Nadia Hopkins’s ‘Humane Traps’ Takes 2026 Relentless Award
A quietly absurdist play about death and rodent infestation is the Boston-born dramatist’s first full-length work, and the winner in the landmark playwriting prize’s 10th cycle.
Category Archives: Features
Parallel Lives Lead to the Stage in ‘Good Time Charlie’
Ryan J Haddad’s first full ensemble play at the Public tells the bittersweet intergenerational story of the theatre-loving gay relative who helped nurture his stage love—and paved the way for him.
New Work or Old Subscribers? It’s a False Choice
A nonprofit consultant makes an evidence-based case for spinning off mission-driven new work from theatres’ board-supported mainstage programming.
This Month in Theatre History
A notorious play draws protests, a theatre impresario expands his empire, an Off-Off-Broadway mainstay gets its start, and more.
Novid Parsi on ‘The Life You Gave Me’: If Only
The author of this intriguing meta-play, the full script of which appears in our Fall 2026 issue, talks about its inspirations and its unique form.
What Else Is New: Bhangra, True Crime, Childhood Memories
This month’s roundup of world premieres from coast to coast (and beyond).
L.A.’s Runway Project
The state of play(s) in Southern California, where the theatre refuses to die.
The Atlanta Way
Despite challenges with funding and perception, theatre in Georgia’s capital city is eclectic and vibrant.
District Defiance
How theatres in the nation’s capital are surviving, striving, and living to fight another day.
‘Hedda Gabler’ in Huichang: Collaboration With a Sense of Place
One of 3 artists-in-residence at a newish theatre festival recounts the experience of gathering actors from all over China to explore Ibsen.
