Dear University Theatre Programs: Did You Take the Note?
A year after issuing them, theatre student and alumni organizers discuss the still unfolding results of their anti-racist calls to action for university training programs.
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A ‘Capsule’ of a Tense Year, Captured on Film
Theatre artists Whitney White and Peter Mark Kendall made a show for Under the Radar that tests the bounds of their form, and of their friendship.
Wolf at the Door: How Musicals Helped Me Live the Size of My Feelings
How the queerness of fairy tales and musicals, once coded and now more open, has always spoken—and sung—directly to me.
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.
How to Stage ‘7 Deadly Sins’ in a Way That’s Not Actually Deadly
Short plays in storefront windows for small outdoor audiences is the Equity-approved formula for Miami New Drama’s newest effort.
‘Ma Rainey’: It’s Better With a Band
Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts talk about the new film of August Wilson’s breakthrough play.
Change in the American Theatre Begins and Ends Outside the Theatre
The work of organizing for a better world is already being done, and theatres have the chance—and the responsibility—to join it.
‘Giving Voice’ Does Just That for Its Student Competitors
A new Netflix documentary follows six contenders in the annual August Wilson Monologue Competition.
Rerouting the Casting Pipeline
Greater diversity onstage is only going to happen when theatre’s hidden gatekeepers are more diverse too.
Years of Preparation for a Few Minutes in the Room
Among the most important things students can learn at theatre training programs: how to audition, and what they’ll be auditioning for.
