She Just Won’t Give Up: The Life, Times, and Tenacity of Vinie Burrows
The actor and activist looks back on a career that began on Broadway in 1950 and took her around the world to tell Black women’s stories.
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‘To See Me for All of Me’
How TikTok is inspiring artists to take control of their own narratives.
Describing How Art Feels and Checking Bias: My Week at Virtual Critics Camp
If the work of criticism is engaging empathetically with the world, the work is never done, as this year’s Zoom-only National Critics Institute affirmed.
Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene: It’s All Interwoven
How one costume designer is working for change through her chosen medium.
Camp in a Box (Plus a Screen)
Theatre companies are using their creativity to engage kids stuck at home, from s’mores to dress-up days.
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.
Katori Hall and Erika Dickerson-Despenza: Crafting Their Narratives
The 2 playwrights talk about what’s been lost to the pandemic and look to a future in which Black stories are the default, not the exception.
‘Visiting Mr. Green’ in India
How a cross-cultural collaboration took shape over video call, then in person, affirming universal truths about both human experience and theatre practice.
Tim Bond: Best-Laid Plans
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s new artistic director tries to balance with nimbleness with caution as he looks toward an uncertain future.
The Job Is to Be Invisible, Not to Disappear Entirely
What does the future of theatre look like to a freelance general technician? It may be time to build that camper van and hit the road.