Quarantine, Ventilate, Be Ready to Quit: In-Person Theatre in the Time of COVID
Recent stagings of ‘Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!’ showed the possibility—and stringent protocols—of pandemic-era live theatre.
Joshua Harmon, Nicole Cox Win Inaugural Theater J Prizes
Plays exploring the Jewish experience receive the first Trish Vradenburg Jewish Play Prize and the Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize.
Tonya Pinkins Awarded Rachel Crothers Leadership Award
The League of Professional Theatre Women recognizes Pinkins for her exemplary service to the theatre field.
New York Theatre Workshop AAD Linda Chapman Announces Retirement
Chapman is leaving the organization after 25 years.
Conservatory Director Melissa Smith to Leave American Conservatory Theater
Peter J. Kuo and Danyon Davis will step in for Smith, who has led the conservatory for 25 years.
Three on the Aisle: Dungeons and Democrats
Should the government create an arts and culture ministry? And what happens when there’ s no one to laugh along with?
What’s in a Name? So Much More Than I Knew
I’m reclaiming my birth name in a new musical just as the U.S. elects its first Indian American VP. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Playwrights Horizons Launches Literary Magazine
The new magazine aims to capture a critical moment for the theatre field with commissioned essays, plays, and visual art.
Masked and Raging, Ohio Students Make a ‘Spring Awakening’
How Baldwin Wallace University turned a ‘Totally Fucked’ year into an opportunity to film a virtual production of the rock musical.
The Drama League Announces First Directors Council
The 20-director council will help guide the organization into the future.