The Review That Shook Chicago
Local theatre artists rise in revolt against Sun-Times critic Hedy Weiss, raising questions about racism and free speech.
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 American Theatre magazine at at@tcg.org.
The Kilroys Are Here With More Plays by Women
Their fourth annual list features 37 underproduced plays by female and trans writers, and more by writers of color than in previous years.
When a Writer’s Rights Aren’t Right: The ‘Virginia Woolf’ Casting Fight
A lesson for Albee’s estate from Tennessee Willams’s: Classics can survive reinvention. And while we’re reviving, how about more diversity, not less?
Middle Eastern-American Artists Ask: Who Gets to Speak for ‘The Profane’?
Zayd Dohrn’s new play at Playwrights Horizons has sparked a public conversation about equity, inclusion, and authorship.
I Am Miss Saigon, and I Hate It
It’s not just that the hit musical doesn’t tell my family’s story. It’s that it perpetuates a narrative in which the Vietnamese are victims, not fighters.
A Place for Exposure: New Initiative to Nurture Writers With Disabilities
Apothetae and the Lark launch a two-year fellowship to nurture new voices and keep them in conversation.
Does Race Have a Place in Theatre Criticism?
What the blow-up over a Times review of ‘Big River’ says about this cultural moment—and what it may bode for the direction of criticism.
How 1 Harassed NYC Theatre Freelancer Is Fighting Back
Rachel Dart’s Let Us Work Project aims to collect and share the whispered warnings that often come too quietly or too late.
Transgender Characters, in Their Own Words
Both ‘Trans Scripts’ and ‘Orange Julius’ let trans people tell their own stories, though only one credits a trans playwright.
American Theatre Artists: Don’t Throw Away Your Shot
Speaking up to bigotry and coming together in the face of uncertainty are two natural roles for the theatre.