This Month in Theatre History
August highlights include a ban on plays, a tour interrupted, and a fight against the end of the world.
Category Archives: Features
Phamaly’s ‘504: The Musical’ Makes a Sit-In Sing
A vital yet often-overlooked disability-rights protest in San Francisco in 1977 is musicalized at Denver’s Phamaly Theatre Company.
People to Watch: Phanésia Pharel
The Haitian American playwright reflects on female empowerment and her wishes for change in the industry as her play ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ makes the rounds this fall.
What Else Is New: A ‘Dalloway’ Prequel, Helen of Troy in the Old West
A listing of new plays and musicals making their debuts in the U.S. in the coming month.
People to Watch: Bernardo Cubría
A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, the playwright reflects on community and responsibility with ‘The People of Pompeii.’
5 Things the Pros Can Learn From High School Theatre
We could all use a bit of the enthusiasm, imagination, and determination I witnessed at this year’s International Thespian Festival.
Puppet Confidence in Creede Rep’s ‘Eureka’
CRT’s latest KID Show, with the help of Dragoncillo puppetry troupe, aims to help students come out of their shells.
Writing With Our Ancestors
A ceremony from the writing room, and how to keep it at your own desk.
A Summer of Reflection
For our guest columnist’s final column (for now), she reconnects with past students and asks teachers how they’re educating a new generation.
Mia Katigbak, Actor-Manager
This busy performer-producer set out to establish a company for Asian American actors, and ended up a New York City theatre staple herself.
