Lost to Fun: Robert Farid Karimi in Shangri La
How an artist rescued a pandemic-cancelled gig and turned it into a performative museum residency all about playfulness, provocation, and healing.
Category Archives: Strategies
A monthly column dedicated to innovative approaches to theatre-related challenges both artistic and administrative. It also appears in the monthly print version of American Theatre.
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.
A Theatre Grows in Brooklyn, Seeded by Subscriptions
A new Brooklyn performance space is trying a $25-a-month model, a la Netflix or Hulu—a box-office experiment that could in turn facilitate theatrical experiments.
PPP2, SVOG, OMG: What You Need to Know About Relief for Your Theatre
Help is on the way, but while there are resources available, no single expert is going to explain or fix it all for you.
Submitting Your Play: Dos and Don’ts
Artistic leaders at the Playwright Realm writers’ service organization talk about how, when, and whether to send your work for consideration.
Student Plays Say #ENOUGH to Gun Violence
Nationwide readings on the scourge of guns brought pandemic-isolated theatre folks together for a common cause—and the momentum may continue.
Bit by Bit, Putting a Kids’ Musical Together
The title, ‘The Show Must Go Online!,’ is self-explanatory, but this new virtual musical still requires teachers, parents, and students to get in on the act.
With Smart Caption Glasses, the Eyes Have It
The assistive devices, now being tested at People’s Light in Pennsylvania, offer a new way for hard-of-hearing patrons to fully enjoy the theatre.
The Art of the Comeback
What Arkansas Rep learned after it suspended operations last year and turned itself around.
Trigger Warnings: How to Handle Guns Onstage and Off
Whether the weapons are real or fake, part of the show or not, your theatre needs to be prepared.
