Uptown vs. Downtown? Tear Down This Wall
Experimental theatre artists Heidi Schreck, Daniel Fish, Taylor Mac, and Young Jean Lee aren’t so much joining the Broadway conversation as leading it.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
This monthly column is designed to feature voices and issues that are underrepresented in the American theatre. Please send ideas and tips to Associate Editor Diep Tran at dtran@tcg.org.
How ‘The Prom’ Is a Milestone for Queer Girls
The new musical on Broadway follows on the heels of ‘Fun Home’ and ‘Indecent’ to show that bi/pan/queer/lesbian women have stories that are worth telling.
How an EDI Advocate Can Improve Your Rehearsal
When working on a show with sensitive topics, such as an adaptation of ‘Dracula’ with violence and blood, a diversity advocate can help you work through the uncomfortable conversations.
Things I’m Thankful For: Female Playwrights of Color
10 plays by women of color running Off-Broadway at one time may not seem momentous, until you realize we’ve never seen it before.
Come Together, Right Now
A historic gathering for theatres of color in St. Louis turned out to be a powerful and unexpectedly timely convening.
Rising to the Occasion: The 2018 International Black Theatre Summit
For Monica White Ndounou, diversifying pedagogy and the canon isn’t just an obligation, it’s an opportunity.
Queer Eye for Theatre Critics: 4 Writing Tips
Some writers have been stumbling in addressing work about and by LGBTQ artists. Here’s a guide to help them do better.
Pain Plus Silence: How Theatremakers Face Invisible Disabilities
The decision of when or whether to disclose their condition remains fraught, but some artists are finding ways to break through stigma and forge new paths.
A Casting Controversy Tangled Up in ‘Blood Knot’
American Players Theatre’s production of Athol Fugard’s play about mixed-race brothers has raised thorny questions about representation.
Talking Back: A Protest of Yellowface at the Muny
Last week a group of theatre artists disrupted a show that included racist elements. Was their message heard?