Playwrights Horizons’ Almanac: Snapshots From a Pause
The theatre’s new literary magazine features writing by many artists, as well as many administrators, looking inward at the institution at a time of challenge and change.
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.
Maya Phillips: ‘I Absolutely Believe in Criticism’
The New York Times’ newest critic at large thinks about culture both broadly and personally, and strives to deliver dialogue, not a verdict.
Ben Brantley: A Critic Is a Mirror, Not a Shaper
The Times’ lead critic looks back on a fertile period in the field and reflects on the role he played in it.
Abigail Adams to Leave Helm of People’s Light, With Zak Berkman as Successor
The 45-year-old Pennsylvania theatre will also initiate a national search to fill out its senior artistic leadership team.
Encore Monthly Looks Forward to Theatre of the ’20s
A new print monthly—yes, you read that right—is positioning itself to cover the field as it reemerges in coming years.
Now Is the Winter of Our Online Content
Plenty of Scrooge is on offer from the nation’s theatres, as well as Dorothy Gale, Richard III, Satchmo, and more.
‘Ma Rainey’: It’s Better With a Band
Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts talk about the new film of August Wilson’s breakthrough play.
2020’s Top Posts (and Some That Deserve Another Look)
A year of news, most of it bad, was balanced by reflection, candor, innovation, and no shortage of hopes, dreams, and plans.
Online This Week: Taylor Mac’s Special ‘Sauce’
Concerts and benefits, as well as starry revivals and readings, fill this week’s stocking.
What We Love and What We Need to Change
Casting is the intersection of so much that’s pleasurable about theatre and its potential—and need—to do better.