82 Theatre Companies With Playwriting Parity (and Better)
These organizations have made programming a preponderance of female playwrights a priority.
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These organizations have made programming a preponderance of female playwrights a priority.
The push for gender equity in American theatre is part of a global struggle, and the stakes are economic as well as spiritual.
Do men write better plays than women? We think we know that’s not true. So why does the disparity persist?
Obviously, theatre’s gender gap has a long history. Less obvious: so do plays by women.
As young actors at Harvard, they formed a kind of de facto theatre company. Then they hit the pavement in New York. Here’s the story of their last 20 years.
There’s no great mystery why they’re so popular, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a mystique, and plenty of mystery worth exploring, about puppets.
With a renewed focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion, the 25th conference brought together the nation’s theatremakers to share strategies and challenges, as well as drinks and laughs.
This week’s guest is chairman of the NEA Jane Chu, who discusses arts funding and ‘South Pacific.’ Plus, highlights from the TCG National Conference in Cleveland and a discussion of the new Kilroy’s list.
She comes from a large family of theatremakers. Is it any wonder she makes family, and theatre, everywhere she goes, from Cultural Odyssey to the California’s prisons?
As today’s cutting-edge puppeteers peer into the souls of animated objects, they’re seeing the future—or rather, the eternal present—of the theatre.