Dusk of a Great Day at Theater Mu
A new report, part of the Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative, spotlights promising solutions to long-standing artistic challenges at a Minnesota theatre company.
Category Archives: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Daveed Diggs (center) as Thomas Jefferson in “Hamilton.” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
This column is designed to feature voices and issues that are underrepresented in the American theatre. Please send ideas and tips to American Theatre magazine at at@tcg.org.
Can We Talk About Success? The Pregones/PRTT Story
NYC’s Puerto Rican theatre, a new Wallace Foundation report shows, faces structural challenges—and has much to offer the field.
We Came. We Saw. Now What?
Five years after an anti-racist manifesto challenged the theatre industry, we search for answers and accountability.
Princess for a Play
As theatres across the country diversify their casting of Disney princesses in musicals, more girls get to see themselves onstage.
New Swap Meet Musical Opens Shop in San Diego
The creative team at TuYo Theatre on how and why they created ‘Pasale Pasale.’
Under the Big Umbrella at a Festival for Neurodiverse Audiences
The fifth iteration of Lincoln Center’s festival for neurodiverse families was shorter but broader, offering many pathways for engagement.
Black Out: An Ongoing National Movement of Audience Curation
Led initially by playwrights Dominique Morisseau and Jeremy O. Harris, Black affinity nights are proliferating at theatres across the U.S.
Black Feminism Finds a Niche in Austin’s Alt Theatre Scene
In Lisa B. Thompson’s new play, ‘Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body,’ the playwright and professor seeks a softer life for Black women as they age.
The HBCU Edge
Alumni, faculty, and students from historically Black colleges and universities weigh in on how their training prepared them to take centerstage.
What Can an EDI Consultant Do for a Play?
When SpeakEasy Stage Company puts on plays featuring cross-cultural currents and racial conflicts, Kira Troilo’s consulting work proves crucial.
