We Came. We Saw. Now What?
Five years after an anti-racist manifesto challenged the theatre industry, we search for answers and accountability.
Category Archives: Spring 2025
Executive Letter: Collective Work To Be Done
LaTeshia Ellerson reflects on foundational shifts in the country and field, and how collaboration can lead us forward.
Soul-Searching: We Don’t Have to Do It Alone
A reflection on the existential questions of recent years and the importance of not losing track of what’s important.
Featured Contributors, Spring 2025
A feature on rethinking board governance, and deep dive into a community-centered play.
Taking Governance Back to the Drawing Board
Many theatres are rethinking their board structure to address inequities and mission drift. But can new ideas break through?
Conflict and Community in ‘Someone Will Remember Us’
In a devised docu-theatre play earlier this year, Trinity Rep revisited a disastrous war—and a previous show—from all sides of the front line.
A New Wind Sweeping Down the Plain in ‘O.K.!’
In Christin Eve Cato’s play at Intar Theatre, a pregnant actor finds herself in a state where she cain’t say no.
Just Sow Story: ‘The Vermont Farm Project’
Behind the scenes of a new interview-seeded ‘farm-to-stage’ musical at Northern Stage.
In ‘Soft Target,’ It’s the Toys’ Story
Emily Kaczmarek’s new play, premiering at Detroit Public Theatre, explores gun violence through the eyes of a young girl and her toys.
People to Watch: Lolita Chakrabarti
The British playwright is all over U.S. stages this spring, with her adaptation of ‘Life of Pi’ on tour and a city-specific rewrite of her play ‘Hymn’ at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
