The Donor Class Struggle
As funding for the arts shifts inexorably from corporations to individuals, can theatres maintain their edge?
Stories by Stuart Miller
The Plays Are the Thing at the National Black Theatre Festival
Under Jackie Alexander’s leadership, North Carolina Black Rep’s biennial gathering aims to connect playwrights and producers.
Rebecca Hall’s ‘Animal’ Rage
In Claire Lizzimore’s new play at Atlantic, Hall has just the sort of workout she looks for: playing a woman whose life is coming apart.
Mfoniso Udofia’s Unfolding Immigrant Family Epic
The Nigerian-American playwrights puts ‘Sojourners’ and ‘Her Portmanteau’ into rep and talks about the other 7 in the cycle.
When Indira Met Billie
Bed-Stuy’s longtime black theatre gets a new leader and fresh momentum.
Commedia Tonight: A New ‘Servant’ From Two Masters
Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp keep the Jeune Lune flame burning with a fresh, improvisatory take on an old chestnut.
Jazz Hands in Moscow
Russians, who’ve begun to develop a taste for American-style musicals, recently downed a shot of Broadway.
The Shows Must Go On: The Trials and Triumphs of Rotating Rep
Why some theatres—and their loyal audiences—keep eagerly boarding the repertory merry-go-round, season after grueling season.
How Do I Film Thee? The Sonnet Project NYC Counts News Ways
New York Shakespeare Exchange, having run through the sonnets, expands its sights to the whole distracted globe.
Shotgun Players’ ‘Hamlet’ Plays Role Roulette
In a new staging, 7 actors trade off parts, randomly selected each night from—what else?—Yorick’s skull.