You’ve Got to Be Taught: Cultural Competency in Theatre Training
One sign of a shift in traditionally Eurocentric theatre training practices: ‘Black Acting Methods’ was the best-selling theatre book this past summer.
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The Gawdafful Plays of Asher Hartman
How this unique L.A. auteur creates intuitive, form-breaking work that bears comparison to the Living Theatre in its heyday.
In Chuck Mee’s ‘Utopia,’ Heaven Is a Place on Earth
His new play, debuting virtually via Cutting Ball Theater, envisions a world beyond conflict and judgment, which for him is a kind of realism.
Tiffani Gavin at the O’Neill: Not a Program, a Priority
As an experienced leader taking the helm of a unique American theatre institution, she finds it uniquely suited to her gifts.
Turn Off Your Phone, Check Your Mailbox
From sci-fi mysteries to history lessons, theatremakers are putting their own stamp on snail mail exchanges.
What Plays Are You Going Back To? A Playwrights’ Reading List
We asked a number of TCG-published authors which plays they’re reading—or not reading—during this time of crisis.
Center Theatre Group Announces 2020-21 Lineup
The company’s virtual platform will feature archived stage productions, audio plays, and new works by the CTG Creative Collective.
Taking the Heat, and Leading Through Crises, at Oregon Shakes
In her and her team’s first season at OSF, Nataki Garrett has faced COVID and wildfires, challenges that have only intensified their ties to the community.
Jose Solís: The Critic as Cheerleader, and Critics’ Lab Leader
Solís, who has been leading a BIPOC Critics Lab on his own steam, will lead one under Kennedy Center’s auspices next month.
This Month in Theatre History
From an Afrocentric pageant by W.E.B. Du Bois to the founding of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1960, October has been a busy month for theatre.