When the Students Have Notes for the Teachers
Theatre students and alumni join the anti-racist groundswell in the U.S. theatre to pen statements speaking up about their experiences and demanding change.
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.
A New World Awaits Us
For Black theatre artists, this is a time for healing; for our white counterparts, it is a time of reckoning. Can we make this moment count?
In the Continuum: Black Theatre Development
An inside look at the long-standing and often overlooked incubators who’ve boosted the profiles of early-career stage writers of color.
How Do You Pay Your Dues When You Can Barely Pay Your Bills?
One thing the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting: the need for stronger support and relief for early-career workers who’ve only just entered the field.
Fighting Viral Hate With a Hashtag
Asian Pacific Islander theatres and artists fight a rise in xenophobia in the reaction to a global pandemic.
What I’ve Learned in the Last Decade as a Journalist
Also, a goodbye to my editorial home.
A City Divided
How Chicago’s theatre scene reflects its legacy of racism—and what can be done to fight it.
Who Belongs on Chicago Stages? Everyone
Artists of color have had to work hard just to get to work in the Windy City, and in the process they’ve changed its theatres for the better.
Everything Going His Way: My Dad’s ‘Oklahoma!’ Accessibility Journey
Taking my father, a Parkinson’s patient and stroke survivor, to the current Broadway revival was a challenge, but well worth it.
How ‘Slave Play’ Got 800 Black People to the Theatre
It’s not just about filling seats but about increasing access and generating an authentic conversation.
