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Fall 2025

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Role Models

By Dezi Tibbs

Trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming artists weren’t welcome at the stage door. They found their own way in—and they’re holding the door open for others.

Memories of Survival

By Gabriela Furtado Coutinho

Days in the lives of theatre folks around the world who persevered through oppression and resisted dictatorship with their art.

A ‘Dawg’ That Still Bites

By Ashley Lee

Nearly four decades ago, Philip Kan Gotanda’s play tackled Hollywood’s Asian American stereotypes. A recent L.A. revival hit different, for better and worse.

Playscript

The complete text of Sasha Denisova’s My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, translated by Misha Kachman and adapted by Kellie Mecleary, plus a Q&A with the playwright by Yury Urnov.

From the Editor

From the Executive Office

Featured Contributors

Front and Center: Lloyd Suh’s The Heart Sellers at many theatres; Heist at Arizona Theatre Company; FIRE!! at Quintessence Theatre Group; Covenant at PURE Theatre and the Alliance Theatre; Working Girl at La Jolla Playhouse

People to Watch: Marga Gomez and Hermenigildo Tesoro Jr.

Nikki Massoud on what casting directors can tell us about the industry’s health

Nathan Pugh explains why he left the Kennedy Center

The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2025-26 Season

A Glance Back

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