This Month in Theatre History
From Broadway’s first three-act play by a Black writer to the beginning of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and August Wilson’s second Pulitzer, past Aprils included an array of theatrical milestones.
All Stories About August Wilson
Marion McClinton Brought His Best to the Room
The St. Paul-based director, best known for his association with August Wilson, elicited inspiring work from artists at every level.
This Month in Theatre History
From the beginnings of companies around the U.S. to the first AIDS Day With(out) Art and an August Wilson premiere, December has included a variety of theatrical milestones.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Takes ‘Jitney’ on the Road
Why a master interpreter of August Wilson thinks it’s the right time to revisit but his 360-degree vision of Blackness.
Closing the Great Divide
The success of Black artists should be good for Black theatres, but too often there’s a disconnect.
Rising to the Occasion: The 2018 International Black Theatre Summit
For Monica White Ndounou, diversifying pedagogy and the canon isn’t just an obligation, it’s an opportunity.
New Award to Honor Producers of Full August Wilson Cycle
The August Wilson American Century Cycle Award celebrates theatres who have staged all 10 plays.
The View From the Aisle Over ‘10,000 Nights’
Choice notes from an extraordinary theatregoing career, documenting trends and artists of the late 20th-century stage.
Ringside? Let’s Take Down the Ropes
Theatre ought to grow our moral imagination in a time of crisis. How do we get there—and who is ‘we’?
Poetry in Motion: August Wilson, Sonia Sanchez Inspire Two New Musicals
Poetry by two giants of the Black Arts Movement infuses ‘UniSon’ and ‘GIRL Shakes Loose.’