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.
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.
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.
Conor McPherson, Bringing Dylan Back Home
How did an Irish playwright put an American icon’s music on the stage? It helped to think a bit like a songwriter.
Small Change Adds Up
The dark tide we’re facing may break, though perhaps not before it’s managed to break things.
This Year’s Gender & Period Count: The Best Numbers Yet
The momentum behind gender parity in the American theatre seems unmistakable, with 30 percent of all plays and 40 percent of new ones written by women.
Steven Woolf’s Solid Rep
The artistic director of St. Louis’s flagship dramatic theatre reflects on a three-decade career focused on excellence and his audience.
Johanna Pfaelzer Named Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep
Currently the head of new-works incubator New York Stage and Film, Pfaelzer will succeed longtime a.d. Tony Taccone.