We the (Theatre) People
By Charlotte M. Canning
The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce, innovation, stereotyping, and the breaking of stereotypes—i.e., messy democracy in action.
Taken for Granted
By Lovia Gyarkye
The National Endowment for the Arts has survived decades of attacks and cuts, even two Trump elections. But at what cost?
Beyond and Before
By DeLanna Studi, Beth Piatote, Lee Cataluna, and Vickie Ramirez
While the USA is busy celebrating its 250th birthday, we turn to the land’s original storytellers, Native writers, for an anthology of monologues and play excerpts.
What’s in ‘HMong Futures’
By Sheila Regan
Katie Ka Vang’s play about a historic Twin Cities immigrant community became more timely than anticipated when their state was violently occupied.
Playscript
The complete text of Talene Monahon’s Meet the Cartozians, plus a Q&A with the playwright by Andrea Martin.
From the Executive Office
Front and Center: CrazySexyCool at Arena Stage; Eureka: Stories of Discovery at Creede Repertory Theater; The Family Album at La Jolla Playhouse; 504: The Musical at Phamaly Theatre Company; The Remarkable Resignation of Joycelyn Elders at Arkansas Rep
People to Watch: Bernardo Cubría and Phanésia Pharel
A Glance Back
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