of new work, it also developed racist and sexist practices, say many artists and staff, necessitating a change of leadership.
Online This Week: It’s Possible!
From a vintage ‘Cinderella’ to the bracing ‘Is God Is,’ there’s something for every palate this week.
Nikkole Salter Named TCG Board Chair, Along With New Slate of Officers
The playwright/actress brings an independent artist’s perspective to the board room, where she hopes it can offer the field a ‘bird’s-eye view’ at a crucial time.
Liz Swados’s Legacy: The Revolution Will Be Vocalized
A new album featuring many of her alt-musical singer/composer heirs reminds us of the vital, ever-timely pulse of her music.
Theatregoers’ Willingness to Return Is Trending Down, Data Show
Studies, including one from Shugoll Research on D.C.-area theatregoers, see a decline from already low numbers, with the comfort zone stretching to spring 2021.
Online This Week: Keeping It Lit
From festival readings to benefit cabarets, on-demand stage captures to immersive soundscapes, there’s no shortage of at-home theatre.
Onscreen This Week (and Beyond): Midsummer Night’s Streams
Zoom plays, audio dramas, virtual tours, even a live-stream of an empty stage to fill your lockdown hours.
A Pause, Yes, But We’re Keeping the Ghost Light On
As theatres pause live performance and seek other ways to connect with audiences, this magazine will pause its print edition but continue online.